Word: hailstorms
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Miss Lillian Harrison. Garmented heavily in grease, a young woman from Argentina slipped into the sea from Cape Griz Nez. A hailstorm struck her an hour out, but she made extraordinary time. In a little over two hours she made four miles. Four hours out she (vegetarian) took a little food, appeared to get new vigor, increased her pace. Seven hours out she was only eight miles from Dover. No previous swimmer had ever made such fast time. Seven hours and five minutes out she called to an Egyptian, Ishak Helmy, who was "pacing" her.: "Catch me, Helmy." He turned...
...team which has won 10 out of 11 games this season, which has defeated the B. A. A. sextet 2 to 1 and 5 to 1, which has overcome Pere Marquette twice, and which in its best game swept over M. I. T. with a 7-0 hailstorm. This is a formidable record and, as far as comparative scores go, gives Westminster a slight edge. The Crimson was only able to the B. A. A. 3 to 3, but overwhelmed the Engineers 9 to 2, by the same margin as Westminster...