Word: champion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...championship has been a first-class monopoly, resting exclusively with tight-lipped Frank James Marshall. In 27 years he has defended his title only once. The $5,000 purse which challenger and defender had to raise excluded most hopefuls from a try. Last year, tired of this empty honor. Champion Marshall offered to retire, suggested an annual tournament for his title. The Marshall Chess Club promptly put up a big silver cup for the winner...
...late Julius Rosenwald, who was so impressed that he spent $11,000 to send Reshevsky through high school and college. Graduated from the University of Chicago in 1933 with only average grades, Reshevsky resumed chess, made his debut in European international play last year by beating onetime World Champion Jose Capablanca to win the masters' tournament at Margate, England. Last month he quit his accountant's job in Manhattan to enter the national tournament...
...year-old Albert Simonson, youngest entrant. Last week Youngster Simonson, still tied with Reshevsky on the last day, lost his final match. Playing with customary meticulousness and gulping huge draughts of ice water, Samuel Reshevsky contented himself with a draw against his last opponent, became U. S. chess champion by a ^ point margin...
Last week Washington saw the first world championship boxing bout in the capital's history. Opponents for the fourth time were Fisticuffers Miller and Sarron. Though he failed to harm his opponent, who cleverly ducked & bobbed, Champion Miller piled up a comfortable point lead in the opening rounds. In the ninth Challenger Sarron began a blistering offensive, pummeled Miller around the ring. In the 13th round Miller was hanging on the ropes. The 18th went the same way. The title went to Sarron. Boasted he: "Freddie...
Star performers for the U. S. did not include Patty Berg but two old standbys, Glenna Collett Vare, six-time U. S. national champion, and Maureen Orcutt Crews, winner of practically every important U. S. tournament but the national. Playing in a Scotch foursome with Patty (i.e., hitting alternate shots with one ball), Mrs. Vare carried her almost all the way, brought the match to an all-even finish by holing two long putts on the 16th and 17th greens. In her singles match Mrs. Vare conquered British Champion Wanda Morgan 3 and 2. Mrs. Crews not only...