Word: brennan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...said: "We are prepared to increase our offer by $55,000, which makes the cash offer $205,000." (Swope had been goading the wealthy and public-spirited Rick-The Committee took three roll calls. On the first two, Manhattan led with San Francisco second. After the second ballot Boss Brennan of Illinois withdrew Chicago's bid out of friendship for Boss Murphy (who remained secluded in the Shoreham three blocks away). On the third ballot Manhattan was chosen with 57 votes out of 103. Somebody called: "Speech, Swope! Speech! Speech!" Swope rose: "This isn't the last time the Democratic...
Only one member of the Crimson team that lost last year's meet with Columbia, 16-11, will be in action today. George Karelitz '24, who defeated Donahue last year, will oppose Brennan in the 145-pound class. Three of Columbia's 1923 team will face the University for the second time, Captain Parsonnet, Reisner, and Johnson, last year's captain and intercollegiate 158 pound champion...
Died. William A. Miske, 29, St. Paul heavyweight pugilist, of acute Bright's disease, in Minneapolis. In 114 fights he was knocked out only once- by Jack Dempsey at Benton Harbor, Mich., in 1920. His last fight was with Bill Brennan,six weeks ago. He knocked Brennan out in the fourth round. In 1920, when attacked by Bright's disease for the first time, he said: "If I am going to die, it might as well happen in the ring as in bed. Tell me what to do and I will beat this sickness...
Alfred E. Smith. The Governor of New York is an ardent Wet as well as a Roman Catholic. Therefore he has poor prospects. Nevertheless he may be used as a stalking horse by the three anti-McAdoo bosses, Brennan of Illinois, Taggart of Indiana, Murphy of New York, who recently sojourned together at French Lick Springs. There was talk of entering him in the Illinois primaries to prevent a McAdoo victory there...
Captain Michael J. Brennan, of Station 1, however, on being questioned as to the truth of this sweeping statement, declared most emphatically, "There's no truth to it,--at least as far as Harvard is concerned," Captain Brennan then intimated that he had been a member of the Cambridge Police Force for 40 years and that be ought to know...