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...hero, resourceful as ever, ran to the end of the float, pushed the log into the middle of the stream, untied the Leviathan, and pushed off just as the enemy swarmed over the fence and advanced in skirmish formation. Paddling vigorously with his hands, he was soon in midstream, and was nearing his prize when of a sudden his progress was stopped, for unhappily he had forgotten to untie the stern of the boat...
Harvard does not enter the race a favorite son. This is probably the most fortunate thing about the whole regatta. Favorite sons haven't proved too much in the past. Possibly the Blue oarsmen will go entirely Democratic, and split midstream. Harvard, Republican, will be solid...
...race was over the Henley distance on comparatively choppy water, caused by a strong southerly breeze. Dunster was allotted the lane nearest the Boston shore, while Lowell followed a less sheltered course in midstream, and the advantage of smooth water was probably a contributing factor in Dunster's victory...
Having decided not to drop the old lady in midstream but to trudge on to shore, President Hoover had more trans-atlantic telephoning to do. Statesman Stimson had arrived in Paris from Italy. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon was still resting at Cap Ferrat, after his arduous nocturnal negotiations on the debt holiday. After three long calls to Paris, President Hoover announced...
...rowboat renting float went next, slipped under the bridge successfully, then swung inshore again, ripped loose two big bathing barges and another rowboat float. Out in midstream again went the floating mass of derelicts, slowly spinning round and round. With a crash it broke against the Ernest Walz Bridge, but the Ernest Walz stood firm. Spectators cheered hilariously as the bathhouses went down with towels flying...