Word: championed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Form books take a dim view of local chances for individual honors in the marathon. Aside from Joe Verduer of LaSalle, world champion in the breaststroke, and diver Norm Sper of North Carolina, all the laurels seem destined to fall on the brows of the capable Elis, who will bring up the same group of experts that trampled Crimson hopes last week by a 62-13 tally...
...almost time to hang up the trunks." That was about a month ago, when he was feeling his age. At 33, he was an old man among boxers, even though the sportwriters had just crowned him 1947's Fighter of the Year. Last week, as Light-Heavyweight Champion Gus Lesnevich climbed into the ring at Madison Square Garden, plenty of eyes in the house were on his opponent-Billy Fox. Fox was only 22, and had won 50 of his 51 fights by knockouts. Fox, everybody said, looked like a possible contender for Joe Louis' wobbly heavyweight crown...
...Elis are strong--as always in this peculiarly blue-tinged sport--and will, according to form, carry the day. But for the first time since the champion team of 1938 swamped its opponents, there seems a reasonable chance for an upset...
Matt Pepard defeated Jeff Knight for the 145-pound crown, Bob Larson took 125-pound honors by beating Al Lichacke, and Page Anderson took a narrow decision from Jeff Moore to become champion in the 165-pound field...
...Louria and Captain Pete Fuller are the possible exceptions on the basis of their performances this year. High scorer of the team, and undefeated 165-pound Louria faces defending champion Ed Erikson of Lehigh as the man to beat...