Word: faste
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...give them "caisson disease" or "the bends," as divers call the dangerous condition produced when they are brought too swiftly out of high-pressure depths. The basis of this dangerous condition is the formation of bubbles in the blood stream, bubbles of nitrogen that has not escaped fast enough from solution in the blood...
...half Protestant; they decided to build a church which should be at the service of each group on alternate Sundays. They bought a bell, started a cemetery. But the Protestants of Samnaun seemed to prefer the cemetery to the church. They dwindled away much faster than the Catholics-so fast that at last there was only one of them left, the old man who rings the bell every other Sunday in the empty church, calling the phantom parishioners to worship. He retains his rights...
...third heat. Moore of Penn State won the last race in handy fashion, and West of Stanford and Haas, the Georgetown captain, progressed to the finals with second honors. The high obstacle event should bring about some of the closest competition of the meet this afternoon, and on a fast track Dye is due to threaten the mark set by Earl Thompson six years ago. The Crimson entries, Ballantyne and Clarke, were completely shut out in the trials...
...struggle this afternoon, Watters of Harvard, Leness of M. I. T., and Martin of Dartmouth broke the tape in their respective qualifying heats. The Crimson star came out of the ruck on the home stretch to win handily in 1 minute 56 7-10 seconds just ahead of the fast coming Sober of City College of New York, and Boyden, Golden Bear half miler. In the second race, the Tech leader, Leness, won in slightly better time over McCloskey of Boston College and Richardson of Stanford. The Cardinal flash who is expected to fight it cut with Watters...
...thriller in the quarter mile series came when Paulsen, Yale star, who was nosed out by Kane last Saturday, romped home ahead of a fast field in the third heat to win in 48 8-10 seconds. The Blue flash came to the fore in the last 25 yards and was pushed all the way to the tape by Cooke of Syracuse and Burgess of Georgetown. Miller of Stanford won the second heat and Ascher, veteran Georgetown runner showed the way in the final brush...