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...dirigible must always remain expensive; to make the gas cells tight, gold beater's skin must be used, made of the blind gut of oxen; and a herd of 50,000 is needed to supply the material for one airship; a dirig- ible hangar must be a monstrous affair, big enough to house a cathe- dral...
...chance to see the whole squad in action outside will be welcomed by Coach Slattery who so far has had no opportunity to judge his candidates on a fair basis. Coach Mitchell also explained that while a pitcher may seem to be a world-beater in the cage, his fielding or batting may show up to bad advantage when he gets outdoors...
Fedora. The expertly insulting Alexander Woollcott observed in honor of this production that the "To Rent" sign had been taken off the theatre and "To Rant" substituted. Fedora is a furiously emotional exhibit. It was played by Tilla Durieux (breast beater) ?in German. Just why it was produced nobody has been able to determine...
...must merely be sound physically. Slight men as a rule make the best distance runners and it has been demonstrated time and again that any man who will train for four years can make good time in the mile or two-mile. He may not be a world-beater but it is the second and third places which win meets...
John Blakie, the shell boat builder of Cambridge, has just completed the drawings and a model of a cat boat which he believes will be a world beater. She will be sailed in the regattas next season...