Word: stringes
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Most storied aircraft in the U. S. Army Air Corps today is the Flying Fortress, a monster, four-motored Boeing bomber. Since the first B-17 was delivered to the Air Corps in 1937, the Flying Fortresses have served the Army with the plodding but spectacular fidelity of a string of prize Percherons. Manned by veteran pilots, B-17s have made countless jumps to the Canal Zone and South America, have ranged far out to sea, made long, heavily loaded hops. None has crashed...
...happy, hilarious crowd of 30,640 persons banked around the Crosley Field stands, Walters ended the long line of American League World Series conquests with a courageous three-hit pitching performance. It was the first National League victory since October 9, 1937, snapping the American League's victory string at 10 straight...
Half an hour of contact work was combined with a session of passing, kicking under pressure and covering after punts in which the red-jerseyed first string squad, bolstered by the promotion of men from the ranks of the White Shirts, seemed almost in mid-season form...
Captain Joe Gardella sparked the "A" squad to a two-touchdown win over the "C" team until he was forced out with a minor bump in the ribs. At the same time Chief Boston's first string Yardling aggregation battled it out with the "B" eleven led by Morpheus Franny Lee and Mort Waldstein and the second Freshmen took on the "D" team. It was the first time that the Varsity and Freshman squads have come in contact with each other this season...
...Latin. Titular head of the committee now is Richard M. Gummere, chairman of the committee of Admissions, while Beatrice M. Taussig, daughter-in-law of Professor Taussig, the economist, is in active charge. Gerald F. Else '29, instructor in Greek and Latin, is treasurer. Operating on a shoe string, the committee meets its few expenses through private donations...