Word: cinder
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With their eyes on the Princeton Meet, members of the University track squad are going through intensive daily workouts on the cinder track at Soldiers Field in order to be at top form by the end of the week. As yet the number of men who are to make the trip has not been determined, but it is understood that it will not be possible to send more than 25 or 30 men this year...
...surprise. Steelmen knew Mr. Irvin. They had met him at the Duquesne Club, at association meetings and dinners. They all knew him to be a good operating man, one of the kind popularly supposed to be able to tell the rate of production by sniffing Pittsburgh's cinder-laden air. But none had ever dreamed he would rise to the greatest height in their world. If he had ever had that dream himself, he never revealed...
Boston followers of the cinder path will have a chance to see a goodly assortment of Olympics timber this evening on the boards at the Boston Arena, when a large field of competitors will show their mettle at the annual B.A.A. games. Harvard's track forces, 36 strong, will be among the number of athletes participating in the meet...
...dividing partitions throughout the building have been constructed of cinder concrete blocks which have a sound-absorbing effect that will be of great value in this type of building. In addition to the acoustical value of these blocks, they possess great tensile strength and a peculiar toughness which permits a flexibility of use for laboratory work...
...should pull 80 cars of freight. Hence his nickname, coined to his initials. Idolized by employes, he once issued an order to the entire payroll of 100,000 saying that any one who wanted to see him had only to make himself known at his office. Known as a "cinder railroader" he nevertheless does not chew, smoke or swear. "You can run a railroad without cussing," said...