Word: recordings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Briand, who speaks only French, led the conversation with the speed of an airplane beating a record. Dr. Stresemann, who understands both French and English, began listening intently, but as the Frenchman dashed on, his pallid face became a blank. Two League interpreters were sent...
...modern War was ugly and soulless and the British sculptors have succeeded in portraying this. The War should have had no record at all in art. Modern art is all French. Italy appears to have had her say. Russia goes from bad to worse. One of her bright sculptors executed a piece showing a pyramid standing on its apex. I suppose he was portraying a revolution. England has never had a sculptor. I cannot speak for America until I have seen what there is. I should say, from what I know, their architecture is much better than that of England...
Bradley Polytechnic Institute brought a record of 25 straight victories (including the two-time championship of the "Little 19" of Illinois) to Urbana. The University of Illinois broke Bradley's winning streak...
...Lieb, sage baseball writer: "It is doubtful if anyone in that crowd will ever live to see another baseball player hit his 60th home run in a 154-game season. I saw Ruth hit his 59th in 1921 and never thought I would score the game in which that record would be broken...
Ruth's record this year is chiefly owed to another member of Yankees. Directly behind Ruth on the batting list is Louis Gehrig. He too is a home-run hitter (47 for 1927). With Gehrig next at bat, pitchers dare not give Ruth a complimentary base on balls, hoping to dispose of his successor easily. Ruth in 1927 received less bases on balls than in 1921, more chances...