Word: dueling
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...France's Jean Guichet and Italy's Nino Vaccarella: the Twenty-Four Hours of Le Mans, pushing their bloodred, 320-h.p. Ferrari prototype 2,915.8 miles at an average speed of 121.49 m.p.h. over the 8.3-mile circuit southwest of Paris. The much-touted duel between Ferrari and Ford turned out to be a bust when none of the three new Ford racers-first team entry by a major U.S. manufacturer at Le Mans since 1928-managed to finish. California's Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant saved a scrap of prestige for the U.S., placing fourth overall...
...Crimson lead built up in the field events dissipated rapidly when the runners took over in earnest. Wildcat Tom Sullivan took a second and four points in the mile behind Dave Farley of Brown. Farley's finishing kick ended an exciting stretch duel and brought the Bruin ace to the tape in a fast...
...much power Lechin retains is questionable. After Paz's triumphant tour of Oruro last week, Lechin decided to withdraw from the election and announced that he would boycott the voting. He then did the only thing he could think of: he challenged Paz to a duel "to prevent the spilling of innocent blood." Paz ignored the challenge, and other threats of street demonstrations, strikes and even assassination. "There may be trouble," he admits. "They may try to kill me. But we have set out the design, and we intend to carry...
...captain during his senior year, Sunday-school teacher to the faculty children, and apparently something of a ladies' man. His left cheek bore a scar from a boyhood automobile accident, but Westmoreland did not discourage the idea among the local girls that he acquired the wound in a duel...
...doormen, surgeons, morticians, ushers), to impress a boss (secretarial applicants who cannot type), keep up appearances (debutantes and chauffeurs), curry favor (prospective brides brought home to tea with prospective mothers-in-law). Once considered standard everyday attire, and the only way to get a decent duel going, nowadays no one but a grandmother likes to wear gloves...