Word: ace
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...With its ace back from a weekend rest--top-seeded Elizabeth Evans sat out the wins over Cornell and Syracuse--the Crimson cruised through its six singles matches...
...hook didn't seem to bother either Crimson starter Paul Vallone or relief ace Chris Schindler, who were too busy getting used to standing on a pitcher's mound to pay attention to Beaver hijinks. Vallone, a night fielder, and Schindler, a first baseman, aren't exactly the team's most experienced hurlers...
...modern record for swiveling 90° pivots must have been set by Wee Willie Keeler in 44 games over six seasons at the turn of the century. Manager Tony La Russa's idea is to excuse regular Third Baseman Vance Law from facing the ace righthanders and hope the lefthanded bat of former Gold Glove First Baseman Mike Squires is not offset by a nightmare of swinging bunts. "There is a no man's land halfway between the mound and third," Squires admits, "but how many people can bunt the ball consistently? Our pitchers will have to help...
Pells. 50 percent entitlements, SEOGs, CWS, GSLs, NDSLs, ACHE, ACE, SSIG, TRIO--this is the language of education politics, where dozens of lobbying groups joust with congressmen and senators over arcane details of entitlement programs, loan programs, and qualification ceilings...
...Motion Picture Academy's Oscar for Best Picture, 28 have run more than two hours, and five have been at least three hours long. This year looks to continue the trend: The Right Stuff (3 hr. 11 min.) is sure to be nominated for Best Picture, and Scarf ace (2 hr. 50 min., nearly twice as long as the 1932 gangster classic on which it is closely based) has an outside shot...