Word: aced
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From New York Jack Durrance* and Merrill McLane, ace Dartmouth College mountain climbers, started for Wyoming by airplane. Durrance said that he had scaled the Tower in 1936, thought he could do it again. With Paul Petzoldt, a veteran of Himalayan climbs, and five other men, Durrance and McLane inched their way up the Tower's sides, driving iron spikes ("pitons") into its hard, sheer sides to make a ladder. They reached the summit, roped little George Hopkins into the middle of their column, and carefully edged their way back down again. Safe on the ground, Hopkins drew...
McDonald started last week's game when Bufalino was forced out with an injury, but he turned in such a good performance against the Orange that he may get the nod again over last year's passing and running ace from Swampscott...
Still absent from the Varsity lineup was Junior passing ace, Don McNicol, who was sorely missed in Saturday's game. But, according to reports, he is due to return to practice this afternoon...
...Ace sprint star Doug Pirnie and Hal Tine ripped through the opposition in the scrimmage between the "B" and "C" teams hitting pay dirt several times. Pirnie did well in picking the openings and warding off prospective tacklers, making several long scoring dashes...
Pitching is the only spot where the Yankees lack the class of former years when they won four World Series in a row (1936-37-38-39). Creaking Charlie Ruffing, their 36-year-old ace, has won only 15 games this year. So has Lefty Gomez, another World Series standby. But methodical Manager Joe McCarthy, the Yankees' master strategist, is noted for his skill at manipulating pitchers. He has nine more, though mediocre, to call...