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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
8
An account from Hayman Island recounts a chaotic episode at sea during a fishing trip. A giant devil ray fouled the anchor line and prowled near the boat as crew struggled with a malfunctioning engine and a tense, washed out encounter with the ray.
A chaotic recount describes a vessel near Hayvai Island with a massive rock reef, goats scattered on cliffs, a tense chase by the crew, and a perilous climb as a cyclone approaches. The narrator recalls engine strain, a runaway wheel, and a safety scramble amid stormy seas and dangerous tides.
Historian style piece recalls Pagyo Nurmi's 4 min 10.4 sec Swedish mile and 1910s era debates on breaking four minutes. It discusses Cunningham and Wooderson chasing the world record at Dartmouth and verbal forecasts for future milers. It contrasts Nurmi's pace theory with the idea a true four minute mile may come. The article notes public fascination and potential of a landmark moment in distance running.
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