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...depth of 324 feet, water pressure is 140 pounds to the square inch, enough to crush a man's lungs. Though seasoned divers in specially constructed suits have reached a depth of 300 ft. they can only work there ten minutes at a time before exhaustion sets in. Despite these difficulties, a grim circle of British warships and tenders lay to all week about the buoy that marked the grave of the #47. Boatloads of seasick reporters tossed on the grey waters of St. George's Channel waiting for news. Long after it was apparent that there would...
...Louis and Teena approach, Jencic hides in a dark doorway. Sharp-eyed Louie yanks him out by the collar. At last Jencic awakes. He grabs Louie by the throat, smashes his face. Down goes Louie, then up with a knife. Mighty Jencic just advances slowly, arms out seeking to crush, face murderous. Louie retreats. Baker Krusack commends Jencic: "You've been a worm, but now you've turned over, and you'll stay turned over. . . . Well, there must be rewards for all good work. . . . I will show you another part of the trade, so you will learn...
General interest this year (distinct from local interest in home-town teams) centres in efforts to crush the dominance of the New York Yankees (American League), undefeated in the last two World Series. At last opponents see a ray of hope. Small, shrewd Miller Huggins, the Yankee manager, has been forced to replace an important cog in his almost-perfect machine. The agile legs of Joe Dugan, third baseman, gave way. Huggins has moved Mark Koenig, shortstop, to that position...
...Morgan. Although suffering from a heavy cold, Mr. Morgan at the last moment disregarded the advice of physicians and sped by motor to attend the simple service held for Mr. Herrick at the Paris Pro-Cathedral. That edifice is capable of holding less than 1,000, and an appalling crush ensued...
Another personage for whom the crush gave way was Marshal Joseph Joffre- "Papa" Joffre, just robbed of 50,000 francs and with water on the knee...