Word: aerials
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...play appeared to have a marked advantage. The heavy Green line repulsed the tremendous attacks of the Crimson backfield time and again, while the visitors' offensive, with the exception of a brief and unsuccessful advance in fourth quarter, felt smothered beneath the University linesmen. It was only in the aerial game that Coach Fisher's men were clearly outstanding, completing more that half of their passes for neat gains. The Dartmouth team, on the other hand failed utterly in this department, and it was this weakness which allowed Jenkins to block and recover the pass by Harris which resulted...
...first time this season, during the scrimmage, team A opened up with an aerial attack which netted 66 yards and resulted in two touchdowns, while a third was made on long gains by rushing after team B had replaced the first-string...
...national expression of opinion; to encourage and promote the study and advancement of the science of aviation; to maintain an institution which will collect and disseminate general and technical data; to sanction and actively supervise under license of the Federation Aeronautique International all contests and other records involving aerial craft, and to approve all records...
...Practically these tasks fall into two classes: to supervise aerial sports and to foster the development of commercial aviation. In supervising meets and races, it is not the purpose of the Association to approve or countenance any such thing as wing-walking, plane changing, or other foolhardy circus tricks. Such exhibitions were condemned by the unanimous vote of the delegates...
...retiring were these men, that not until very recently have their discoveries been made public. Fifty planes were to approach Berlin from all directions, guiding aerial torpedoes which would continue to the city while the pilots returned to their own lines. Blowing up Berlin was undoubtedly the conception of a high mind at an inspired moment. Well may the rest of humanity wonder why such an idea never occurred to anybody else during the war; it is thus with all inventions. When once suggested, they look obvious. Often, to be sure, an inspiration comes to two separate men simultaneously...