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...other sheds, other curiosities. From Detroit had come Designer William Stout's all-metal "Pullman" passenger plane, equipped with standard railroad Pullman seats convertible for sleeping, a bathroom, electric kitchen, facilities for seven passengers, pilot, baggage. There was a yellow "aircab," of mien similar to its earthly cousin, with a taximeter for clocking the miles flown. Chicagoans are soon to see this type in daily service...
Experiments are taking the form of all-metal dirigibles. The Stout Metal Airplane Co. has already built an "air Pullman," christened it Maiden Detroit and put it into passenger work over the city. The vessel is built entirely of a new metal called duralumin, said to be lighter than aluminum yet stronger than steel. Another builder was the Aircraft Development Co. Edsel Ford donated a Dearborn flying field to the two pioneer companies; while the Common Council of Detroit has started to acquire a municipal landing field on the Detroit River...
...line plunges, the Tigers made six touchdowns, two of which quarterback Slagle scored. The entire Tiger backfield did much as it pleased with the light Amherst line. One of the features of the game to the spectators was the efficacy of Princeton's new system of silent signals. Captain Stout gave them from his wing position. The chief flaw in them seemed to be that they encouraged offside play...
Ragged charging by the University line on the offensive kept the regulars from gaining consistently on line bucks. The first touchdown was scored early in the first quarter when Stout scooped up a fumble and made a beautiful 39-yard run to the goal line. Slagle's toe accounted for the seventh point. The second tally came in the last quarter on a neatly executed forward pass from Williams to Caldwell. Williams' drop kick for the extra point was unsuccessful. The game was featured by the sterling work of Gibson, who played defensive back on the second choice...
...beginning of the practice tilt Captain Stout and Shackelford were at the wing positions for the University; Gates and Rosengarten, tackles; Hills and Howard, guards; Forrest, center; Caldwell, S. Legendre, Slagle, and Weeks, backs. Beares, Goldstein, McMillan, and Williams also got in the game as substitutes. The second team was composed of the following: Schenk and Dyer, ends; Baldwin and Meislahn, tackles; England and Davis, guards; Bartell, center; Dignan, Gibson, Gilligan, and Prendergast, backs...