Word: champions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...better days. But he had the casual swagger of a champ. He ran a cool eye over Gold Dollar, a mean-looking palomino, and climbed aboard. Outside the chute, San Francisco's Cow Palace echoed to the voice of the announcer: "The first three-time all-around cowboy champion in history-Jim Shoulders...
...little chance to use his shifty speed. When he had his man worn down, Alphonse stepped back and began to box. Even the pro-Macias Mexicans in the crowd of 20,000 fell into silent acquiescence when the officials gave Halimi the decision that made him bantamweight champion of the world...
...performance was no surprise to anyone−not to the chalk players who had watched Neji win Belmont's Grand National just the week before, nor to Alfred Patrick Smithwick, who is the chestnut champion's pilot, nor to his brother Daniel Michael Smithwick, who nursed Neji into shape for the race of his life. These days the only steeplechase surprise is when a horse handled by Pat and Mike Smithwick is shut out of a big purse...
...irons, has paid off handsomely. Neji, who made his first start last month, is already steeplechase horse of the year. Barring injury, the big chestnut has a long career ahead in which to build on his earnings of $233,625−only $1,600 less than Elkridge, alltime steeplechase champion...
...captured by pirates, sold into slavery, cast into a dungeon, poisoned, sentenced to be burned at the stake. She often shocks the rather priggish Theagenes by escaping her fate through cajolery and subterfuge. He prefers to meet things head on, whether his opponent is an amorous Persian princess, a champion wrestler, an enraged hull or the royal executioner. Finally they win through to Ethiopia, but arrive as prisoners of war scheduled to be sacrificed to the sun god. It needs one more superhuman effort by old reliable deus ex machina before Charicleia can claim her birthright and live happily ever...