Word: faste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When the hockey season ended last year, with the Ottawa Senators world's champions, critics said "Watch the Rangers." The blue-shirted New York team were picked to win this year because they were fast and clever, because their centre, Frank Boucher, is the smartest poke-checker in the game, because their two bald defense men, Ivan ("Ching") Johnson and Clarence ("Taffy") Abel, are heavy and efficient, because Bill Cook, who skates with the rhythm of a moose running, is the highest-paid team captain in the National Hockey League, because Bun Cook, his brother who looks like Lindbergh...
...race of the first eights resulted in a dead heat but the second schoolboys combination edged out a close victory by four feet in fast time. The conditions for the races were fairly fast, with a slight wind behind the crews...
...Italy he is conductor of the Scala Opera in Milan-but he likes a concert orchestra better. He is interested in politics, ran once for the Italian Parliament on a Fascist ticket. His hobbies are painting and riding in a fast automobile; his life spent simply with Signora Toscanini, his two daughters-Wanda and Wally (the w's pronounced as v), his son Walter, a book collector in Milan...
...same old sorrows and self pity are fast taking new expression in "sweet Blues comin' from a black man's soul-achin' hearted Blues, all alone Blues, baby-won't-you-please-come-home Blues, chain-gang Blues, mo' Blues than angels in Heaven can sing...
...third annual University swimming meet was brought to an end yesterday afternoon at the Big Tree Pool, when the various mermen of the University displayed their abilities in six different events. The pool was lined to capacity with spectators for the occasion. In the 100-yard relay a fast undergraduate team defeated a quartet from the Graduate Schools in the time of 50 1-5 seconds; fast time considering the exceptional number of turns required in the short space afforded in the pool. The 200-yard free style was won after a close contest by W. S. DeLima '31, present...