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...Field Marshal. The Hungarian military code of honor demanded that Soldier Gömbös give Civilian Eckhardt satisfaction, as he has already done for many another man. But Politician Gömbös, as realistic as he is vain, might be seriously compromised by a duel. For as Premier it is his uncongenial duty to enforce the Hungarian law against duelling. Gömbös asked the advice of the venerable papa of Hungarian politics. Regent Admiral Nicholas de Horthy. Thereupon he accepted the challenge but had his seconds explain to Eckhardt's seconds that...
...first game, played at Providence on May 30, Bill Lincoln hitched up with Ambrose Murray in a twirling duel and emerged with a three hit shutout as his mates collected a trio of tallies on six safe blows off the Bruin hurler...
When a Sicilian wants to duel, he neither presents his card nor flips his glove in his enemy's face. Instead, he bites his opponent's ear. Enacting the role of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana at Manhattan's Hippodrome last week, Tenor Sidney Raynor's bite went wild. He missed Baritone Rocco Pandiscio's ear, took a painful nip out of the Pandiscio cheek. Peace was made over the bandaging backstage. Later in the evening Baritone Pandiscio went onstage with his round jowl swathed. He played his next role heartily, the doleful clown in Pagliacci...
...French Chamber Finance Committee last week Premier Flandin fought a sharp verbal duel with the No.1 French devaluationist, M. Paul Reynaud, who crowed: "I point to devaluation of the belga as evidence of the soundness of my position. It indicates that the gold bloc countries cannot go on indefinitely handicapping themselves in trade. This morning in Paris I can buy for 92 francs Belgian goods that cost 120 francs before the belga was devalued...
Interested spectators at this domestic duel are the Shales's suburban neighbors, a footloose wife and her browbeaten husband (A. E. Matthews). Good indeed is Actor Matthews' gloomy soliloquy on the virtues of the all-electric house he lives in, while pulling off & on a glove, a minute and abstracted gesture which somehow makes hugely eloquent his character's total dimwittedness...