Word: slimmed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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From the sprawling Consolidated Aircraft Corp. factory on Lindbergh Field a huge flying boat waddled down to land-locked San Diego Bay one day last week. In the bright California sun her slim wing looked absurdly frail, her huge hull with its upswept stern grotesquely fat. Nevertheless, her little band of professional observers knew they were watching a plane designed to be the last aerodynamic word...
...Crimson are favored to take the measure of the Quakers and retain their slim lead in the League standings. Bob Fulton is still nursing a bruised arm received in the B. U. game, but he will probably be behind the plate today. The infield and outfield will be the same as the ones starting against the Terriers...
...Slim Curtiss set them down 9 to 4 earlier in the season at Philadelphia, and today Slim will be ready to step in if Healey needs relief. It is more probable, however, that he will be saved for duty against the powerful Holy Cross Crusaders tomorrow. And then there is a rapidly improving Charley Brackett to consider...
...Slim Curtiss started his second game of the year and had the Huskies hand cuffed until the big sixth inning when five bits and four runs sent him to the showers. Most of the blows, however, were of the cheap variety, and the Badmen fielded in a rather half-hearted fashion behind him. Charley Brackett came in and set down the visitors with but one hit in three and one third innings...
...chief operating handicaps have been its poor airmail contract and the lack of feeders for its slim cross-country line. The new Civil Aeronautics Authority has partly remedied the first by awarding T. W. A. $400,000 extra mail compensation two months ago and increased further compensation. John Hertz tried to remedy the second last year by unsuccessfully bidding for Eastern Air Lines (TIME, March...