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CHAPTER XV

THE SNOWBALL BATTLE

"Now then, fellows, for the greatest snowball battle of the age!"

"Here is where Company A smothers Company B!"

"Rats! You mean that Company B will bury Company A out of sight!"

"Hi, Major Ruddy! What side are you going on?" queried Bart Conners, who still commanded Company B.

"He is coming on our side!" answered Henry Lee, the captain of the other company.

"Well, I can't fight on both sides," answered the young major with a laugh.

"Go with the company that wins!" suggested Pepper, with a grin.

"Toss up a cent for it," suggested Andy.

"All right, I'll toss up," answered Jack, and did so, and it was decided that he should fight with Company B.

"Good enough!" cried Pepper, who was in that command. "Now Company A is licked, sure!"

"Not much!" was the answer from Stuffer Singleton. "We'll win, sure!"

"We will, unless you stop to eat a doughnut!" put in Joe Nelson, and at this remark a general laugh went up, for Stuffer had once lost a long-distance running race because he stopped on the way to devour some cookies he had in his pocket.

It was after school hours, and the cadets had gathered on the field where, during the summer, corn had been raised. It was to be a battle between the two companies of the school battalion, with the company captain as leader on each side.

The preliminary rules were speedily arranged. Lines were drawn at either end of the field, about five hundred feet apart. In the center, about a hundred feet apart, two other lines were drawn. Along the latter lines the cadets arranged themselves.

1. what does Company A do to the other company?
2. who was the other company?
3. who said with a smile
4. what did they throw up in the air?
5. who said I can't argue both issues?
6. what was grown on the land where they got together?
7. what was 1200 inches apart?
8. how about 6000 inches away?
9. who got themselves in order on the boundry?
10. what would they possibly take time to consume by mouth?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. smothers them
2. Company B
3. Pepper
4. a cent
5. the young major with a laugh.
6. corn
7. , two other lines
8. Lines were drawn at either end of the field
9. the cadets
10. a doughnut

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(CNN)John Isner could not keep the United States in the Davis Cup on Sunday, so it was likely small consolation that his incredible tennis milestone remained unbeaten.

While the American lost to Andy Murray in Scotland, putting Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the prestigious teams event, halfway across the world an absorbing battle was playing out between two of South America's most bitter rivals.

In the end it didn't come close to matching Isner's 11-hour marathon against Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, but the fourth rubber in the clash between Argentina and Brazil made its own piece of history.

For six hour and 43 minutes, Leonardo Mayer and Joao Souza contested the second-longest singles match in tennis history -- and third longest of any format after a seven-hour doubles clash between Switzerland and the Czech Republic in 2013.

Mayer eventually triumphed, after his 11th match point, winning 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 5-7 15-13 in front of a delirious home crowd in Buenos Aires to send the tie to a deciding rubber.

It set the scene for Federico Delbonis to take on Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in the decider -- with the winner to earn a clash with Novak Djokovic's Serbia, a 5-0 victor over Balkan rival Croatia.

Delbonis had won the first set 6-3 when play was halted for the day due to bad light. The match will resume on Monday.

Meanwhile, back in Glasgow, the British team celebrated after earning a home quarterfinal clash with France on July 17-19, the weekend after the completion of Wimbledon.

1. Who didn't keep the Davis cup on the Sunday of the report?
2. Who did he lose to?
3. Whee was the match?
4. And what country does Andy Murry represent?
5. Who played in the second-longest singles match in history?
6. How long was the match?
7. What coutries did those competitors represent?
8. Who had an 11 hour match at Wiblteton in 2010?
9. What did the British team celebrate in Glasgow?
10. Who won their first set 6-3 which match will resume as of this report?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. John Isner
2. Andy Murray
3. Scotland
4. Britian
5. Leonardo Mayer and Joao Souza
6. six hour and 43 minutes
7. Switzerland and the Czech Republic
8. Nicolas Mahut
9. home quarterfinal clash
10. Delbonis

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The Vatican Apostolic Library (), more commonly called the Vatican Library or simply the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City. Formally established in 1475, although it is much older, it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. It has 75,000 codices from throughout history, as well as 1.1 million printed books, which include some 8,500 incunabula.

The Vatican Library is a research library for history, law, philosophy, science and theology. The Vatican Library is open to anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs. Photocopies for private study of pages from books published between 1801 and 1990 can be requested in person or by mail.

In March 2014, the Vatican Library began an initial four-year project of digitising its collection of manuscripts, to be made available online.

The Vatican Secret Archives were separated from the library at the beginning of the 17th century; they contain another 150,000 items.

Scholars have traditionally divided the history of the library into five periods, Pre-Lateran, Lateran, Avignon, Pre-Vatican and Vatican.

The Pre-Lateran period, comprising the initial days of the library, dated from the earliest days of the Church. Only a handful of volumes survive from this period, though some are very significant.

1. When was the Vat formally opened?
2. what is the library for?
3. for what subjects?
4. and?
5. what was started in 2014?
6. how do scholars divide the library?
7. how many?
8. what is the official name of the Vat?
9. where is it?
10. how many printed books does it contain?
11. when were the Secret Archives moved from the rest of the library?
12. how many items are in this secret collection?
13. Can anyone use this library?
14. what must be requested to view?
15. what must be requested in person or by mail?
16. of what books?
17. What is the Vat the library of?
18. How many books survived the Pre Lateran period?
19. what is the point of the project started in 2014?
20. what will this allow?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. It was formally established in 1475
2. research
3. history, and law
4. philosophy, science and theology
5. a project
6. into periods
7. five
8. The Vatican Apostolic Library
9. in Vatican City
10. 1.1 million
11. at the beginning of the 17th century;
12. 150,000
13. anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs.
14. unknown
15. Photocopies
16. only books published between 1801 and 1990
17. the Holy See
18. a handful of volumes
19. digitising manuscripts
20. them to be viewed online.