Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Once a year the "fastest ship in the world" is taken off the transatlantic express service. In order that U. S. babbitts may dash once around the Mediterranean and back to work, the Mauretania makes that circuit every winter at a speed considerably above that of Balkan express trains...
...around the world in record time on which he will be accompanied in June by Edward S. Evans, wealthy Detroit sportsman. The travel time set was 25 days. Starting from Manhattan, the Globe-racers are to fly in 30 hours to Victoria, B. C., board the Empress of Russia, fastest (8-day) trans-Pacific vessel, jump from Japan to Vladivostok in a Japanese destroyer (it is hoped), spend nine days on the Siberian railroad, fly from Moscow to Berlin, to Amsterdam, to Cherbourg, hoping to catch the Mauretania, fastest (5-day) trans-Atlantic vessel...
...Wright '26 captured the University squash racquet championship yesterday when he defeated L. S. Haskins '26 in straight games 15 to 12, 16 to 14, and 15 o 11, in the finals of the University championship tourney. this match proved to be one of the fastest that has been played on the University squash courts this season...
Hallock, Wilkinson's defense mate, is the fastest skater among the invaders. In addition, he is clever with his stick, and a considerable factor in both the offensive and defensive schemes of Coach Ramsey...
...University matches, that between Stearns and Jeffers, Orange captain, was by far the fastest. Stearns almost gained a fall in the early stages of the bout, and had the upper hand most of the way. Toward the end, however, Jeffers came out from underneath and almost threw his opponent. Stearns won the match by referee's decision...