Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Written A Piercing Satire, More Brilliant Than Mr. Edison...
Nungesser is 32 years of age, and has the most brilliant record of any of the French aces. He was wounded 17 times and has, as a result, a platinum jaw, knee and foot. When he was shot through the jaw and the roof of his mouth, he went on fighting. This cost him nine months in the hospital. He has 105 German planes to his credit, of which 83 were confirmed: 43 shot down and destroyed, 40 forced down within the Allied lines. He was decorated with the Legion d'Honneur, the Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre with...
After the first day's play (four ball matches) England led, 3 to 1. The Americans were forced to take five matches in the final seven (two- ball) to win. The startling uphill play of Francis Ouimet, Boston, against Roger Wethered, British Amateur Champion, was the brilliant feature of the tournament. Three down to Wethered at the turn, Ouimet holed a curling 18-foot putt against a dead stymie to square his match on the final green...
PRINCETON, N. J., May 25.--The Princeton polo team added another, tally to its list of victims by defeating the Philadelphia City Troop combination 9 to 5. Newbold played a brilliant offensive and defensive game for the Tigers. The Princeton tennis team also won a comparatively easy victory from Amherst by the score of 7 to 0. The playing was featured by the exceptional performances of Howard and Loeb...
Among the brilliant individual performances yesterday was the 181 foot 6 1-2 inch hammer throw of Tootell of Bowdoin. This is more than ten feet better than the record established last year by Merchant of California. In the dashes Leconey of Lafayette was the outstanding performer, while among the field event men, Neufelt of California, who qualified in the discus, javelin, and shotput, was the most prominent contestant...