Word: champion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House did not dignify Communist Gallacher by shouting him down, as it dignified Edward VIII's champion Winston Churchill during the Crisis (TIME, Dec. 14), but there were cries of "No! No!" last week and that fiery Irish peer, Earl Winterton, livid with fury, growled at Communist Gallacher: "Such suggestions as yours can only be the product of a disordered brain...
...days to accustom himself to a board runway, indoor performing, New York City and new vaulting poles, smilingly hoisted himself through the din of the evening hours up over the rising crossbar until World Record Holder George Varoff of the University of Oregon (14 ft., 6½ in.), Olympic Champion Earle Meadows of Southern California (14 ft., 3¼ in.) and five other contestants had tumbled defeated into the sawdust landing pit. Ohe sailed easily over 14 ft. 3 in. for a new meet record. A jury of sportswriters voted him the Rodman Wanamaker International Trophy for the meet...
...this year. They number about one hundred, and represent the new interest springing up throughout the country for fencing. The Yardlings have some good material in Cranston E. Jones '40, Robert O. Miller 40, brother of the Varsity captain, and Joseph W. Goldzicher '40. Miller was formerly three weapon champion of St. Louis and Jones was captain of the Andover fencing team. On the Varsity, the important cogs are Captain Miller, New England epee team champion, William F. Gerber '38, who was runner-up in the New England foil championship, Nathaniel B. Batchelder, Jr. '39, holder of the New England...
...Robert Grant III: the national racquets doubles championship, beating Edward Mitchell Edwards & Warren Ingersoll after 1 hr. 10 min. of play at the New York Racquet & Tennis Club, 12-15, 18-16, 15-11, 15-8. In the balcony, watching, was Pell's father, nine times national doubles champion (with Stanley Mortimer) eliminated this year in the semi-finals by his son's runners...
...Benny Lynch, tiny Scotch farmer: the flyweight (112 Ib.) championship of the world; by defeating Benjamin ("Sma11") Montana of Manila, U. S. flyweight champion, in 15 rounds; at London's Wembley Club. Smallest recognized class in prize fighting, established in 1910, flyweights have had only one other recognized world champion, Pancho Villa, who died in 1925. ¶ The Yale swimming team, coached by Bob Kiphuth, who last winter started the practice of observing his squad from the bottom of the pool (TIME, Jan. 20, 1936 ): its 154th consecutive intercollegiate dual meet; 60-to-15 against Pennsylvania, in its debut...