Word: marvel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dropkick was a fluke, but I watched Booth thereafter for signs of a let-down. He did not wilt a bit. He was lame, and probably disappointed some of the crowd, but to me he is still a marvel."--Jackson Cannell, Dartmouth head coach...
Booth Still a Marvel...
Human Cost of attracting public attention to the Cleveland show, by derbies, races, stunts, was high. Killed: Marvel Crosson, of San Diego (at Wellton, Ariz., racing from Santa Monica); Thomas G. ("Jack") Reid, of Downey, Cal. (making a solo endurance record); Edward J. ("Red") Devereaux, of Woodside, L. I., Mrs. Devereaux, and Edward J. Reiss of New York (at Boston, racing from Philadelphia). Injured: Lady Mary (Sophie Elliott-Lynn) Heath, near-sighted (practicing a side-slip landing at Cleveland); Edwin Kirk, Great Lakes Aircraft mechanic, Lady Heath's passenger; William Patterson MacCracken, retiring Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics (rushing...
...Died. Marvel Crosson. 25, of San Diego. Cal., aviatrix, woman's altitude record holder (23,996 ft.); near Wellton, Ariz.. when she, an entrant in the Women's Air Derby (see pp. 18 & 50) jumped from her dead-motored airplane...
From six points on the rim of the U. S., also from Canada, hurried flyers to the air races and show at Cleveland this week. Most conspicuous was the Women's Air Derby from Santa Monica, Cal. After considerable squabbling (TIME, June 24), 19 women set out, including Marvel Crosson, Ruth Nichols, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Louise McPhetridge Thaden, Phoebe Omlie, Thea Rasche. The second day out Miss Crosson crashed fatally. Others had accidents, which they attributed to sabotage (not confirmed by investigators) or got lost. Thirteen ended the race, Ruth Nichols cracking up only 130 miles from...