Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...motored plane was a system of double planes, resembling box-kites fastened one to another in the general shape of the letter T. A very light and powerful petrol motor drove two light propellers at high speed. The pilot sat at the juncture of the T. On its first recognized flight (in France) that Santos-Dumont T-plane flew 220 metres in 21 seconds...
...then, as the Haughton coaching system whipped into shape, came the turn of the tide; Harvard began a new football era. The superb running of H.R. Hardwick '15, and the kicking of C.E. Brickley '15, reputed to be the best dropkicker of all times, together with the running of E.W. Mahan '16 in his football debut at Harvard, brought victories over Yale to the tune...
Following a two year respite from football during the World War it took hard drilling to whip a team into shape for the 1919 season. But it was done, and the team, composed mostly of returned soldiers, came out of the Yale game 10 to 3 victor...
...Haven, Conn., November 20--Coach Stevens and assistants settled down this afternoon in serious preparation for the closing game of the season with the Crimson Saturday. Players recently on the injured list are now rounding into shape, all the Blue squad participating in today's workout. Garvey and Decker are expected to play part of Saturday's game. Special attention was paid to the kicking department of the game, today, with all backs taking turns in punting...
...shape, size and attachments (so far undescribed) all concentrate the short waves from the transmitting bulb in a straight, narrow beam, much like the beam from a search light...