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Word: bout (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Featuring the card in the University Boxing Championships today and tomorrow, will be a bout between 200-odd pound Mike Brody, and 132-pound Johnny "Red" Bullitt, in the "heavyweight" class. To the casual observer, this looks like a case of legalized murder, but Bullitt, who fought in the New England Amateur Championship Monday night, is a real master...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bullitt Will Fight Mike Brody in "Heavyweight" Class as 40 Enter University Championships | 3/11/1942 | See Source »

Rottjer's long arm reached out firmly, cut and thrust. Damonte parried, thrust savagely. Before the first two-minute bout was over, blood flowed from both men's forearms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: A Pheasant Screamed | 3/9/1942 | See Source »

...second bout was savage. Rottjer carved a collop from Damonte's chest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: A Pheasant Screamed | 3/9/1942 | See Source »

Visibly weakening in the third bout, Rottjer managed to nip Damonte's shoulder, then gritted his teeth as Damonte's blade cut deep into his own right wrist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: A Pheasant Screamed | 3/9/1942 | See Source »

Christy Bell, Marshall's opponent, was injured, and had to default the bout, but aside from this the Tigermen chalked up two throws and three decisions to win by a safe margin. Dick Thomas in the 145 and Don Miles in the 155 were thrown, and the decisions were against Tom Rogstad, in the heavies, Lev Sossman in the 175, Hal Tine in the 165, and Ed Guild in the 121, who was wrestling Herb Brewer, the Princeton captain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON SLAMS GRAPPLERS, 25 to 5 | 3/2/1942 | See Source »

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