Word: billiot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years ago. Now he was defending his championship with a shrapnel wound in his right leg. It didn't seem to hamper his long, powerful stroke. Uncle Emile was in the race, too, more for family support than anything else. They had to beat their traditional rivals, the Billiot family -and there were three Billiots in the race, headed by grim, 65-year-old Grandpa Etienne and Son Adam, a five-time champion. Along the soggy bayou shores, excited Cajuns cheered the Creppels or the Billiots, depending on whose kin they were...
Long before the end of the 4.2 mile race, Uncle Emile had dropped back out of hollering distance. But the family honor was safe: Herb Creppel slithered across the finish line a good 25 yards ahead of the nearest Billiot. Beating the Billiots meant more to him than pocketing the $200 prize...
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