Word: marginally
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...gawky 17-year-old kid at the 1948 London Olympics, Mathias won the decathlon gold medal with a margin of 165 points over his nearest competitor. Now, a poised and handsome 21, a veteran fullback of Stanford's 1951 Rose Bowl team, and filled out to a rangy frame (6 ft. 3 in., 200 Ibs.), Bob is better than ever. At the end of five events (the 100-meter dash, broad jump, shotput, high jump, and 400-meter run), Mathias was not only far in front of the field, but far ahead of his 1950 world record pace...
...eleven uncommitted. At last week's caucus, there were indications that the shift was even greater than the three announcements indicated. The delegation named a Taftman to the credentials committee by a vote of 11-10, and elected an Ikeman to the resolutions committee by the same margin. The indication: a fairly even division between the two candidates...
Last week, when the votes were in, Bill Langer had walloped Fred Aandahl by the overwhelming (for North Dakota) margin of 25,000 votes...
...refused to allow price boosts for existing standard or king-size brands, Chesterfield was able to get 1? more for its king by proving it costs more to make. As a result, in spite of the higher cost, the extra penny gives Liggett & Myers an estimated additional profit margin (before taxes) of ¼? per package. This was a cogent reason why other makers, despite denials, might follow Chesterfield's lead in "kinging" their top brands. And what the move emphasized most was the growing popularity of long cigarettes, whose share of the total market has zoomed from...
...Betsy Rawls, the Women's Western Open golf championship, one up over Betty Jameson; at Chicago. Three down at the end of 27 holes, Miss Rawls, 24, won the next three, took the 33rd for her winning margin. She boosted her tournament earnings for the year to $10,450.33, highest in the women's pro circuit...