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Word: tom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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Coach Sharpe of Yale, assisted by Captain Tom Callahan, has been giving the Eli football squad stiff workouts this week. The first real scrimmage was held on Wednesday afternoon when the first eleven played against the second and third elevens alternately...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis Get First Scrimmage | 9/26/1919 | See Source »

...flight commander sent me up and said: 'Ely around for an hour'; so here I am, with a board on one knee to write on. Isn't this a novel letter? I see an- other machine over the town doing circles. I guess it's Tom --. We were told to meet at 2000 feet over the town and fly around together. I'm at 5000, and I'm going to dive to 2000 and wave at him. Whee. Motor off, stick forward, and down we go! Gad, its bumpy down here at 2000! It's Tom all right, because...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ACTUAL SENSATION DURING FLIGHT UNIQUELY DESCRIBED. | 4/10/1918 | See Source »

...hate this bumpy strata of air I'm in now. Smooth again. I'm now at 6000 feet, still climbing. Tom is about 5000 feet, but passing directly under me. It's colder than all get-out up here now. So I'll have to put on my glove again and write with my left hand and drive with my right. This can't be done, so I'll stop writing for a minute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ACTUAL SENSATION DURING FLIGHT UNIQUELY DESCRIBED. | 4/10/1918 | See Source »

...have completely lost sight of the aerodrome. I've lost sight of Tom, also. Engine off, nose down, spiral, look all over the sky for Tom. I see him going down. I'll let him go, because it's too wonderful up here, I guess Tom has had engine-trouble or run out of petrol. He sees me and is waving with both hands. Down I go after him, over 100 miles an hour I'm now at 3000 again. Tom has landed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ACTUAL SENSATION DURING FLIGHT UNIQUELY DESCRIBED. | 4/10/1918 | See Source »

...step: "Uncle Tom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 20 DANCES ON 1918 PROGRAM | 1/30/1917 | See Source »

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