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Word: ballerinos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...gallant flyweight, Death laid a bleak forefinger on the throat of Vincent ("Pepper") Martin, stopped his breath. Martin-a boring, windmill, hell-for-leather youth-first came to fame as a bantamweight, put on weight, entered the junior lightweight division. A fortnight ago he was beaten by Alike Ballerino, Junior Lightweight Champion. During the bout he whispered to his handlers that he had a pain in his chest. He was defeated, went to a hospital with pneumonia, was defeated again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Death | 7/27/1925 | See Source »

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