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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from his battle wounds and lived to die, last week, in bed, of bronchial pneumonia, at 66. The 15 years of grace thus granted by Death had enabled Colonel Diaz to become Marshal Diaz, the nation's military idol, the first commander to lead United Italy from national defeat to national victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Death of Diaz | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

...Orange foilsmen have not had a successful season, and no real comparison can be made between the two teams as a result of their matches with Pennsylvania. Both have been overcome by the Quakers by comparatively close scores, the University foilsmen going down to defeat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FENCERS CROSS FOILS WITH SYRACUSE TODAY | 3/10/1928 | See Source »

...Freshmen will meet one of the strongest preparatory school aggregations in the Andover fencers this afternoon. Not yet having met defeat this season, the Freshmen are confident of winning over Andover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON SWORDSMEN TO COMBAT B. U. TEAM TODAY | 3/7/1928 | See Source »

...University fencing team went down to defeat before the University of Pennsylvania swordsmen by the close score of 9 to 8, Saturday at Philadelphia. The last bout in the sabres was the deciding event, and it took a clean sweep in the sabres for the red and blue foilsmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY FENCERS FOILED BY RED AND BLUE SWORDSMEN | 3/5/1928 | See Source »

Team C squash racquetmen went down to a 3 to 2 defeat at the hands of Newton Club Saturday afternoon. With only the game with Union Boat Club on Saturday remaining to be played, team C is tied with Harvard Club for fourth position in the state Class C squash racquets interclub tournament...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WARE CAPTURES CLASS B SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP | 3/5/1928 | See Source »

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