Word: lapping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...usual, that was all it took to get Patti's audience in her lap. Part of the act: "I always try to smile at a woman in the audience...
Diver Peto Dillingham and sprinter Dave Hedberg in the 100-yard freestyle turned in their best performances of the year, as did the medley relay trio of John Steinhart, Ken Emerson, and Ron Huebsch. Rone Vielman was forced into a spirited last lap sprint to take the 200-yard breaststroke from teammate Emerson, who lost by inches...
After V-J day, Marshall reminded the committeemen, "Before I knew it, the whole Army had dissolved in my lap. I simply couldn't find any Army from one day to another ... If you divorce this thing, we're sunk again. I don't want to be a party to that...
Fred Wilt, 30, a Manhattan FBI man in working hours, announced his strategy for the Philadelphia Inquirer Mile in advance: to set a fast pace in order to tire Don Gehrmann as much as possible, take the edge off Gehrmann's famous last-lap sprinting...
Maioeco faded to fourth, and on the last lap Berman pulled past him and Olympic finalist Morrls Currotta. At the tape Berman was partially boxed behind Wint and outdoor champion George Rhoden. The race went to Rhoden in 1:12.5, with Wint and Berman less than a second behind...