Word: ace
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...Washington parley will be the first discussion between the two sides since the American Council of Education (ACE) endorsed a plan to create a board of college presidents which would have unprecedented policy making and veto powers within the NCAA. Two weeks ago, top NCAA officials criticized the plan for giving the presidents too much power...
...attending a special meeting of the ACE Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, which he chairs--will also confer today with representatives of predominantly Black colleges about their objections to an NCAA rule allowing freshmen to play varsity sports only if they secure a combined score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and a 20 high school grade point average. The ACE originally proposed the measure, but is apparently willing to accept modifications...
...that structurally Wolfe's book is really two books. One is about the fighter jocks turned test pilots, led by the legendary Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier. A natural pilot who graduated without benefit of a college degree from a World War II ace into test flights, Yeager, with his peers, established the exacting, unspoken standards (and style) of test flight in the late '40s. The second book is about the men who came afterward, whose success would be judged by their ability to discern and live up to the credo...
...slumping superstars, shallow bullpens and error-prone infields-than to predict which one eventually will do so. "Pitching's going to win it," claims Expos Manager Bill Virdon, intoning a baseball verity. If so, perennial bridesmaid Montreal should have a slight advantage on the mound. Still, Ace Hurler Steve Rogers, the first pitcher in the N.L. to record 17 wins this season, has lost three of his last five games. Top Reliever Jeff Reardon has muffed eight critical saves, causing such consternation among Montreal fans that they even booed his wife Phebe when she recently appeared on the field...
...Cleary pulled out his ace in the hole when he gave Bourbeau tickets to the playoff games against RPI and Michigan St. Harvard fans have a history of lackluster interest in the early going, but come playoff time they turn maniacal...