Word: prowess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from Haverhill and 16 Quincy Street, was captain of the 1949 varsity football squad. He also wrestled heavyweight on the varsity in 1947 and was undefeated in 1948. This term the 24-year-old married veteran received the Francis Harden Burn Scholarship for his combined athletic and Scholastic prowess. He concentrates in Government and hopes to attend law school...
...gross profits of the slots, calculated at $600 per machine a year, brought in an annual profit of $3,000,000. But in 1934. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia ordered the machines seized, personally banged up dozens of them with a sledge hammer while photographers recorded his prowess. He also called fellow Italian and longtime admirer Frank Costello a bum, a tinhorn gambler, and a punk. That was the end of Tru-Mint and of Costello's regard for the Little Flower...
Prince Philip gave some future tars a demonstration of royal prowess. At the Outward Bound Sea School in Aberdovey, Wales, Philip tossed a javelin 109 feet, four feet better than the school "silver star" (i.e., a letter) proficiency standards...
Where Pennsylvania's strength came as a surprise, Williams' prowess on the courts was known in advance. The number one singles player, Robinson, and the number one doubles team of Schaff and Scribner are powers in the tennis world...
...further exhibit their prowess, Harvey Love's "novice" rowers beat the varsity in a practice race Wednesday, an extraordinary feat considering the excellence of the senior boat...