Word: nip
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tire change cost Vukovich the lead, to Ruttman, in the 135th lap; 11 laps later, for the same reason, Ruttman lost it back to Vukovich. And so it went, in a nip & tuck race. With only 50 miles to go, Vukovich, setting new speed records all along the line, had a fairly substantial (31 seconds) lead, but he could see from information flagged from his pit that Ruttman was gaining...
...Chrysler engine. American-produced by Millionaire Sportsman Briggs S. Cunningham, the car was the U.S.'s big hope in a field dominated by Europeans. Dragging exhaust pipes forced the Cunningham out of the lead and out of the running in the twelfth lap. From there on, it was nip and tuck between Bill Spear's Italian Ferrari and Fred G. Wacker Jr.'s English Allard (with Cadillac engine...
...notably those in University Hall, the grades which draft board officials use in determining a student's status do not appear until middle or late July. By then, the modern bicycle version of the grand tour is quite out of the question, except for those few fanatic enough to nip over and back at great expense per hour of enjoyment gained. Most would-be travelers stay home. This has happened to several local undergraduates, and probably many other students as well...
...first singles, Williams ace, Dick Squires, got even for his winter squash losses by defeating Captain Charlie Ufford, 6-4, 6-3. The best match of the afternoon saw sophomore John Rauh nip Soapy Symington, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8, in the second singles. The former Yardling captain's steady ground strokes won him the grueling third set on an 18th game service break...
Sometimes Utsugi found it necessary to introduce the sordid business of jail. At one flower-viewing he nabbed a thief who had filched a pair of ladies' bloomers, and hauled the miscreant off to headquarters. All in all, he captured close to 3,000 Nip dips, including the acknowledged master of them all, Ito Tamotsu. These incidents were usually conducted in a spirit of professional courtesy. "Ah, Tamotsu," said Utsugi when he copped the notorious Ito with his hand in an alien pocket for perhaps the 19th time, "I have caught you once again." "So you have," acknowledged Tamotsu...