Word: duels
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Alison's rejected suitor, believing that Marlowe is responsible for his misfortune in love, accuses the playwright of ill-conduct toward the girl. In order to save Alison's name. Marlowe ignores the insult and pretends to seize upon another with the result that he becomes engaged in the duel that causes his death...
...Columbia gymnastic team defeated the University team by the score of 43 to 20 points in their first duel meet, in the Columbia gymnasium on Friday night. C. A. Woodbury '06 made the best individual score, winning both the horizontal bar and club swinging events. Columbia was especially strong on the flying rings and parallel bars, securing all three places in both events...
...Viktor, however, is already deeply interested in Sophie von Wildenheim, a young widow, but she believes him incapable of true love. Colonel von Rembach also desires to marry Sophie. Reinhard von Feldt, a young and bashful lawyer, and Valeska von Rembach are furthermore desperately in love. Because of a duel Viktor is sentenced to four weeks imprisonment at Colonel von Rembach's fortress...
...Eustace and his friends pursue and come upon Charles and Angelina in the house of Miramont, the uncle of the brothers. Charles, though unarmed, snatches his brother's sword and puts the pursuers to flight. Later in the garden he is waylaid by Eustace and the two fight a duel. They are still fighting when news arrives that their father and Angelina have been captured and are being taken to Paris by Lewis. The brothers unite in rescuing the party, and bring Angelina back. Eustace finally yields his claims and Charles and Angelina are happily married...
...first touchdown was made by Ellis on a series of line plunges after a ten-minute punting duel between Sawin and Miffin. Shortly afterward Sawin made the second touchdown on an end run. The rest of the practice was given up to defensive work, and the game ended with the ball in the middle of the field...