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Word: margin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...than Jackie Robinson, another Montreal alumnus. Last June, Buzzy Bavasi, the eminent business manager of the Royals, arranged a pre-game foot-race between Jethroe and Ed Conwell, former indoor sprint champion of the United States. In a 75-yard sprint, Jethroe beat Conwell by a comfortable five-yard margin. In a little publicized re-match, however, Conwell emerged a winner...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 10/4/1949 | See Source »

...racing accident, was carried into the Capitol on a stretcher and appeared in the Senate in a wheelchair to cast his vote for the bill. The Administration was rallying every last supporter. In the end, George's proposed $500 million cut was defeated by a comfortable margin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Day Will Come | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

TRACY the course of history and this job is more DANNEMAN should stand. WYNOTT play COZI if McCANN, suggested our Picking In Prophet. I'd hate to MISRO by too HANSEN a margin. The LITTLE man secured CHAKY as he suggested Columbia is no BOMM. They might RUSSEL our WHYTE hair slightly, he announced. But since I'm on MIONE, I WANSELOW score to result from HOLTEEN their line and trying to WARD off the blue CANNON. We should SAUTTER down the field and STRAKA the first blow for DaELASIO victory. Next week CONNELL but even if I'm MALONE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NORK but Victory in Sight, Says Festa Fading Hu Flung | 10/1/1949 | See Source »

...lowly Chicago Cubs struck another blow at the Cardinals' pennant hopes yesterday by edging the Redbirds, 6 to 5. Ace St. Louis outfielder Stan Musial committed one of his rare errors in a bad spot, for the two runs that scored subsequently proved to be the winning margin. Bob Rush was the winning pitcher for Chicago though he was aided by four shutout innings of relief pitching by Walter Dubiel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sox Win, Back on Top by Full Game; Cardinals Lose while Dodgers Rest | 10/1/1949 | See Source »

...26th, he took a birdie (on a conceded 7-ft. putt), to become U.S. Amateur golf champion, eleven-and-ten, the greatest winner's margin since the first National Amateur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset at Rochester | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

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