Word: ace
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...December day in 1942. The Nazi pilot did not harm him, instead set down his 109 and went over to meet Widen, who had landed near the airfield. The Nazi was a cordial fellow named Anton ("Toni") Hafner, fated to become Germany's ninth-ranking World War II ace with 204 planes to his credit. The two spoke through an interpreter for a few minutes in the glaring Tunisian sun. They shook hands, posed for pictures. When Hafner admired Widen's wings, the American gave them to him, and his Colt pistol...
...Crimson ace took the lead at the start of the race, and increased it steadily. He won by a huge margin over Yale's Dave Burgess. Kaufmann split 25.5 for the butterfly, 30.9 for the backstroke, 39.2 for the breastsroke, and 28.2 for the free-style...
Although not as unexpected, Bob Kaufmann's record performance in the 200 yard backstroke was actually even more remarkable, since the backstroke is normally slower than butterfly. The Crimson ace proved once again that he is one of the finest backstrokers in the country, as he covered the 200 yards in 2:04.5, leaving Bulldogs Allan Cunningham and Bob Boni well in his wake--despite the fact that both the second and third place times bettered the Yale record...
Bulldog coach Bob Giegengack put his two-mile ace, Bobby Mack, in the mile against Mark through a 3:10.0 three-quarters, but the Eli, a small, mechanical, and very precise runner, simply left Mullin behind in the final 440. He won by 40 yards in 4:13.7, a new Cage record...
Lion captain Fred Storm set the University record in the 200-yard individual medley, but his time, 3:17.3, seems slow next to Crimson ace Bob Kaufmann's record of 2:05.8. John Modell may supply some competition in the 440-yard freestyle, but the extent of Columbia's scoring will depend on Brooks' mercy in naming his lineup...