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TIME was so far from supposing that the bow of the S-51 came up "by the desire or intent of the salvage force" as to state ". . . (the) workers were astonished to see the nose of the sunken monster suddenly poke through the waves. . . ." The facts of this accident as reported by TIME do not differ materially from those cited by Captain King. None the less TIME did not explicitly state that the pumping of a small amount of air into the lifting pontoons on the day in question was but a preliminary action, not intended to produce the disastrous...
...ships gayly. In the greysome depths eels and fishes saw the huge barnacled steel whale shift about and sway in her bed like a restive sleeper, start behemothly for the surface. On the reeling decks above workers were astonished to see the nose of the sunken monster suddenly poke through the waves and into the sunlight once again. The crews cheered. In another moment the amidships pontoons appeared. It seemed that all that remained was to blow out the stern pontoons and tow the resurrected ship and her ghastly cargo back to a Christian harbor of refuge...
Give the Ibis just one poke...
...Cambridge Latin team had one star forward, Harlow, who poke-checked prettily and gave Jackson in the Crimson goal some trouble. The schoolboys were outskated continually, however, and toward the close of the contest resorted to shinny to keep the score from increasing. Temple did some fast work in the early minutes of the game, and Fitzgerald in goal lived up to the family tradition. Tudor, Putnam, and Stanley all broke through the outer defense only to be thwarted at the goal...
...center the Canadians have a good roving pivot. He has an uncanny trick of opposing attacks with a deceptive poke-check. At defense Toronto has two effective and apparently tireless skaters. Both have played in every game without a relief. Porter is rangy and the fastest man on the Varsity squad. When he takes the puck he is the hardest man to stop, and almost invariably carries it the length of the ice. Porter is additionally valuable for he is rarely off his feet, being more than ordinarily clever at jumping sticks Wright at right defense does not stand...