Word: champion
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...bought a Rolls-Royce, a Chevrolet, a yacht, rented a flat in London, built himself a luxurious ?22,000 house in Grantham. He threw lavish parties. And when he stood for Parliament as a champion of the little people, the grateful little people of Grantham elected him, twice...
McLane, 16 year old National Senior 440, 880, one mile, and long distance champion, set a new unofficial national scholastic record for 200 yards in the time of 2:01.5, less than three seconds above the world's record for the event. Because of the informal nature of the meet, the record was not valid...
...source of special joy to Thomas is a 155-pounder in the person of Sandy Jones, twice state champion from Oklahome, where wrestling is a main sport all year around. Both Thomas and Varsity Coach Chief Boston agree that, "Jones is the best Freshman wrestler we've had around here in ten years...
Following the success of the Yard football team, a new basketball league, comprising six Yard quintets, is being organized under the supervision of Adolph Samborski, Director of Intramural Athletics. The teams will play a round-robin schedule with the winner playing the champion of the House League for the intramural championship...
...most husbands do at least once, Malcolm Whitman, textile man, onetime U.S. singles tennis champion and Davis Cup player, came home one night wearing a silly grin and an expensive tie. His wife thought the tie was awful. She said she could make a better tie herself,† Dared by her husband, she did-and he was proud to wear it. Friends wanted to buy ties like it; Manhattan's Abercrombie & Fitch asked Mrs. Lucilla Mara Whitman to design ties for their customers...