Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fast and well-played game, John D. Farnham '23 defeated M. McCartney1L. in the finals of the billiard tournament at the Union with a score of 100-58, thereby clinching the championship of the Union. Each of the men in the semifinals had won their first two rounds, Farnham with scores of 60-26, 60-35, and McCartney with 50-40 and 60-42. In the game yesterday both men were close on one-cushion shots, and on masse plays did work which would have done credit to professionals...
...Aviation gives us the swiftest mode of transportation ever known to mankind. No bird that flies can soar so high nor fly so fast. From the aviator the scientist has learned about the temperature above, about the gale that blows eastward at terrific speed seven or eight miles above the sea, about the pressure to human heart and tissues which high altitudes bring. From the aviator the world has learned that armies on land and navies at sea have met their master. The next great conflict between nations will be decided by their superiority...
...preliminary game, between the Business and Law School teams, the former emerged the winner by the score of 21-20. The game was fast and closely contested throughout and was replete with good passing and clever shooting...
...fast finish Wansker succeeded in beating E. O. Gourdin '21 in to the tape in the 300-yard dash. C. L. Bond '20 was the winner of the mile run over H. G. Crosby '22 and A. J. Fox Unc. In the relay, the 1921 team easily defeated 1922, while 1923 won over 1920 by 15 yards...
...mile run, D. F. O'Connell, E. O. Gourdin, C. S. Evans, and B. Wharton '22 loom up as the strongest contenders for places in the dash event, while E. T. Doherty '21, A. J. Fox Unc., and J. G. Winchester '23 have proved to be fast men in the mile. Other men who may place in the 300-yard dash are J. E. Kennedy, C. H. Hawes, and R. D. Howard of the 1923 relay team...