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In Eldora, Iowa, Hank Schafer, 83, slipped on the ice, fractured his hip. Long ago Hank Schafer was buried alive in a coal mine. Later he lost an arm and eye when he was blown into the air by a cannon. After that he was buried alive under two tons...
New York. There was a vicious punch in the storm's great white fist when it struck New York State. At Lake Placid the thermometer slumped to -12°, freezing out the hardy contestants in the North American bobsled races. In Manhattan, 9.2 in. of snow fell. In the...
The Mt. Van Hoevenberg run is the only place in the U. S. to practice a sport imported from Switzerland for the last Winter Olympic Games. It is a deep trench winding like an ice-lined gutter down the mountainside. Sleds ordinarily reach a maximum speed of about 60 m...
A member of the New York Bar, married (to a daughter of Soapman Sidney Morse Colgate), Eddie Eagan has done no fighting since 1928. Last winter he was a member of the winning four-man U. S. bobsled team in the Winter Olympic Games. Fighting for Fun, a blow-by...
No one is more sincere than I in admiration for the ability of this splendid team. I deeply regret the misunderstanding which has arisen. Will you be so kind as to correct this unfortunate impression by printing this letter. Sincerely. Louis Balsan. Captain of the French bobsled team.