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First air-wedding to be recorded, few years later, was that of a young Belgian aeronaut, Georges Raoul Thiel, and Madeleine Bailly. Their balloon, a primitive affair composed of gasbag and plain square basket, was named Lime de Miel ("Honeymoon"). The Thiels were married by the Brussels burgomeister in the public square, then cast off in the Lime de Miel to sail over the countryside, landing prettily in a cow pasture a few miles away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Heavenly Matches | 8/21/1933 | See Source »

Pennsylvania.- Rushers, Miel, (captain), Dewey, Spieth, Schell, Bowser and Zeigler; quarter-back, Hume; halfbacks, Hulne and Wood; full-back, Grahan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/21/1887 | See Source »

...first championship game took place at Philadelphia on Saturday between Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. The teams were as follows: Yale-Rushers, Wallace, Gill, Corbin, Woodruff, Cross and Pratt; quarter-back, Beecher; half-backs, Williams and Morrison; full-back, Foster, Pennsylvania-Rushers, Miel, Zeigler, Dewey, AShmont, Bowser, Spaeth, Ross; quarter-back, McCance; half-backs, Hulme and Colladay; full-back, F. Graham. Yale won the toss and took the ball, which was forced quickly toward Pennsylvania's goal, and after a few short rushes, Corbin carried it over the line. Time 5 minutes. The ball was placed in the centre...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Yale-Pennsylvania Football Game. | 11/2/1887 | See Source »

...former days. Little tackling was done as the Trinity men seldom had the ball. In the second inning Keith broke his nose and his place was taken by Homans. The teams were : Trinity-Rushers, Miller, (capt.) Rodgers, Child, Cameron, Hurd, Hayes, - ; quarterback, Thorne; halfbacks, Barber and Lobdell; full back, Miel. Harvard-Rushers, Simpkins, Phillips, Brooks, Winslow, Gilman, Thayer, Keith ; quarterback, Bemis : halfbacks, Kimball and Willard; fullback, Peabody. Referee, T. H. Cabot, '86. Umpire for Harvard, George Adams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trinity Game. | 11/1/1884 | See Source »

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