Word: graf
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...beach, herded them at pistol's point into his chartered steamer and delivered them in person to Admiral Schley.* Nor was this flair for the theatrical a symptom of professional adolescence. In later years, a genius for adventure, he owned a cinema company, promoted aviation, practically leased the Graf Zeppelin for a world flight, and sent Sir Hubert Wilkins to Antarctica to discover Hearstland...
...score--Lowell 22, Winthrop 7. Goals--Bernstein 2, Woodard 5, Graf 2, Taylor 1, Lloyd 1, Bryan 1. Fouls--Woodard 1, Howard 1, Lloyd 1, Dutton 1, Bryan 1. Time--Two 20-minute periods...
After trailing at the end of the first half, 14-5, Winthrop was unable to break through the Lowell defense to score more than one basket. The Lowell forwards, meanwhile sank shots almost at will. The summary: LOWELL WINTHROP Bernstein, Pringle, r.f. l.f., Dutton Woodard, Richman, l.f. r.f., Lloyd Graf, Taylor, c. c., Bryan Howard, Wells, r.g. l.g., Ripley Drummer, Salls, l.g. r.g., England, Wells...
...juniors were Lieut.-Commander Thomas G. V. Settle, U. S. N., winner of the James Gordon Bennett Trophy in this year's International Balloon Races in Switzerland (TIME, Oct. 10); and Ward Tunte Van Orman who finished second. They had just returned from Europe via Graf Zeppelin and South America...
...open-mouthed at Van Orman's description of his instruments that sound a buzzer and flash a red light when the altitude of his balloon begins to fluctuate. Lieut.-Commander Settle, a mathematically-minded engineer who inspects the construction of Navy dirigibles, described their homeward voyage on the Graf in precise, unimaginative terms. But Van Orman's gaunt face brightened, his eyes shone as he exclaimed: "Never have I had such a thrill as when I went aboard that ship! After being knocked about by thunderstorms in the most primitive craft that flies-then to stretch my legs...