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Word: speediest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Bigelow has been very fast in getting under fly balls and have been consistent in their work at the bat. Baldwin, who was a member of the 1921 relay team, is a dangerous man on the bases, and is followed closely by Davis, one of the speediest men on the football team, playing right end throughout the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN WILL FACE DEAN | 5/15/1918 | See Source »

...wide end runs and forward passes against the stronger. The backfield has something of Harvard's versatility. Young at fullback is a line plunger hard to stop, while Fleming at right half is particularly good on short end dashes. The offense, however, is centered around Spiegel, one of the speediest men on the gridiron today. He shines brightest on long end runs, usually started from the punter's position and once he gets by the opposing end, he is likely to prove dangerous. Paterson at left tackle is a place-kicker of ability, having many scores to his credit from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POWERFUL ATTACKS TO CLASH | 10/10/1914 | See Source »

Taken all in all, at its present stage of development the Princeton team is too one-sided to be good. There is no doubt that it has the speediest backfield combination in the East and a pair of first class ends; but it has absolutely no good line plunger, and with the line unable to protect their attack, the backfield cannot be effective...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRELIMINARY SEASON REVIEW | 10/19/1911 | See Source »

...first day to repeat his performance of last year and carried away nearly all the prizes for that day. He used a Nieuport monoplane with a 70 horse-power Gnome engine, and it was the prettiest machine on the field, as well as one of the speediest. On the second day of the meet, however, it was Beachey who was the centre of interest. The weather was unfavorable for flying, being cloudy and threatening with a small gale blowing, but in spite of this he ascended some 2,000 feet in his Curtis biplane, and pointing it into the wind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aeronautical Society Meet | 9/26/1911 | See Source »

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