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French Champion. At Chantilly, France, A. M. Vagliano dug his ball out of the cuppy, sandy lies; kept it out of the briars and birchwoods along the boundaries; evaded the gullies near the clubhouse; holed his putts on the bleached, worm-ridden greens. Against him played strapping André Gobert, onetime French Davis Cup (tennis) player. André is a newcomer to golf, stiff of wrist, mathematical with his backswing, monstrously strong at long shots; but he needs his gracious, white- toothed smile for such opponents as Monsieur Vagliano. The latter vanquished André, 6 and 4 in 36 holes...
...Gobert, described by the Monarchist press as "an honest simple- minded fellow," corroborated the evidence given by Syrig by stating that Herr Ebert had exhorted all workmen to ignore orders to join the Army...
...proceedings, it was proved that Syrig had told a friend that by giving evidence against the President his wife would be looked after all her earthly days. The uncle of Syrig testified that his nephew was a habitual liar and a practised thief. It was also brought out that Gobert had been punished eight times for fraud...
...these tables have been published in four large volumes by the French Ministry of Public Instruction, and have been twice awarded the Prix Rossi by the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques M. d'Avenel's other famous works are: "Richelieu et la Monarchie Absolue," given the Grand Prix Gobert by the French Academy; "Le Mecanisme de la Vie Moderne," and "Les Francais de Mon Temps...
...tables have been published in four large volumes by the French Ministry of Public Instruction and have been twice awarded the Prix Rossi by the Academie des Sciences Morales and Politiques. M. d'Avenel's other most famous works are: "Richelieu et la Monarchie Absolue," given the Grand Prix Gobert by the French Academy; "Le Mecanisme de la Vie Moderne," and "Les Francais de Mon Temps...