Word: went
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...went to Mexico last week from Zapata County, Texas. Through 143 miles of spandy new 12¾ inch pipe it hissed across the border to feed iron and steel furnaces at Monterrey, "The Pittsburgh of Mexico." Pioneer in international public utility, United Gas Co. of Texas, already has contracts calling for natural gas exports of 18 million cubic feet daily through their new pipe. No niggards, they made expensive gas whoopee in Monterrey one night last week, lit a mighty "Inaugural Beacon" which spurted up house high from the Public Square...
...often discover in a match play. Harry Cooper, who had been given a starting time, was ruled out because he had not played in the elimination tournament in his district. Tommy Armour, one-eyed Scot, was sick at home. Al Espinosa put out Bill Melhorn in a match that went 40 holes, then was put out himself by Watrous. In the finals Farrell kept on Diegel's heels until the ninth hole in the afternoon when he knocked the wrong ball in the hole trying to putt past a stymie. He did the same thing on the next hole...
Georgia's little Bulldogs quit the gambling football they played against N. Y. U. and Alabama and went after Georgia Tech, cautiously, as though convinced that this was an important game. In the first period Waugh was hell, but after that the Yellow Jackets blocked one of Chandler's punts, hurried him on another, made him fumble a third, tied the score. Georgia picked up a blocked kick and an edge. Georgia 12. Georgia Tech...
Beaten by California and Notre Dame, Southern California's Trojans were still Pacific Coast Conference champions. To them fell the honor of representing the West in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses in the famed Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. To them also went the privilege of picking their eastern opponent. They took thought, chose the undefeated Pittsburghers...
...revolutionary design, now largely used in speed boats, produced the first boats to make 60 m. p. h. in a contest. In designing his early boats, Chris Smith used no blue prints. Instead, he carved out a small wooden model of the hull. With this in his pocket he went to nearby Walpole Island, picked out a likely looking tree for his boat, and carefully watched over its cutting and seasoning. Now there is a factory to turn out his boats by the hundred, but he still likes to get his own hands on the boats in his workshop. Brown...