Word: ryans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Soon, in Boston, it was discovered that one William W. Ryan, janitor of a printing plant, self-styled "Organizer and President of the World League of Cities," had sent invitations, not only to cities in Russia, but to hundreds of cities in the U. S., Britain, France, Italy, China, Japan, India. All of these invitations were worthless...
...quarter finals came the first surprise. Mrs. Mallory, winner last year of the championship from Elizabeth Ryan (Miss Wills did not play), fell before the skill and determination of Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin. Tennis followers saw in the defeat the eclipse of Mrs. Mallory, who came to this country from Norway as Molla Bjurstedt in 1915, and through the years until Helen Wills appeared, monopolized the U. S. women's tennis spotlight...
...Brooklyn, Ruth Galfas, 14 months old, caught a greedy chunk of banana in her windpipe; her father Hyman, frantic, ran with her to a drug store, was intercepted by Patrolman Francis Ryan. Patrolman Ryan, calm, dislodged the banana lump; the baby seemed dead. Patrolman Ryan, resourceful, put a handkerchief over her mouth and breathed down her throat for 20 minutes. She revived...
Conspicuous, during the last fortnight, have been two minor lawn tennis tournaments in England, wherein the leading amateur women racquet-wielders of the world were thoroughly trounced by a modest 22-year-old, Helen Wills. In the North London finals, she defeated Elizabeth Ryan (U. S. ranking No. 2), 6-2, 6-2. In the Kent semifinals, Miss Wills ran burly Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mailory (U. S. ranking No. 1) around the court for only 23 minutes, disposing of her, 6-0, 6-1. Next day, that skilled tactician and Wimbledon champion, Mrs. L. A. Godfree (the onetime Kitty McKane...
...Ryan, captain-elect of the Nassan racquetmen is ranked as the number one man as he has not been defeated in intercollegiate contests this season. Marsh of Williams is number two, while Part-ridge of Dartmouth is in the third position. Following is the ranking of the other men chosen by Coach Dell: Captain Watson of Yale, fifth: Sullivan of Lehigh, sixth: Wolf of Williams, seventh: Appel of Princeton, eight: McGlinn of Yale, ninth: Gordon of Harvard, tenth: Milten of Pennsylvania, eleventh: Rowden of Columbis, thirteenth...