Word: broking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week, the U. S. aircraft carrier Lexington lifted anchor at San Pedro, Calif., bound for Honolulu. It broke the 24-hr, record the first day out, steaming 700 miles. It broke it again on the second day with 742 miles. On the third day it raced 770 miles to port. The Lexington with Capt. A. W. Marshall in command, had made the fastest sea passage ever logged between the U. S. and Hawaii, covering 2,228 nautical miles in 72 hours, 34 minutes; also the world's record for 24-hr, runs...
...years ago Thomas Fleming Day, deep sea voyager, hung a one-cylinder Evinrude over the side of a twelve-ft. dinghy and chugged 233 nautical miles from New York to Boston to test the reliability of the newly discovered, much-criticized outboard motor. A power cruiser accompanying the dinghy broke down twice, three times. Pioneer Day completed the course. His time: 52 hrs., 47 minutes...
...news broke at Paris with announcement that 31,000,000 francs ($1,219,000) has been agreed upon as the price eventually to be paid by the U. S. for a structure facing the Place de la Concord which is now occupied by the famed Cercle...
...clear to her and to everyone that she had no chance. They were playing on a hard court for the championship of France and it was well known that Helen Wills wanted to win since she had come to Auteuil for that purpose. Once the English girl broke through her serve; twice the English girl won her own serve; the rest of the games and the match were won by Helen Wills...
...Miller '27, Crimson track and football luminary of the past few years, now a student at the Law School, will run in the 100 metre dash. While he was in College Miller frequently broke 10 seconds for the 100-yard dash, and despite his 200 pounds of weight, he is counted upon to make a creditable showing in the New York meet. His opponents in the dash at the Bronx ball park will be men of high calibre. Henry Russell, former Cornell track captain and former intercollegiate champion at 100 and 200 yards, and Jackson Scholz of the New York...