Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four international records were established when the flyers completed their 27,000-mile flight: the crossing of the Pacific by plane; the crossing of the China Sea; the circling of the globe in a heavier-than-air machine; and a speed-mark for the same of 366 hours flying time. In the past year, aviators of four other nations attempted to circle the globe. They were...
...three other members of the backfield are each rated as having possibilities of becoming renowned before the 1924 season comes to a close. Gehrke has but to repeat his 1922 record to achieve this, and Zarakov and Miller their Freshman records of last year. With his weight and speed, the jump from Freshman to University competition should not affect Miller Zarakov, with the aid of University interference, should be an even more dangerous threat...
...useful man in the backfield he has Miller, who weight over 200 pounds and runs the 100-yard dash in under ten seconds, For running back punts, fast off-tackle plays, or end runs, Zarakov proved himself worthy last year as a Freshman. Yesterday's first backfield, then, has speed, weight, kicking ability, and experience. What more could be asked for a well-rounded backfield...
...guided their lathered ponies across International Field, at Meadow Brook, L. I., toward the official box of the U. S. Polo Association. They were the Four Horsemen of America's polo apocalypse and had just left their English opponents tranced and helpless a second time before wondrous revelations of speed, strength, skill with mount and mallet. Said the Scoreboard: "U. S., 14; England...
Standing out from the tense atmosphere of work at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, was a brilliant 25-yard dash around the scrubs' end by Zarakov. His phenomenal speed and broken field running ability for the first time since the middle of the 1927 Freshmen season, displayed itself yesterday as he wormed his way down the field, leaving a line of sprawling blackshirts behind...