Word: aceing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...back and installed a Tiv tribesman, Yakubu Gowon, as head of the military government. Some say that Gowon came to power because he was regarded as a man with an even temper and no strong personal ambition. Others said that in the tribal politics of Nigeria, Gowon held an ace, for his tribe dominates the artillery corps...
...Ace defensive end John Cramer pounced on the ball at the Penn 22. After several short gains, Lalich scored on a keeper from two yards...
Princeton's ace is junior Eamon Downey, who matches undefeated records with Shorter and Harvard's Royce Shaw. Tigers Rich Stafford, Tom Yunck, and Dennis O'Brien provide some backup, but time gaps of a minute or more between places in Princeton's top five have been common this year...
Following McLoone were Larry Joseph and Mike Scanlon of Northeastern and M.I.T.'s Larry Petro. In the absence of ace Ben Wilson, sidelined by sickness, Petro led a diminished Tech challenge...
Sophomore ace Dave Pottetti lost contact with the leaders shortly after the half-way point, but kept up a steady pace to finish third, bouncing across the finish line...