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Word: ace (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dive is in the experienced hands of Tom Drohan, who has won in all but one of his outings, and who ranked close behind last year's ace Bob Aaron when that worthy won his event against Yale. Chances seem good here...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Unbeaten Swimmers Travel to New Haven . . . | 3/13/1948 | See Source »

Pittsburgh Competition. His "hard coal" greys were being threatened by a "soft coal" outfit from out Pittsburgh way. It was then that Kehoe brought out his ace, a grey-black-&-green veteran of two fights last year. It looked bad for the grey when a rival red rooster drove a spur into a lung. A few minutes later Kehoe's rooster suffered first a broken leg, then a broken wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Fighting the Cocks | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

...mainspring of any Penn upset will be Don DeForest, ace two-event man who apparently is the only topnotcher among the visitor's ranks. DeForest, probably the second best backstroker in the country, will also take on Ted Norris and Jerry German...

Author: By Charles W. Balley, | Title: Powerful Quaker Swimmers May Mar Crimson's Record | 3/6/1948 | See Source »

Hoclzer and German should give the Penn ace his closest races of the season, while Milt Buzby in the 150 freestyle and Tom Woods in the 150 backstroke have both shown great improvement and are also looking for wine tonight. League Standings Won Lost Yale 5 9 HARVARD 4 0 Army 3 2 Penn 2 2 Navy 1 3 Columbia 0 4 Dartmouth...

Author: By Charles W. Balley, | Title: Powerful Quaker Swimmers May Mar Crimson's Record | 3/6/1948 | See Source »

...Conant at 155 meets a Bulldog ace, Fred Mansell and 175-pound Robert Claflin '50, going better in practice this week, is slated to face Eli powerhouse Jim Howard, who wrestled at Yale in 1946 but was in service last season...

Author: By Robert Carswell, | Title: Wrestlers, Track Highlight Eli Weekend | 3/6/1948 | See Source »

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