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...bandaged to three times its natural size, and the hand guarded by a thick leathern gauntlet. Lastly, a pair of spectacles, rimmed with metal, protected the eyes. The schlager, or duelling sword, is then placed in his hand - a nasty looking weapon about a yard and a quarter in length, quite blunt but for about ten inches at the end, where it is double-edged and as sharp as a razor. Thus accoutred, our hero, being the challenging party, walks slowly forward to the middle of the ground, his right arm, which must be terribly heavy, supported by the Fuchs...
...management of the meetings last year by the officers of H. A. A. was, considering the disadvantages under which it labored, exceptionally good. The events were called out promptly, and the audience was not kept waiting any length of time for the contestants to appear. The seats erected in the gymnasium, although not fully adequate to accommodate the large crowds at the last two meetings of last year, were as good as could be expected, from the fact that they had to be put up Saturday and taken down before Monday afternoon. If the meetings pass off as well this...
...schools throughout the United States are teaching total abstinence under penalty of losing their subsidies from the State governments. The lecturer brought this fact out as more noteworthy, because of the well-known corruption of our legislatures, which he considered at some length...
...next lecture the influences of the growth of the athletic games on Greek art will be discussed at greater length...
...Yale crew rowed on the harbor a couple of days ago. The reason of this outdoor trial was to test the crew, and see if the work in the tank had produced beneficial results. The trial was highly successful, and Captain Rogers feels much elated. The length of the tank is just sufficient for a barge to be placed therein. To keep the boat from rocking too much in the choppy sea, which is occasioned by the rowing, ropes are suspended from the ceiling and fastened under the ends of the boat. After a few strokes have been taken...