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...Philadelphia's German section. To help himself through La Salle (he wants to be a dentist) Verdeur stokes the furnace at the gym. The Turners' pool is an antiquated 18-by-20-yard tub with no gutters; when Joe gets to thrashing around in it, the sidewash kicks up into ocean-sized waves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bathtub Splasher | 4/7/1947 | See Source »

...Sidewash. But when a wave strikes a wall it may, instead of sweeping over, sweep sideward, right & left. If the Russians believe they cannot breach the wall, they may choose another course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF RUSSIA: Before the Fir-lined Passes | 4/10/1944 | See Source »

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