Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Charles Paddock of Los Angeles, acclaimed by Grantland Rice "the fastest human of all time," who is appearing this week at Lowe's State Theatre in Boston, will don his running togs to try out the Stadium track some time this week and will probably talk to the University track track candidates at that time, it was announced last night...
...Saturday's inclemency could not prevent three perfectly good marks from falling at the hands of the Westerners. Most renowned of sprinters, Charlie Paddock once more outdid himself, and doubtless smiled a bit as he showed the effete East why the headlines ungrammatically proclaim him as "the world's fastest human...
...suggestive is the fact which Mr. Gifford adduces in connection. Not only are the college honor men in general higher paid, but they have achieved promotions with increasing regularity as they have progressed. In the cases of the lower grade college men, on the other hand, promotions have come fastest at the very start, then with decreasing regularity...
Then back to the road again, on foot, riding the bars, and occasionally even "riding the cushions." In search of-the Jack of Diamonds? Ace of Clubs? More women? Experience of a "heap o' towns" indicates that "the most fastest, mo' freer women" are to be found in New Orleans, where "they give you clothes and liquor an' all the lovin' you want, an' when you go to leave have all sorts grievin' fits ... then writes you most sweetest letters man ever read...
Blond Murray Murdock, forward of the Ranger's New York hockey club, is one of the fastest, most graceful skaters in professional hockey. He seldom scores. Usually, when he has got past the defense and tried a shot he does not follow the puck like his bald teammate, Ivan ("Ching") Johnson, but skates gracefully back, content that he has made an effort. Last Saturday in Boston young Murdock got angry when Indian-faced Hitchman of Boston, wearing a patch of plaster over each eye, had thrown him against the boards. Three times Murdock went down the ice, scored twice...