Word: ace
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Senior Jiggetts, the All-American grid ace for the 1975 Ivy football champs, made a mockery of matters in the weight throw. The mammoth chucker unloaded a 61 ft. 8 1/2 in. hurl to top the tossing pack...
...ace receiver Bob Farnham, who last week set an Ivy record of 14 pass receptions in one game, was shut off by Bill Emper. Emper stayed stride for stride with the fleet-footed Farnham, exhibiting the speed he used to win the Pi Eta's Run for Daylight...
Holy Cross grabbed the lead for good in the third quarter on a nifty 34-yard aerial from Martin to ace Dave Quehl. But it was kicker Jerry Kelley's 40-yard field goal that proved to be the decisive blow. For Brown stormed back in the final stanza, only to fall a point shy due to outstanding pass defense play by the Crusaders...
...Boston ace Luis Tiant, who pitched a three-hitter against Oakland in the first playoff game, will start in the opening World Series game Saturday...
...Reds bullpen is replete with ace troubleshooters, including Clay Carrol, Pedro Borbon and the "kiddie korps" of Rawly Eastwick and Will McEnany. Eastwick leads the league in saves this year, while the veteran Carrol has consistently been one of baseball's finest relievers...