Word: mins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Alfred Fronvall, French aviator, who last February set a world record by looping his plane 1,100 times in 4 hrs. 56 min.; in a collision; at the Villa Coublay airdrome, Paris...
...innings; off Goode, 0 in 1 inning. Struck out--by Whitmore 3; Goode 1. Base on balls--off Young 3; off Whitmore 3; off Whitney 2; off Goode 1. Double play--Young to Abbott to Nash. Wild pitch, Whitmore. Losing pitcher--Whitney. Time--2 hours 15 min. Umpires--Morey and Stafford...
...last week's plane were four men: Capt. Charles F. Kingsford-Smith, commander, organizer; Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm, copilot; Capt. Harry W. Lyon, navigator ; James Warner, radio operator. They made the 2,400-mile hop from Oakland Airport, Calif., to Wheeler Field, Honolulu, in 27 hrs., 28 min.-having no trouble except that they thought they were going to run out of gasoline. Their plane, called the Southern Cross, is a Fokker monoplane equipped with three Wright Whirlwind motors...
...mile run Won by F. A. Pickard '29; second, P. J. W. Bove '29; third, F. S. Grant '29, Time min...
...newspapers: the Tribune and the Hearst-owned Herald and Examiner.* In a circulation war which culminated in the distribution of nearly $1,000,000 worth of "lucky number" coupons, both newspapers distinguished themselves in bad taste and the Tribune achieved a domination which has never since been threatened. Andy & Min Gump became world figures and the Tribune Tower was built (Col. McCormick chose the site and Capt. Patterson suggested the $100,000 contest for an architectural design). This April, the Tribune won another great victory when it led the attack that smashed the Thompson-Small-Crowe-Smith machine...