Word: descendents
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Only two of the last year's Varsity eight have returned this year, but with last year's first Freshman crew turning out to a man, and the Leviathan daily bristling with the cars of aspiring novices, a formidable squad should be worked up before the cold winds descend...
Neither the Sikorsky 540 nor 542 may correctly be called amphibian, as they never descend on land, have retractable landing gear which is used only when the boats are beached for overhauling. They are properly called flying boats...
...oarsmen are scheduled to descend upon Gale's Ferry tomorrow. For the first time on record, the crew will have all their examinations behind them when they start for the Thames. In former years they have taken the exams at Gales Ferry between practice sprints on the river. As a result all the crews since May 19 have been able to row only three days a week, and they have been slowed up quite evidently by the respite...
...Seldom does an ambassador so far lower his pomposity as to descend to a water front and greet one of his country's freighters. But last week Comrade Alexander Troyanovsky, knowing well there was no better way he could cater to his country's pride, descended to Brooklyn's grimy docks, greeted the first Russian ship to put into a U. S. port in 17 years...
Seldom does an ambassador so far lower his pomposity as to descend to a waterfront and greet one of his country's freighters. But last week Comrade Alexander Troyanovsky, knowing well there was no better way he could cater to his country's pride, descended to Brooklyn's grimy docks, greeted the first Russian ship to put into a U. S. port in 17 years. No ordinary ship did he greet but a model ship sent to start the flow of trade between the U. S. and Russia, sent to win U. S. admiration for all things...