Word: windedly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...typically sparse Soldiers Field crowd watched a gusty wind aid Cook's curve, as he struck out eight, walking only two. Cook's control was marvelous, and he had the opposing batsmen off-balance throughout the game, giving his team a relatively easy day in the field...
...conditions had not changed for the varsity heavyweight's race, the last of the afternoon, there would have been no chance for setting a record, since most of the crews were rowing into a head wind. But the breeze shifted just before the last race, giving the varsity a favorable tail wind...
...molested; he emerged two hours later, notes in hand, and headed for his classroom. For 50 minutes Van Allen lectured to Iowa undergraduates on the theory of transformers, then quipped: "All this is very good in theory, but in practice, you take a piece of iron, wind a wire around it, then plug the wire in. The core gets hot, the wires smoke, and the fuse blows. So you see, there are practical limitations to theory...
...varsity's Joel Landau could be the central figure of the afternoon. Landau has been experiencing difficulty with his hurdling form, and his performances this season have been below par. Last week, even with a strong following wind, he managed only 15.1 in the high hudles and two weeks ago he lost to Gil Roesler of Army...
...other hand, the Crimson's Ed Wadsworth seemed to thrive on the cold and wind. Wadsworth walked only two men in nine innings, gave up four hits and struck out four to give coach Norm Shepard his strongest pitching performance of the year...