Word: campolo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Primo Camera, monster Venetian pugilist: an uproarious Manhattan fight against Victorio Campolo, taller, slimmer monster of the Argentine: by a knockout, in the second round...
...Olivia in "Twelfth Night" which is occupying the foot-lights at the Wilbur (current advertising in this column is 90 cents per inch). That disposed of the Bard. As for Monsieur Homer (even if the nomenclature is a mixed metaphor) he perched over a super-hetrodyne for the Sharkey-Campolo affair and that little detail cleared up the Iliad. He even attempted to get into the mood of the Greek drama but-somewhere or other he has learned that the needy catchword for the theatre of Sophocles is "simplicity." He tried, yes and diligently, but whoever could attain quiet...
...Johnny Risko v. Victorio Campolo, at Madison Square Garden, Manhattan...
...biggest and best fiasco to date; which is saying quite a lot considering some of the misfortunes which have taken place in the cauliflower industry of late. About the only claim to fame which Scott can put forth comes from his recent so-called fight with Campolo, who has been variously called the worst, the saddest, and the most pitiful exponent of the leather-slinging art to appear for a long time. And the fame which Scott garnered from this bout is certainly much more Thespian than pugilistic in nature. It wouldn't have been surprising if Scott had been...