Word: periods
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...certain building which engineers were called upon to deal with was swinging to an appreciable degree. It was found that by the construction of a flagpole of proper flexibility on top of the building, and by suspending a weight of several hundred pounds from this pole, that the vibration period of the entire building was altered and the swinging stopped...
Boston is admittedly a good sports town. For years the city has supported with unfailing faith and loyalty two of the lowliest baseball teams which the major leagues have every held over a long period of time. There is no place in America that goes wilder over hockey Football games and boxing matches draw crowds more enthusiastic than those of larger cities, and the annual fixtures in tennis, golf, and track and field are noted on every social calendar...
Workmen launched a skiff yesterday from the Weld Boathouse and managed to clear the ice away from the piers of the landing stage and also to open a passage into the free part of the river. With the possibility of a further warm period today, there may be by this afternoon an open stretch extending from the Anderson to at least the Western Avenue Bridge...
Thus far the work-out for battery candidates has been very light. No fast balls are being thrown but the practice has been chiefly a warming up period...
Yesterday, the infielders and outfielders had about an hour and a half of batting practice and a short period of fielding work...