Word: combativeness
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...employment, where workers can secure an hour's instruction each day as part of their working time. More than one thousand of these schools are already in operation, Chicago alone having several hundred. The universal adoption of such a system would be the foundation of a serious effort to combat the insidious danger of illiteracy...
...fencing, an asset that inevitably must be mastered by the foilsman and one that proves invaluable in life, whatever career a man pray choose. The struggle for nerve-control, self-restraint on the mat, is as vital in winning matches as is the actual handling of the steel in combat...
...long period of training, of learning the rudiments, he cannot master fencing. When learning golf, tennis, or boxing, the beginner, though not accomplished in his sport, can enjoy himself dubbing at the game until he becomes proficient. The novice fencer is not allowed the pleasure and exhilaration of combat until he not only has learned the elements but until he has mastered them. It is this three or four month period of learning, of work without play, that discourages the public from a sport which once learned has proved an invaluable asset to its devotees, and a life-long source...
...active football but the one point, or even two points earned in this manner would still give the earners of a touchdown their extra credit over those who can score only by the field goals. The defensive team would have a real chance as an organization to combat its opponents' efforts. Consider how few times a free kick that has any chance at clearing the bar is ever blocked by the defenders under present rules...
...defeated 41 to 0, from crossing its goal line, the Brown team easily beat them by the score of 32 to 7. These comparative scores show that while the Brown eleven is not a marvel of strength, it will give the University a stiff game, and another opportunity to combat a cleverly executed aerial game...