Word: bouts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years ago when a referee at a Madison Square Garden bout gave Jack Sharkey a decision over Max Schmeling for the world's heavyweight championship, Schmeling's manager swore never to fight for the Garden again. His vindictiveness had two results: 1) Instead of Sharkey, whom he might have beaten, Schmeling last summer fought Max Baer and was knocked out. 2) Instead of aging Tommy Loughran, whom he might have fought in Miami, Schmeling was matched in Philadelphia last week with young Steve Hamas, onetime Penn State footballer...
...feature bout of the meet should be in the 155-pound class, which will bring together Philip W. A. Hines '34 and Frank McCabe. Though Hines defeated McCabe last year, the Coast Guard man is undefeated this year and has improved considerably. Another close bout will be that between Dick Lawrence '34 and Co-captain Charles Tighe in the 165-pound class...
Varsity wrestling and boxing meets against Springfield will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in the Indoor Athletic Building. Also the Freshman wrestling team will have a bout with the Springfield Freshmen...
...outstanding men this year on the Varsity are Captain Marshall A. Lamb '34, Phillip W. A. Hines '34, and Bradford Simmons '34. Lamb boxes in the 125-pound class, and Hines is in the 155-pound class. Simmons, 1934 crew captain, has never lost a bout in the heavyweight division. So far no Freshman has been particularly outstanding, but foremost among the promising ones are Peter B. Olney, who prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy, and E. Stouart Davis, formerly of Groton. Olney is in the 155-pound class, and Davis in the 165-pound class...
...final mark, may be returned to University Hall. As is recognized by most members of the faculty, the very brevity of the hour examination renders it a ridiculously inadequate gauge of scholastic calibre. It has become a more battle of wits between platform and bench, a futile and expensive bout of mental gymnastics from which both parties emerge the loser...