Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...runners, which are sharper than those of European bobsleds. Most romantic casualty of the week was Donna Fox, a Bronx undertaker who, after sustaining a bruised ear when his sled tipped over on a curve, ungraciously blamed the accident on the poor construction of the run. Fastest practice runs of the week were made by Hubert Stevens, who won the two-man event at Lake Placid in 1932, and Reto Capadrutt of Switzerland, both of whom averaged...
...this information is important in racing. The fellow who can take the turns fastest without falling down, which is as much a matter of picking the right way as it is of balance, is going to be up with the best...
...Gene Venzke who followed in close Indian-file pursuit at his back. Coming out of the last turn, 40 yd. from the finish, Mangan gave his kick, sprinted. This time Cunningham did not swerve. Ten yards from the finish Mangan passed him and, timed at 4:11. won his fastest mile by a foot. A foot behind Mangan and a foot ahead of Cunningham, in a race that seemed to be a milestone for U. S. milers, was Venzke, who last beat Cunningham...
...annual Rugby football match between the two universities, which is second only to the boat race in a importance, resulted this year in a pointless draw. The Oxford side included a Russian player, Prince Obolensky, who is the fastest wing-threequarter in Great Britain to-day, and many a Cambridge man's heart came into his mouth whenever he saw the ball passed into Obolensky's hands. Fortunately, however, the tackling of the Cambridge side was deadly and the Russian never had a chance to use his pace...
Last summer his ship established an Atlantic sailing record of 16 days 21 hours from Gloucester to Pentland Firth. This is the fastest time on record for a ship of less than 100 feet over...