Word: diverses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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On Sunday. Dec. 28. 1879. the 13 central spans (the "High Girders") of the Tay Bridge broke under a wind of hurricane force and fell into the stormy estuary; with them fell a train carrying 75 men, women and children. There were no survivors. For weeks afterwards divers groped about...
Greg Stone provided a mild surprise in the dive by edging teammate Frank Gorman. Gorman has generally been the more effective of the two in the past in this event. The varsity will be counting heavily on its divers in the Yale meet on Saturday.
Although Starkweather beat Stone in last year's Yale meet, Stone subsequently beat him soundly in the Easterns. This typifies the problem that Crimson coach Hal Ulen has had getting the divers primed for specific dual meets.
The popular legend is that "Raddy" Radford, professional, is a cold and ruthless man, "Great Stone Face," "owner of the coldest blue eyes in the Pacific," etc. In fact, Radford is a warm man whose disciplined emotions, mastery of his job and unfailing consideration for others have earned him a...
Man, designed by nature to plod the surface of the earth and occasionally to flounder in the uppermost layer of its waterways, gets into trouble when he tries to go either up or down. The medical hazards of high-altitude flying have long been studied. Until recently, the corresponding dangers...