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Word: ace (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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With Steve Davin, George Hauptfuhrer, and Bill Prior providing the height necessary to control the backboards and Chip Gannon holding Jumbo scoring ace Spud Shapire to five points, the Crimson bounced back to rack up its third win in four starts after trailing 24 to 29 shortly after the start of the second half...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Mats Clean, 28-0, As Five Snares Snappy 53-42 Win | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

...strictly in Ulen tradition to spot Norris paddling along in one of the required exercise classes, and prevail over his protestations to come out for the varsity team. Last year's 440 yard ace, right behind top scorer Jerry German, figured he would be wasting his time. He could remember failing off a chimney scaffolding at the age of 12 and seriously damaging one leg. Two and a half years in casts and pulleys permanently shortened the limb, plaguing. Norris with a serious limp...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 12/9/1947 | See Source »

...first place, four key players are still dubious starters because of probation complications. Second, ace defense man Charlie Coulter is out of the lineup with pneumonia until after Christmas. There, the schedule is the toughest in history: all the league standbys are back, and an imposing roster has been added for a vacation roadtrip. "We ought to beat Northwestern and Brown," Chase says with a wan smile...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Chase Pessimistic as Opener Nears | 12/2/1947 | See Source »

...Ace Crimson ball-packer Chip Gannon, and Vince Moravec '47, Varsity captain, were honored with awards Saturday during the Pepsi-Cola Company football banquet at the Waldorf Astoria in New York...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gannon, Moravec Get Football Awards at New York Banquet | 12/1/1947 | See Source »

Divorced. Preston Sturges, 49, ace Hollywood writerdirector; by third wife Louise Sargent Tevis Sturges, 38; after nine years of marriage, one child; in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 24, 1947 | 11/24/1947 | See Source »

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