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...face him. held the Senators to one hit in the eighth & ninth. It took one more inning to break up the ball game, end the series. There were two out and two-&-two on little Mel Ott. As the next ball came he swung with everything in his compact body and crack! the ball sailed away high for centre field. Centre Fielder Schulte raced for the fence. He reached as far into the $1 bleacher seats as he could. The falling ball ticked his glove, glanced away into the stand with Schulte sprawling after it. One of the umpires wanted...
...institute of Geographical Exploration, under the direction of Mr. McCaleb, has devised a small receiving set specially adapted for sled work. The instrument is very compact as well as powerful, and the model of it is now at the Geographical Institute. A low power transmitter is combined in the field communicator...
Flesh & Steel The Italians fly in a cavalcade of seven compact triads and one quartet. Leading them all is Balbo 's plane, identified by a large black star on the fuselage. Each plane, with a crew of two pilots, a radioman & mechanic, is equipped with a pneumatic lifeboat. Each man has a sort of light diving suit in which he can live for half an hour under water. Taboo as provisions are liquor and chicken. To Italian airmen fowl is a jinx...
...Hoover deserves much credit for the completion of the Seven-state compact which made the construction possible...
...choice for 1932. a year not notable for spectacular achievement, as 1933 will be for 40% increase of airline speeds, for development of a "silent" transport plane (Curtiss Condor) and possible perfection of blind landing facilities. The committee might have considered the Curtiss company's production of a compact fighting plane to be carried aboard Navy airships. Or any of several companies for perfection of a controllable-pitch propeller. Or the Department of Commerce for its network of radio beacons which was in complete daily use last year. The committee chose none of those but turned to Glenn...