Word: hills
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...there, the bomber pancaked into the smooth field, exploded, broke in two, spouted flames. In spite of the danger of more explosions, the two young officers wrapped their coats over their heads, plunged straight into the blaze, dragged out Leslie Tower, chief Boeing test pilot and Major Ployer P. Hill, flying chief at Wright Field, both badly burned. The other three occupants managed to crawl out by themselves...
Hospitalized, Major Hill died without regaining consciousness; the others, including Heroes Harman & Giovannoli, were expected to recover. The plane, which cost Boeing some $500,000 to develop and had only the day before received its design patent, was a total loss...
...contests were held for the easiest car to start, easiest to stop, easiest to steer. Winner of the steering contest had to navigate safely through a maze of boxes and barrels strewn on a plank track at 8 m.p.h. On the roof of the Garden was a ramp for hill-climbing demonstrations...
...plethora of outstanding backs makes Crisler's problem of chosing four difficult, but it seems likely that Captain Constable, whose line plunges and defensive play have made him by far the best of the fullbacks, will go through most of the game. Dean Hill and Charley Carr are ready to spell him if need...
...seated at present the first Freshman crew has a nucleus of private school veterans. The boating is: stroke, W. S. Rowe, II, of Middlesex; 7, J. L. Tyson, of Kent; 6, P. Dean, of Exeter; 5, D. Talbot, of Belmont Hill; 4, T. L. Talbot, of Belmont Hill; 3, C. Cary, of Brooks; 2, C. Hovey, Jr., of Noble and Greenough; bow, C. T. Richardson, Jr., of St. Pauls; cox, unfilled...