Word: allisons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Souped-Up Power. The water monsters that these men drive are so souped up that the Gold Cup tactics are largely based on simply finishing the race. For power, the hydroplanes use either the Rolls-Royce Merlin or the U.S.-made Allison, which drove some of World War II's fastest fighters. Normally, these engines generate around 1,600 h.p. at 3,000 r.p.m. But this is not enough for the hydroplaners. Mechanics bolster the engines with fancy superchargers and heavy-duty quill shafts until they can turn out some 2,650 h.p. at 4,500 r.p.m., then...
...Sport you have a quote, "I'll give 20 [baseball cards] for one of Killebrew" and "twenty, too" for Allison, "but nobody...
...your story about baseball cards and the guy in Washington who will give 20 for a Bob Allison. Here is my Bob Allison, so please have him send me 20 cards, including a Mickey Mantle. P.S.: No doubles...
...Rookie Centerfielder Bob Allison, 25, handsome, hustling former fullback for the University of Kansas who once swung "like an old lady," according to Manager Cookie Lavagetto, but now has grooved his power so smoothly that he is dubbed "Mr. Downstairs" for his line-drive home runs, stands third in the league with...
...small-fry fans. In the free-trading market of bubble-gum baseball cards, a single Mantle or Ted Williams used to command seven lesser players. Last week a card-swapping youngster firmly announced the new prices: "I'll give 20 for one of Killebrew." What about Allison? "Twenty, too," he said, "but nobody...