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...faces and shining legs make a semi-annual fresco for newspaper sports-pages. The behavior and the appearance of the group remains the same from season to season; its personnel undergoes minute but steady variations. Helene Madison, who used to paint her fingernails crimson and swim a faster crawl than any of the others, turned professional two years ago. Lenore Kight, a dark, agile swimmer of Homestead, Pa., who took Miss Madison's place at the outdoor championships last summer by winning four championships, found her position challenged by a Seattle girl. Olive McKean, coached by the Washington Athletic...
...forgotten the proud words of the great Hungarian legitimist leader. Count Albert Apponyi: 'The King of Hungary cannot crawl like a thief over the fence in order to ascend the throne of his ancestors...
...Louis fortnight ago Mrs. Charles Fricke watched without concern her son Gustavo, 15, crawl into the family living room on hands & knees. He often played that way on the floor with his small brother Eddie. Gustave lay on the couch for a while, complained that his stomach was hurting, crawled off to bed. Next morning at schooltime he stayed in bed. About noon he crawled downstairs, changed his clothes. His father, home for lunch, noticed that his son was pale and glassy-eyed...
...spite of numerous inconsistencies, is undeniably amusing and bears earmarks of originality. No time is lost in superfine introduction. In the first minute Elsie Andrews breaks with her millionaire father on the subject of matrimony, dives gracefully from the parental yacht and strikes out for shore with a fast crawl stroke. After cleverly dodging her father's detectives she leaves Miami via bus for New York to rejoin her lover. On the bus she meets Peter Warn, who after the typical Clark Gable show of insolence takes her under his protection. Then ensue several scenes at tourist camps, many...
...nervous system, or we may have simply given the nervous system a chance to function." Almost simultaneously Jimmy and Johnny lost the ability to hang suspended by their fingers. They learned to sit up on practically the same day. When the infants started to reach for toys, to crawl, walk and climb, Dr. McGraw left Jimmy to his own development, helped Johnny improve his. The effect on Johnny has been to make him bold, self-confident and cocky, while Jimmy is a charming roly-poly who gets what he wants by crying or smiling. These contrary attitudes in the twins...