Word: zag
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Victor instruments were evolved upon a basic patent taken out in 1887 by of Thomas Alva Edison, primarily in that the spiral sound-recording lines incised upon the records have a uniform depth and zig-zag laterally, while Mr. Edison has adhered to lines of uniform width going over "hill and dale." A good account of Mr. Edison's first phonograph (1877) is contained in Edison: The Man and His Work by George S. Bryan, lately published (Knopf, $4.00). He had his mechanician mount a metal drum on a shaft with a balance wheel at one end, a crank...
...puzzle unpleasant in the unravelling. To see a tiny bit of pig skin move back and forth in the zig zag of modern football remain among the few stalwart pleasures of modern life. And when those who do the zig zaggling represent Yale and Harvard the journey of the Ten Thousand is purely a Fighteous crusade and Cerberus not half the monster that he might be longjours landace pour le sport...
Zarakov, at center, was easily the star of the game. He was able to pick the puck out of a scrimmage quickly and zig zag up the rink to bring it within shooting distance, thus opening the way to several of the nine Freshman goals...
Following Churchill's lengthy zig-zag run for the opening score, after which Hammond drop-kicked the goal, the Crimson soon obtained possession of the ball on Florida's 26-yard line when Pomeroy muffed a punt which Kunhardt fell on as Holder took out the Southern quarterback. The Hammond, Churchill, and Rouillard alternated running with the ball until two first downs were secured by short, consistent gains. Rouillard finally plunged through the left side of the Florida line for the second touchdown and Hammond kicked the goal. The Crimson did not score again until the second period when Hammond...