Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
A SWIMMER s DUEL
WITH SHARKS,
Attacked by Two Monsters Mt Once
He Fought His way TO Life with
knife-1IOw the Little Trick
Was Done.

husky, full-grown sharks, and, although
| the professors encounter with the ocean
| hyenaS happened over twenty years ago
| the whole business is still fresh in his
| memory. and the impression is so indeli-
| bic that it will go with him to his
grave
| Professor Clark is laxative whom the
| subject under discussion touches swim
ming or has to do with the sea. and
convorsing on his favorite topic with
| a reporter a few nights ago, he told tho
| shark story and handed out a few other
| thrilling "reminiscences along with IT.
"Id | ever run against n shark in
swmmng:' and the professor, repeat
| ing the newspaper mans question. took
on an air of animation. the sign with him
! that yarn was forthcoming. "Wcn. I
should say I did Met two ut ono time.
ripped one of them oncn and narrowly
escaped being snapped in two by the
! Jaws of the othor
" was in Pensacola IN iss9 and con-
! tract"1 to rivo i public exhibition in
! Tho bay. at 20 point near WASHINGTON nav Y
yard. was to hc -cwcd IN in n big
sack. heavily weighted with sand aud
! thrown into tho water and promised
to cut myself ont with knife and gain
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