Word: kanonen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Novices rode a ski tow to take their first headers on a broad, snow-padded slope within easy stretcher-bearing distance of the hotel. But Kanonen (experts), led by Skimaster Allais, climbed by ski to the Christ of the Andes for a Schuss of six glorious miles tc Portillo. Or they took a thundering trail three precipitous miles to Juncal where railway handcars pumped them back to Portillo...
Within a week, 65,000 Germans died, 9,000 surrendered. They straggled out of their battered dugouts and mumbled: "Kanonen . . . Kanonen . . . wir können nicht mehr. . . ." (We can stand the cannon no more...
Probably the only international sport event that will be held in the U.S. this year took place last week at Lake Placid, N.Y. between ten lady Kanonen representing the U.S. and Canada...
...weeks ago, when practically the same U.S. and Canadian Kanonen met in a tournament at Mont Tremblant in the Laurentians, the Canadian girls lost the slalom but streaked off with the downhill race. In last week's return engagement, Canada's dashing Wurtele twins, Rhona & Rhoda, who have finished one-two in every downhill race they have entered this year, failed to lead their side to victory. Winner of the downhill, with spectacular runs of 1:02 and 1:01.4 (for the ⅜-mile course) was Dorothy Hoyt of Schenectady, N.Y. Two U.S. teammates were clocked close behind...
This year for the first time, the speediest Kanonen will have his name handed down to posterity on a perpetual trophy. The Bright Trophy for the Harvard Recreational Race, has been donated in gratitude to Alexander H. Bright '19, who, a nationally known skier in his own right, has been largely responsible for the formation of the Ski Club...