Word: poled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Great Alberti and the Great Alzanas more than counterbalance the absent Great Wallendas. They even counterbalance the present Great Rose Gould, a highly publicized aerialist who does little more than hold on tightly to a rope as she plummets earthwards. Alberti stands on his head on a 50-feet pole and, as the audience watches in silent dismay, causes the pole to sway back and forth. Alzanas skips rope on a high wire, his father standing 40 feet below in the interest of safety, if you can call it that. He indulges one of history's most perverse senses...
...spare time Radcliffe is all-state football end, the best high-school kicker in Georgia, a guard on the all-state basketball team, and a champion pole vaulter. Radcliffe expects to sign a big league baseball contract when he graduates in June, but says he has no favorite among the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Says his coach: "He's still one of the boys. They kid around with him just the same and tussle with him. When he needs rolling, we roll...
...Freshmen will compete immediately upon completion of the varsity event) 1:30Hammer 1:30 High Jump 2:30 Discus 2:30 Pole Vault 2:30 Broad Jump 3:00 Javelin 3:30 Shot Put 2:00 High Hurdles (trials) 2:15 Mile 2:35 440 2:50 High Hurdles (finals) 3:05 100 3:15 Two Mile 3:50 Low Hurdles (trials) 4:05 880 4:15 220 4:30 Low Hurdles (final) 4:40 Mile Relay
...latest convenience is an artificial "moon," of amber and green shaded lights, that perches on a tall pole in the rear of the parking area, enabling patrons to grope their way to comfort stations and move their cars about without smashing fenders...
...Pole vault--Tie for first among Torrey (H), Lockett (H), and Lawrence (H); 4, Austin (HC). Height: 12 feet...