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Word: speeding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...famous Tattenham Corner a brown mongrel ran out on the track, tried to nip Colorado's heels. British newspapermen made much of this incident, but it is not likely that it had anything to do with the result of the race. Coronach's speed needed no mongrel help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Derby | 6/14/1926 | See Source »

...should be more favorable when the two nines clash on Soldiers Field at 4 o'clock, and if Danzell who is slated to hurl for the invaders is in form, the game should be a tight pitchers' battle, with the Crimson, due to its previous win and the fast speed at which, it is now travelling, slightly the favorite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD FAVORED TO CAPTURE SECOND GAME FROM BRUINS | 6/12/1926 | See Source »

...Regional disarmament; b) Chemical and bacteriological warfare; c) Possible elaborations to be made in the League Covenant with intent to speed up and reenforce the League mechanism for bringing aid to an attacked state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Advancing Preparations | 6/7/1926 | See Source »

...than three and a half hours of breathtaking skids and recoveries, the judges decided to flag down the first car passing the 400-mile mark as the winner-declined to let the race proceed until someone was killed. Frank Lockhart of California, driving a Miller Special at an average speed of 94.63 miles an hour, crossed the 400-mile mark first, received $20,000 for winning the race, $9,600 more for covering the fastest lap, $10,000 more from accessory manufacturers. Second: Harry Hartz also in a Miller Special. Third: Cliff Woodbury in a Boyle Special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Racing | 6/7/1926 | See Source »

Most track enthusiasts know that shot putting is the art of overcoming gravity To do this one must combine speed, strength and weight, co-ordinating all three to gain the best possible form. When a shot putter learns his art there should be no strain. And yet I consider the shot put to be the most difficult of all field events to master thoroughly. In the hammer and discuss it is possible to gather momentum in the movements inside the seven foot circle. In the shot put the competitor operates from a dead start and must...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Farrell Discourses Upon Shot Putting--Its History and Its Performers | 5/27/1926 | See Source »

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