Word: champion
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Thumper. Those who were surprised by Gerald Smith's audacious bid for the nomination do not know Gerald Smith. Huey Long called him a better rabble-rouser than himself, a tribute which pleased Gerald Smith as much as H. L. Mencken's appraisal of him as the "champion boob-thumper of all epochs...
...number one singles, Jim Jenkins lost a close match to Bob Friedman, New England Intercollegiate Champion, 9-7, 9-7. Hugh Hyde scored an impressive win for the College team when he beat Ray Nasher, former number one man for Duke, in the number two singles match...
...with May. When May threatened to "call the whole thing off," the big shots decided to carry on-most of them flaunting their numbers defiantly on the backs of their pants. After the racket subsided, the tournament settled down to a one-man show-starring Defending Champion Byron Nelson...
...numbers. Then Tam President George S. May insisted that no player could tee off for the third round without his number. Joe Kirkwood, famed trick-shot wizard who is accustomed to touring the world in regal style, angrily refused. So did Tommy Armour, onetime U.S. and British Open champion. Armour retired; Kirkwood was disqualified...
...Schafrann 3L, a former intercollegiate wrestling champion when a member of the University of Michigan team, is coaching wrestling, the newest feature of conditioning classes...