Word: besting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Youths. Boys between 16-21 contested for Best-Boy Piper in Canada, played the same tunes as their elders. The winner got a gold medal...
...Irish Jig, Sailor's Hornpipe and the Sword Dance were among the dances. Dancers were judged for ease and grace, correct costume, expressive "hauling" and "heaving." The sword dancer, who dances over a naked sword crossing its sheath, must not touch either, but must dance fast, with abandon. Best-Dressed Highlander. He must own his clothes. His shoes must be low-cut brogues without buckles. The kilt must be made of his clan tartan, worn plain, no bows, no ribbons. The sporran (bag) must be of mottled leather or fur. If fur, the animal must be native to the Highlands...
...Best dressed Highlander was Merchant Thomas Campbell, president of the Highland Games Association of Ed monton...
Graf's Future. The Graf Zeppelin was built for demonstration purposes. It is aerodynamically imperfect. Because it is a cylinder with conic ends, air does not flow smoothly over it. It should have no straight surface lines or level planes as in the Los Angeles, "best product of the Zeppelin works" (Dr. Eckener). Building of a new Friedrichshafen hangar will be completed about Nov. , when construction of a huge, fattish dirigible will be begun. Imperfect, the Graf Zeppelin will never be put on a commercial line. It will be used as a training ship for dirigible crews, for excursions...
Thus it was that during the past few weeks field glasses in the stands were trained particularly on the English players, neglected best U. S. stickmen, eager college boy contestants. The Englishmen, as everyone knew, were potential internationalists who will enter next year's international play. They had been sent to play in tournaments, to get the feel of U. S. turf, to study U. S. play and players. In addition to Capt. Roark, sure to be among next year's challengers, were bespectacled Cecil Balding, wing commander Percival K. Wise, tattooed 9-goalman and Capt. Charles...