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Word: eighth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Handicapped by capsizing of Fulham's boat while jibing around the second mark in a wild eighth race, two entries from the newly-formed Harvard Yacht Club came in sixth in a field of seven at the two-day Intercollegiate Regatta for the Henry Adams Memorial Trophy at Tech Saturday afternoon and yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DINGHY SAILORS SIXTH IN REGATTA ON BASIN | 4/25/1938 | See Source »

...about $50,000. Chairman Davis keeps hearing from U. S. friends of China that, whereas Japan got $10,000,000 after her earthquake, the American Red Cross in the last three decades has sent only about $3,000,000 to succor Chinese flood and famine victims, and only one eighth as much has gone to China in her present hour of need. Already the British Red Cross and the Lord Mayor of London's fund have raised and sent $500,000, and various U. S. organizations including church groups have sent $1,000,000, so that the American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Appointment | 4/25/1938 | See Source »

Nine Lawrence errors contributed to the Yardling victory as the Samborksi team pounded two enemy pitchers for 11 hits, while Jack Shwede and Charlie Brackett, who went to Shwede's relief in the eighth, were allowing Lawrence six knocks. The Crimson infield was guilty of four misplays...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAWRENCE NINE BOWS TO YARDLING BATTERS | 4/21/1938 | See Source »

...eighth inning Grondahi tumbled Polzer's grounder, and the latter scored the final run when Howe tripled to deep right centre field. In trying to stretch his hit to a four-bagger. Howe was out on the throw home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON BLANKED BY BIG RED TEAM AT ITHACA 3 TO 0 | 4/20/1938 | See Source »

...humid Bangkok, Siam, the transfer point for Imperial Airways' shuttle service to Hong Kong. Sixth night he sleeps at Singapore, where Quantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Services) Empire Airways Ltd. takes over the rest of his journey. Seventh night is spent at Rambang, Dutch East Indies, eighth at Longreach, Australia. Ninth day the traveler, his all-British 13,000-mile flight completed, is landed in Brisbane, busy capital of Queensland. The long trip will cost him $800, cut the fastest steamship time by 35 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Imperial's Empire | 4/18/1938 | See Source »

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