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After his long siege of illness, Anthony Eden at 56 is feeling robust again and eager to take over as the Queen's first minister. His bout with the Russians at Berlin whetted his zest, and he came home with a tougher view about dealing with the Kremlin than that suggested by Sir Winston's still-evident yearning for a sweeping parley at the summit...
...that ranged from ringing denunciations of bacon & eggs for breakfast to a demand for a law requiring all men to tell their wives how much money they earn. Four years ago, when every British man worthy of his gender stood breathlessly awaiting the first round of a long-heralded bout of fisticuffs between two gentlemen named Lee Savold and Bruce Woodcock, Dr. Edith threw a haymaker at the manly art of the prize ring itself. "The Woodcock-Savold fight and all similar spectacles," she announced at a garden fete, "are neither amusing nor instructive. Mothers and teachers must instruct small...
...Yardling victor had three individual champions. At 167, John Weaver stopped Chris Fasiotis of Apley, Dave McLean defeated John Butcher of Matthews North in the 137 pound bout, and Bob Holmes won over Ed Johnson of Massachusetts Hall...
Another outstanding match found the Puritans' Louis LeFevre winning a fall in the other semi-final House unlimited bout from the Dragon's John Tierney. LeFevre has won all his matches by falls and should prove a strong contender for Tim Anderson in the House unlimited final tonight...
...Ingalls of Adams looked impressive in winning a fall off Dunster's Bob Fish, which foreshadows another prospectively fine-bout when he meets champion Scullin in the House 177 pound final...