Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Whereas the Indians are strong in the middle distance runs, they are almost a negligible quantity in the mile and two mile races. The Big Red runners will supplant the Green in vying with Harvard in these two races. Goacli Moakley has entered Benson, his crack long distance man, in these events, but whether he will allow him to run in both Saturday night is a question of doubt. Captain J. L. Reid '29 is counted on to repeat his double victory of last year, but it is than likely that Benson, the indoor intercollegiate two-mile champion, may nose...
...severe blow to Harvard's chances of downing the Dartmouth sextet tomorrow night came with the announcement that John Tudor '29, captain and crack left wing of the University hockey team, will be hors de combat for at least two weeks...
Burlesque. Three weeks before this smashing climax in the Byrd Expedition, Funnyman Robert Benchley had done a piece for The New Yorker, burlesquing crack Reporter Owen. Excerpts...
...Manhattan and Brooklyn, have been and will be receiving messages from Little America, Bay of Whales, Antarctica-the copyrighted property of the New York Times and associated newspapers. Some of the messages are signed by Commander Byrd himself; but most of them are signed by Russell Owen, a crack reporter who distinguished himself during and after the Lindbergh flight to Paris by the accuracy, color and vigor of his stories...
...Crack Reporter Owen of the Byrd Expedition this seemed more than an exciting episode. He wrote it up for the civilized world as a spectacular Heroism, with the following ingredients...