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Word: ace (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...exact positions are doubtful. Hauptfuhrer is being tried at both center and forward, as are Crosby and Rockwell. McCurdy, who had had experience at every post but center, has the speed of an ace forward and also the deadly set-shot of the perfect guard...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/13/1947 | See Source »

Wingham revealed that a probe had unearthed the fact that black and orange were rewarding their star fullback, Tcheep Plated Silver, and their ace passing combination of Troilus and Cressida, with used copies of the Yale Daily News...

Author: By C. N. Gridlak, | Title: Crimson Gridders Face Subsidized Princetonians, Predict 23-2 Victory | 11/8/1947 | See Source »

Belief in the omnipotent effects of this cure-all reforms a corrupt mayor, causes his daughter to see the light, and returns to the Mudhens their ace pitcher after an ill-started affair with an evil member of the opposing team. Sweetness, light, and reform are spread among all the citizenry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pudding Casting For 100th Revue Under Way Today | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

Elliot's finesse and through coaching held the powerful Bunnies to a 6-6 tie in the first half, despite repeated Leverett thrusts through the line. The pachyderms capitalized on a recovered fumble in the first quarter as Dave McGiffert, ace T-formation quarterback, passed to Dave Abbot for a touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elephants Topple Leverett 13-6 as Puritans Win 13-7 | 10/25/1947 | See Source »

Such Yale stalwarts as Captain Endicott Davison, ace guard John Prchilk, and power-runner Ferd Nadherny watched the final minutes of play from a horizontal position on the side-lines, with barely enough energy to turn their heads in the direction of the scrimmage line...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Egg In Your Beer | 10/20/1947 | See Source »

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