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...weakened Terrier line. A lightning bit of passwork, Clark to Hamlen to Clark nearly netted a counter for Harvard, but Gregory, breaking up another passing game between Scott and Durant, carried the puck the entire length of the rink, but his hard shot caromed off Morrill's skate. Late in the period the Crimson skaters consistently pierced the defense line, and missed scores by inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OVERTIME SCORE DOWNS B.U. SEXTET | 1/27/1927 | See Source »

Therefore several sumptuously clad ladies uttered loud screams last week as the Prince executed a hair-raising spin on the ice, caught his left instep with the point of his right skate and crashed, sprawled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Yasuhito | 2/22/1926 | See Source »

When his citizens petitioned to skate on the village swimming pool, he could not be so careless of political fortunes as to refuse them. Yet his father heart worried lest they drown. Heavily be pondered and then, with sudden decision, uttered an official "Ja". It may be that no skater ventured until the next day. At any rate, not until that time were the Mayor's fears substantiated. While then, instead of a splash, came a queer thud for the Mayor had drained the pond...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A HOLLOW ANSWER | 1/6/1926 | See Source »

...fixing things." Also they would say: "I knew be could do it." Ingenuity, mechanical skill, persistence, enterprise, daring-these were Glenn Curtiss' qualities as early as the days when his bicycle was the speediest, his sled coasted farthest, his motor-cycle a wonder of the day, his skate-sail unique, his birds'-egg collection largest and rarest of all his comrades. His appetite for speed has always been insatiable. Now 46, he still ponders engine construction, streamline, weight reduction in hopes of letting man move faster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: At Dayton | 10/13/1924 | See Source »

...stick handler, but his agility at outwitting the man in front of him has not infrequently served to divert his attention from the more important task of speeding toward the opponents' cage. In his new position the boards make it harder for him to dodge, and more necessary to skate fast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUGGLED LINE-UP TO OPPOSE MAPLE A. A. | 1/14/1924 | See Source »

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