Word: dueling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...haughtiest and most famous theatre in the world. Recently the Comédie Franchise was delighted to honor French Playwright Henry Bernstein's Judith. But not, in Bernstein's opinion, to rehearse it properly. Thereupon Bernstein naturally insulted Bourdet. Bourdet naturally challenged Bernstein to a duel. It was Bourdet's first, Bernstein's ninth...
...daybreak one morning last week in a Neuilly garden near Paris, the duel did not begin until lunchtime, because both swordsmen overslept. Arriving first, Bernstein found a policeman trying to forbid the encounter.* Said Bernstein, brushing him by: "You're not going to forbid anyone to do anything." As the challenged party, Bernstein had choice of weapons, chose épées; as winner of the toss, had choice of position, chose the sun at his back...
...lunged wildly at 61-year-old Bernstein's chest and abdomen. At first Bernstein took it easy, then gradually matched his opponent's aggressiveness, finally gave Bourdet a poke in the arm. This ended the fight. But not for Bourdet. Snapped he: "This is only a theatre duel." Begging in vain for another go, he finally strode fuming off the field, without shaking Bernstein's hand...
Trick shooting and a duel will feature the Grand Finale of Wide and Handsome Shooting which winds up the season of the ROTC Pistol Team tonight in the Memorial Hall range at 7:30 o'clock...
Coach Bill Neufeld warned the Harvard Freshman team at a meeting in the Varsity Club last night their duel with the Yale Freshmen will not be the pushover it was last year. Though the Crimson first year team is of better than average brilliance, it lacks the depth of strength to assure second and third places...