Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Many an amateur in the New York district conducted private displays for the benefit of the convention delegates last week. Notable among these was Dr. Samuel Cox Hooker of Brooklyn who first produced his Impossibilities and Miltiades III in 1918. At that time he astonished and mystified some of the world's leading magicians. Not until this spring did Dr. Hooker give another demonstration. Eleven years had passed for discussion and theorizing, yet the brotherhood of magicians still found Brother Hooker's thaumaturgy inexplicable...
...Samuel Cox Hooker is 65. He was born in Brenchley, England, studied chemistry at the Royal College of Science in London and the University of Munich. In 1885 he came to the U. S. Two years later he married Mary Elizabeth Owens of Cincinnati, by whom he has two daughters, two sons. For 30 years sugar refining was his interest. He was director of the American and Spreckels Sugar Refining Companies, of Great Western Sugar Co. In 1916 he retired to devote his time to chemical research. Magic is his chief hobby. He has been a modern Merlin since...
University--Stroke, James. Lawrence Jr. '29; 7, W. T. Emmet '29; 6, B. J. Harrison '29; 5, M. M. Johnson '31; 4, F. A. Clark '29; 3, Lawrence Dickey '30; 2, C. McK. Norton '29; bow, Allerton Cushman '29; cox, E. L. Belisle...
Second University--Stroke, P. H. Watts '31; 7, R. I. McKesson '31; 6, R. N. Webster '31; 5, M. R. Brownell '30; 4, J. W. Hallowell '31; 3, H. W. Sturges '30; 2, E. L. Millard '31; bow, S. W. Swaim '31; cox, L. L. Wadsworth...
Coach Brown gave F. S. Holmes '31 who made the trip to Red Top as cox of the combination boat a tryout in the stern of the jayvee shell in the afternoon and said he intended to let him handle the tiller in the University boat tomorrow...