Word: ace
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the loss of ace linebacker Jeff Rohrer, who piled up a squad-leading 110 tackles before breaking his ankle in the Dartmouth game. Yale has weakened somewhat behind the line. At monster back, Dave Novosel stunts well and is a constant interception threat. But filling Rohrer's shoes (and containing anyone who happens to get by Czinger) has not come easy, as the Cornell game, when the Big Red ran for nearly 200 yards, demonstrated...
...back. The Bulldogs laugh all the way to the end zone, 35-0, their biggest margin of victory in the series since they won 54-0 in 1957. Yale sets records for The Game, including most first downs (28), most rushing yardage (395) and total offense (523). Crimson ace receiver Pat McInally is held to only three receptions. There are tears in Cambridge...
Returning to Philadelphia, Kansas City had to face Phillies Ace Steve Carlton in the sixth game. The left-handed Carlton-odds-on choice for his third Cy Young Award as the National League's top pitcher with a 24-9 regular season record-beat the Royals in the second game, striking out seven batters. Equally important, he kept the Royals' fleet base runners back on their heels with one of the best pick-off throws in the game. Fretted Royals' Manager Jim Frey...
...lackluster second half has, in the past week, joined the Ace bandage as a Crimson trademark; yet somehow, in this logical give-up-and-go-home situation, the Crimson didn't fold...
...wins, it will be difficult for him to regain the support he needs to govern." Said an editorial in the Washington Post: "Jimmy Carter is campaigning like a politician gone haywire . . . Where is the President?" Commented the Boston Globe: "The President seems bent on discarding his last ace, his reputation as a decent and compassionate...