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Because Britons have taken quite a pummeling from the Germans on sea and from the air, and because they have given the Germans quite a punching around in the Sylt, Altmark and Spee affairs. Britons are not so prone as the restless French (see p. 20) to regard the war and their Government as passive. Nevertheless, War Secretary Oliver Stanley felt constrained to admonish domestic and foreign spectators who want more gore in World War II. "We intend to fight in our own way and not in their way," he snorted. "How easy it is, from the ringside, after...
Probably the best marksman on the team is Henry F. Dunbar '42, who shoots his own specially made rifle and ammunition. With practice and experience, he may well become one of the best shots in the country. Lawrence K. Shaul '42 has had the best three-position score (kneeling, prone, and standing) so far this year...
...aggregation has been weak in the middle distances, but Hobie Lerner and Frank MacKechnie made out very well indeed. Lerner took a practically uncontested first in his heat in the 600 in 1:17.8. Satisfied that Lerner had overcome a tendency toward "meet-nervousness" to which he had been prone and anxious to keep him from over-strain, Jaakko scratched Lerner from the semi-finals. Although MacKechnie placed fifth in an eight man host in the same run, the finish was close enough to put him within an ace of pay time. A little more training will turn the trick...