Word: armstrong
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spectators shrieked to have the fight stopped. They had gone to Madison Square Garden's Long Island Bowl prepared to see a lively boxing match between 28-year-old Welterweight Champion Barney Ross, who had never been knocked out in ten years of prizefighting, and Challenger Henry Armstrong, 25-year-old Negro, who had knocked out 35 of his 37 opponents in the past 18 months. But they were not prepared to see one of the most brutal beatings in the history of the prize ring...
Every round was the same. Challenger Armstrong sprang out of his corner and in a split second was toe-to-toe and chest-to-chest with his opponent. For 15 rounds he pounded ring-wise Barney Ross with relentless fury-1.200 punches in 45 minutes. Barney Ross, dripping blood and teetering on his helpless legs, refused to quit, went the full 15 rounds rather than have his first knockout chalked against...
Kirkland, last year's champion has a good chance to repeat. Whitney Howland is stroking the first boat, with Ben Kirkland (no relation)at seven, Larry Arnold at six, Lucien Wulsin at five, Fred Armstrong at four, Brainard at 3, Bob Tilney at 2, Jack Tynan in the bow, and Bill Kemp...
First Sergeants are Cleveland Amory '39, Edwin R. Clarke '39, Allen E. Puckett '39, and Charles C. Snyder '39, while 1939 chiefs of sections are Frederick S. Armstrong, Arthur R. Borden, Jr., I. Tucker Burr, 3d, William L. Calfee, Arthur L. Derby, Jr., Francis J. Donovan, Jr., William A. McFadden, John F. Regan, and Frank S. White...
...with the professors. Three critics of business-Professors George Sylvester Counts, F. Ernest Johnson and Edward Hartman Reisner-thereupon started the fur flying. Four businessmen hit back-Mark M. Jones, president of Akron Belting Co.; George Harrison Houston, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works; Henning Webb Prentis Jr., president of Armstrong Cork Co.; Dr. Harold Stonier, executive manager of American Bankers Association...