Word: challengee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University and a Wet, replied to a challenge to debate by Congressman William D. Upshaw of Georgia, Dry:
"We cannot reconcile Jesus Christ and war?that is the essence of the matter. That is the challenge which today should stir the conscience of Christendom.
Such were the headlines that appeared last week after he had beaten Lacoste in the Davis Cup challenge round, which the U. S. players, as had been expected, won by a clean sweep from the French.
Two months ago, it seemed doubtful that Tammany Hall would dare to nominate a man to challenge "Red Mike" Hylan's prescriptive right to be perpetual Democratic Mayor of New York City.
Challenge Cup, and Jack Beresford Jr. of England.