Word: champions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wild-swinging Tommy ("Hurricane") Jackson of Far Rockaway, N.Y. continued his buildup for a title bout with Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano by scoring a six-round technical knockout over clumsy Rex Layne, a Utah pushover who had lost three of his previous four bouts...
...before finally becoming the sports editor of the Item at $12 a week. Ed next moved to the Hartford Post and at last made the grade as a Manhattan sportswriter on the New York Evening Mail, where he says he coined the phrase "Little Miss Poker Face" for Tennis Champion Helen Wills. In his early days as a reporter, Ed was frequently mistaken for a rising young actor named Humphrey Bogart, who also had high cheekbones and a deadpan expression...
...many businessmen-even those who champion the idea of worker stockholders-too much protection in stock plans is a poor idea. They feel that workers, like everyone else, should take the normal risks involved in stock buying. Over and above that, many others question the wisdom of a worker putting all his savings in one basket by buying only his own company's stock, argue that he would be better off by diversifying his investments. Some companies fear that organized labor may try to exert too much influence on company policy if union members own large amounts of stock...
...Leverett House football team yesterday established itself as a potential power by defeating Adams House, last year's champion, 6 to 2. The hard running of captain Stu Dunsker and Charlie Blitz and the line's steady defensive play brought victory to the Bunnies...
Despite losses due to graduation, the team has been fortunate in maintaining its strength, according to Owen, and is virtually as strong as last year. Last year's Danmark Champion, M.I.T., has lost two of its best skippers and is not likely to retain the title this year, Owen said...