... nothing could hold Tillie back. She won the race. set a new eighteen-hour record. and earned herself a nickname along with the prize money: Tillie the Terrible Swede. Young girls on their bicycles thought Tillie was terrific. But.
... Terrible Swede " led off with his left , " The Terrier " started to feint . Then both stood still and watched each other . " The Terrible Swede " thought he saw an open- ing for the jaw and let out a vicious swing , missing his opponent ...
The Terrible Swede . 1 You SAID THIS BIRD COULD ROWL WRODAYA MER BOWL. A " SETTO " WITH THE " MITTS . " To be very frank , both would have made first- GIVING THE NEW BOWLER THE ONCE OVER. Swed The Terrier OUCH ་ ་ MISSED A HAYMAKER SEES ...
... Terrible Swede " led off with his left , " The Terrier " started to feint . Then both stood still and watched each other . " The Terrible Swede " thought he saw an open- ing for the jaw and let out a vicious swing , missing his opponent ...
The Forgotten Era of Women's Bicycle Racing Roger Gilles. Introduction. The Terrible Swede In 1897, one of Sweet's most famous guests was Tillie, the Terrible Swede, “fastest bicyclist of her sex,” who turned heads when she gave a racing ...
... terrible Swede . " In remote parts of Germany where the traditions of the Thirty Years ' War are still vivid the ter- rible Swede is used as a bogy man to scare naughty chil- dren . What the Swedes did to the Germans will be remembered ...
... Terrible Swede , even though he was born in Norway ) was on first , and decided to steal second . Since Anderson was a legitimate base - stealing threat ( he would tie for the American League lead in steals in 1906 with 39 ) , the play ...
... Terrible Swede , but before this desirable meeting could take place the police seized the Swede and his donkey . It required the services of forty stout police officers to separate the partisans . One man was shot . Three men were badly ...
... Terrible Swede , " famed as a center- fielder . To motherless " Little Sunset " Jones , whose father is also a professional ball - player , the " Terrible Swede " is an idol . Jones takes his small son with him on all his trips and ...
... TERRIBLE SWEDE , " OR " HUNTING FROM A SPEEDING JITNEY ' BUS . " The car was speeding toward the Mexican border . Nothing was heard but the steady purr of the beating motor , when suddenly- " Zowie ! Zowie ! " - two shots rang out ...