Word: fasters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recent Schneider Cup races won by English Flight Lieutenant S. N. Webster at 281 miles an hour. Discontented Major Mario di Bernardi tinkered with his engine. Last week he summoned a committee of the International Aeronautic Federation; flew. When he descended watches recorded he had traveled faster than man and his machines have ever traveled. Speed: 301.185 miles per hour...
...McLennan) in bettering Gertrude Ederle's time. To Dr. Logan was paid the $5,000 prize offered by Lord Riddell of the News of the World to any British girl who beat the record. She had grooved the dark wet miles in 13 hours, 10 minutes; 81 minutes faster than Miss Ederle...
...bell in the tower rings for the first class. Young men pour in every direction over the campus to their various classes. But every one moves faster than usual. There is a hustle and a bustle and an under-current of excitement. Today at 1 o'clock classes stop and the college, in toto, will "peerade," as they call it, to Boston for the Harvard game. Students clad in coon-skin coats will leave in big cars. Boys in sweatshirts and sweaters will drive down in ramshackle Fords. Many will go on the special trains. A few will work their...
...cross-country season opened with a double victory for Harvard yesterday; when the Holy Cross harriers were defeated 19 to 38 by the University team, and the Freshmen won 19 to 44. Captain J. L. Reid '29 covered the rainsoaked course in 28 minutes 32 seconds one minute faster than the time of the Holy Cross race last year. G. C. Aldrich '31 took first place for the Freshmen in 18 minutes 28 and two-fifths seconds over the shorter Freshman course...
...Holy Cross passing attack, as demonstrated by an eleven composed entirely of coaches. All the Crimson backs got a chance to show their ability in breaking up the Purple aerial combinations. Although the coaches succeeded in completing a considerable number of their tosses, the University defense appeared to be faster and more wide awake than it has shown itself in the two contests played so far this year...