Word: tucks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged. Miss Beatrice M. Beck,, daughter of the Solicitor General of the U. S., to one Pinckney Tuck; in Washington...
...when he sighted the Reid and the Raleigh. At 3:40 in the afternoon he reached Iceland, the total time of the flight having been 8 hrs. and 40 min. "It was a cinch after the first two hours," said he, "but at the beginning it was nip and tuck." Meanwhile, the planes which had put back waited for another chance to attempt the most perilous flght of their journey home. On Sunday, they hopped off. The sun was shining; there was no hint of fog. Wade had trouble starting. Before the flight had been long under way, word...
...London, Conn., June 12.--The feature of today's rowing was a two-mile race this morning between the Second Crew and the Freshmen, in which the former won by one and three-quarters lengths. It was nip and tuck all the way and the whole camp, which turned out in a body to see the encounter from the launches and from automobiles along the bank, had plenty to watch...
...Hanoverians last few tussles, Coach Tuck will not start Captain Hall, but instead will alternate him throughout the game with Lyon, another Green flash, while Manser and Everett will relieve Sheehy and Sly. With the exception of Manser, Everett, and a third sub, who are Sophomores, the entire New Hampshire squad is composed of Seniors...
...seventh, however, the brush at the finish proved unprofitable for the University. Watters had been up with the best of them during the opening chapters, but had found his first race of the season not so easy after the half-way mark. He had been having it nip and tuck with Captain Holt, but it was only over the final distance that the M. I. T. leader, uncovering a perfectly timed sprint, swept past with a second's lead to finish...