Word: holder
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...quarter. When he turned the mile in 4:26.9, faster than Nurmi's first mile in either of his records, the crowd glued its eyes to the huge seconds clock at the end of the stadium. After five laps, Norman Bright, accepted U. S. record holder, last of the field to try to keep up with the leader, dropped back and it was a race between Lash and the stopwatch...
...Ticket stubs declaring that the holder is a "Roosevelt Nominator," with his name enrolled on a "Nominators" roster that will be presented to the President...
...pleased pilot was the Army's famed Major Ira T. Eaker, onetime co-holder of the world's endurance flight record. Five days previously he had taken off from New York with only his dashboard, his radio compass to guide him. For safety's sake a second plane convoyed him all the way, giving occasional information by radio. There were eight stops. Said Pilot Eaker: "We had two 'incidents.' Both were thunderstorms, and both were second hand as far as I was concerned...
...save time and. money, the 20-odd countries whose tennis teams challenge for the Davis Cup have been divided into two zones, North American and European. Winner of the American zone plays the winner of the European zone. Winner of this round plays the Cup holder-this year England-in the challenge round. Convenient for all concerned, this arrangement is especially handy for the one potent regular entrant which is in neither one zone nor the other, Australia. For the past three years Australia challenged in the European zone. This year well aware that, to win the Cup, their team...
...this is held by a white, is a "black menace." When a black menace becomes champion, search starts for a "white hope." Boxing experts have been so sure that the current black menace-Joe Louis of Detroit-will win the heavyweight championship as soon as he fights the current holder, James J. Braddock, that talk about a white hope started prematurely as early as last autumn. Thus far no white hope has appeared, but last week it became apparent that if, after first disposing of Max Schmeling on June 18, Louis finally does beat Braddock, boxing experts may have something...