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...Crimson foilmen however, are certain to show up well, and it it quite possible that they will annex the foil championship as they did last year. The fate of the other two weapons is uncertain, but the opposition will be a good deal stiffer than Seton Hall was, and Seton beat the Peroymen...
...Japanese Foreign Office, in stiffer language than the U. S. State Department used to protest the sinking of the U. S. S. Panay by Japanese bombers, notified British Ambassador to Japan Sir Robert Leslie Craigie that the Asama incident was "a serious unfriendly act," and demanded "a full and valid explanation promptly...
Ever since Denmark's Premier Thorvald Stauning made a pessimistic New Year's broadcast, Copenhagen papers have debated whether he meant to imply that the country would not resist if invaded. Most of them demanded a stiffer stand. Last week they got it. Bucked by Sweden's plain talk to Russia (see above), the six major parties of Denmark's Folketing (lower house) jointly moved and passed unanimously (one North Schleswig member not voting) a resolution which said...
...Wesleyan Cardinals, defending Little Three titlists, succumbed to the Crimson 45 to 40 in the Indoor Athletic Building last year, but will offer stiffer opposition on Thursday in Middletown, Conn. Coach Dale Lash lost by graduation stars of the first magnitude in guard Jee Morningstar, and Dick Phelps, a good center, but prospects are above average...
...Green yearlings were rated heavy favorites over Coach Stahley's eleven in pre-game predictions by virtue of their undefeated record. They had already handed out decisive defeats to the Holy Cross and Boston College first-year men, and the opposition offered by the Crimson cubs was stiffer than expected...