Word: skied
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pair were reported out sleighing on the snow-covered island of Sakhalin, half Japanese, half Soviet. Suddenly the Japanese sleigh driver found himself being nudged in the ribs by Comrade Sugimoto with a pistol. The driver halted, watched, terrified and helpless, while the actress and her Red put on skis, started down a steep slope in the direction of the Soviet frontier and disappeared in gathering darkness. Japanese frontier patrols, summoned by the driver, found no trace of the ski-elopers, said they had apparently made for a Soviet frontier post about a mile from the spot where they started...
Pointing out that a man cannot loaf all week and then put in a tremendous day of skiing without endangering his physical well being, Cox emphasis ed that the prospective skier should do some kind of conditioning for weekend skiing, whether it be special ski exercise classes or a good, active, competitive sport...
...meet the problem of ski conditioning Cox, an ardent ski enthusiast himself, has inaugurated special calisthenics classes for skiers...
...past two weeks from 5 to 6 at the Hemenway gymnasium he has led a group of about 40 undergraduates, law school students, and men from the engineering department in regular ski conditioning classes. Open to all, these classes will probably be continued in the Indoor Athletic Building, as the Hemenway gymnasium will be closed this week in preparation for its destruction...
Optimistic concerning skiing prospects at the University, he said, "There seems to be greater interest in the sport this year than ever before. It is surprising the number of men in my ski class that I recognize on the trails...