Word: champs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With a crowd of 7,000 pulling for him, McNeill faced Champion Riggs in the final. Riggs is a tough opponent to meet when the chips are down. And everyone knew that the champ, rated world's No. 1 amateur, was eager to win the U. S. title again this year to enhance his prestige as a potential partner for Don Budge on a professional tennis tour. But McNeill does not scare easily. After taking a sound thwacking for two sets, he sprang from behind, unleashed his formidable net at tack, dominated the court, finally dethroned the champion...
When Oliver won the rich St. Paul Open, a few weeks later, with a score two strokes better than that of Lawson Little (who had finally won the U. S champion ship), golf fans were convinced that Porky was the "uncrowned champ." As a consolation, Champion Little volunteered to play a few exhibition matches with Oliver. Then, when Little had to return to his job in the White Mountains, Golf, an up-& -coming young magazine, got Runner-up Sarazen to go on an exhibition tour with Oliver. Originally scheduled for 30 days, the tour proved so popular it was last...
Missouri last week held a Senatorial primary as sizzling as the weather, as stubborn as a Missouri mule, as mixed-up as a mule's parentage. Senator Bennett Champ Clark stuck his reddish nose into it by stumping for Senator Harry S. Truman, elected six years ago by Kansas City's Boss Pendergast. It was evident that Bennett Clark did not enjoy backing Truman so much as he loved clapperclawing Truman's rival-stiff, Roman-nosed Governor Lloyd Crow Stark. Also to the aid of New Dealer Truman went New Deal Wheelhorse Alben Barkley...
...renovated, Wendell Willkie cracked: "I think that is a very courteous thing to do for your successor." When he was asked whom he expected the Democrats to put up against him: "I hope President Roosevelt is renominated . . . I'd like to beat him ... I want to meet the champ...
...England Boxing Champ...