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...Grover was undaunted, even though no one paid his boasting much heed since the venture was so obviously impossible. No one, that is, except the local Boston press. Headlines announced, "Ex-HARVARD STAR BEGINS HUB-PROVINCETOWN SWIM," and glorious Grover took...
After a short while in the rough sea, he was reported lost by the Boston papers, but the Coast Guard refused to search the Bay for him unless one of his family first reported him missing. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law, Stephen A. Thomas, brought suit against Grover for threatening him, and a warrant was sworn...
...Grover, without telling the press, came ashore at Minot's Light, North Scituate, only half a mile from his starting point. When his mother finally reported him safe just as his wife reported him missing, the police picked him up on his brother-in-law's charge and secured $100 bail...
...Grover pleaded innocent when arranged on Sept. 20 and was released on personal recognizance, to appear before Judge Thomas J. Spring today. His only other statement at the time was that he had placed third in the Montreal 40-mile swim on Sept...
Whether he did or not, the Boston press will probably continue to glorify Grover today, and this recognition will continue to be unique. The University apparently doesn't recognize him at all, for there is no record of him in any Yearbook nor in the files of the Alumni Association.CHARLES F. GROVER...