Word: foils
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wedding of James Potter Polk, son of onetime (1918-19) Acting Secretary of State Frank Lyon Polk, and Margaret Smith Salvage in swank Lattingtown, L. I. went J. Pierpont Morgan. When he went into the church, he clapped his topper over his face to foil a battery of nine cameramen. When he left the church he threatened the cameramen with his umbrella. On each occasion he was thoroughly photographed. Muttered the 69-year-old financier, getting into his Rolls-Royce: "They won't leave me alone. And those flashlights scare me to death...
Crimson hopes will be placed on William F. Gerber '37 in the Foil; Captain Edward O. Miller '37 in the Epee; and Edward S. Skinner '38, veteran, in the Sabre. Yale's team is built around Maurice Grasson and Philip Viscidi, who both will fight in all three events...
...sabre, Edward S. Skinnor '39 captured all three of his matches to lead the Varsity in points. For the Freshmen, Captain Cranston E. Jones '40 won two foil encounters, including a close match with the ace Varsity Foilsman, William F. Gerber '38, 5 to 3. Crimson Captain Edward O. Miller '37 was only defeated once to place second in the scoring for the victors...
Stooge is defined on page 2,484 of Webster's New International Dictionary as "a foil, esp. for a comedian. Theatr. Slang...
...Joseph W. Goldzicher '40. Miller was formerly three weapon champion of St. Louis and Jones was captain of the Andover fencing team. On the Varsity, the important cogs are Captain Miller, New England epee team champion, William F. Gerber '38, who was runner-up in the New England foil championship, Nathaniel B. Batchelder, Jr. '39, holder of the New England sabre team championship, and Edwin S. Skinner...