THE BATTLE OF THE HEROES 



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From the Philadelphia Record 



According to his story, he made twenty-five miles on the first day, twenty on 

 the second, twenty on the third, twenty-five on the fourth and forty — yes 

 forty ! — on the fifth. On these last five days he traveled at an average rate 

 of twenty-six miles a day. 



And on the return trip from the pole to Cape Columbia he made even 

 better time. He tried, he says, on his return trip to make double the distance 



