Word: combat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Lyon gave the fourth of his series of Assyrian Readings, in the Fogg Museum yesterday afternoon. The subject of the reading was a mythological poem from the library of Saradanapalus of Assyria, describing a combat between the god Marduk and Tiamat, a dragon. The poem is written on six tablets, parts of which were brought to light in the British Museum in 1875 by George Smith...
...nigh desperate. If no more than 20 players enter, there can hardly be more than six players in the second round. And even strong players can play limp chess if they are left without strenuous competition. The advantage usually gained by the men that enter these tournaments is that combat between stranger styles that unfailingly leads to good chess at New York and good chess in the University. The position of sophomore champion ('98 and '99) lies now open, besides the University championship and the four guardships. If it must be that our chess spirit shall slacken in this crisis...
Townsend and Parker had a spirited and scientific combat. Parker is a left-handed fencer and able to take care of himself, but was hardly a match for his rival, whose work was more finished...
...inevitable workings of fate were never better illustrated; Phedre's fate is settled from the beginning of the play it is little short of madness for her to hope to successfully combat the will of the Gods...
...reasons for this we give substantially as they have been stated to us by one of the members. In the first place, they point out that no satisfactory method has yet been found for conducting the existing hall. The general table system is not a success, and students stoutly combat any plan which looks to an extension of this system. Any considerable permanent addition to the number of men at club tables is also opposed and there seems to be a strong desire for a return to club tables, with one man to one seat throughout the hall. This latter...