Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 24, No. 12. 1961.
The Heroes
The Heroes
Headed by the Captain, Rosso ( the Rum-bottle) Martins, whose weaknesses were revealed by the present writer in an earlier issue of this paper, the Team may surely regard itself as unbeatable; the captain's vast knowledge of all aspects and ramifications of gladiatorial combat, and his constant effort to perfect his own technique in spite of an almost insurmountable inability to join more than two moves into a sequence, have given him a reputation before which any opponent must quail. This doughty warrior is closely followed by the equally notorious Tchupuskja von Peterson, who, as Assistant Groom of the Household Poultry in the Imperial Guard of the Grand Duchy of Steinecker, has seen some of the sterner side of military life. This is evident in his bombastic and aggressive fencing: few will stand for long before him. In the furious fighting that is doubtless to be expected, Jim French will be a tower of strength and immobile solidity. Swinging into battle with Gaelic cries, he accompanies his attack with rolling eyes, gnashing teeth, and filing nails—a galaxy of concerted talents all too rarely seen on the piste in these humdrum days. The fourth member is Dick Hall, whose nom de guerre of "Beau Sobreur" has. it must be confessed, puzzled us since his exhibitions against the Australians recently, and who is included before being pensioned off in the near future. He is expected to astound his opponents; he should, for he astounds us. Should anything be left, of our adversaries, Geoff Lowe will promptly perform the Happy Despatch upon them. Relying on his habitual glamorous appearance when not fencing (hence "Beau Brummel" to his friends) he has created an aura of aristocratic inviolability about him that causes even the Philistines from Canterbury to pause before hitting his sacred person.