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...propose to strike 'Victory' from our banners and replace it with 'Battle!' " he continued. "We know not only how to move the masses and rule them, but we can also engage in foil fencing on this ground...
Instead of the old unwieldy magnesium powder pan, the new flashlamp looks like an ordinary incandescent bulb. Filled with oxygen, the bulb contains a specially coated filament and crumpled sheets of thin aluminum foil. When the circuit is closed the filament lights, ignites the aluminum foil. Each bulb is used only once. The lamp can be plugged in on an ordinary 115-volt alternating current circuit, or can be used with batteries. The flash lasts only 1/100 sec. Being completely self-contained, offering no fire hazard, the flashlamp can be used where flashlight photographs have never been taken before...
...games in cyclonic style. They were the last he won. Self-contained, graceful Wood, master of backcourt elegance and a competent volley, was softballing Vines out of his game. In every other match the Californian had undone his opponents with their own strength, using their speed as a foil for his. He could not hit Wood's gentle, accurate chopshots. All he could do was imitate them, flounderingly, unsuccessfully. Score for Woods...
...three weapon fencing tournament open to all members of the University will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the quadrangle between Smith and Standish Halls. Each man will use foil epee and sabre...
Each man will be required to use three weapons, the foil, epee, and sabre. The winner of two weapons is accorded the match. Scheduled to start at 2 o'clock, this tournament, is open to all members of the University, and prizes will be given for first and second places. Men thinking of entering the lists are asked to sign up at Hemenway gymnasium as soon as possible...