Word: championship
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...pair of salvage-pile symphonists took time out recently to display their devotion to one of the oldest, most discordant traditions in U.S. show business: the One-Man Band. Their meeting for the "world championship" occurred on the Blue Network's Breakfast Club (8 a.m., C.W.T...
Wergeles fumed. He said the fight was off. He said Jack would fight, but not with the title at stake.* Thereupon Montgomery, with his championship chances in jeopardy because of a fraction of a pound, took a long breath and held...
That night, before a crowd of 19,066, Montgomery won a split decision over Beau Jack and regained the lightweight championship. He won by some cool, canny boxing-and by holding his breath...
...title at stake was the New York State Athletic Commission version of the lightweight "world championship." The National Boxing Association, recognized by 37 states, also has a "world champion" lightweight, Sammy Angott, who fights once more before meeting Montgomery March...
Thus, the hanging of Captain Kidd is a page one crime story. There are fashion jottings on the grey topper and bustle. Significant sports items such as the Sullivan v. Kilrain championship fight bob up. "Gracious Living Today" depicts authentic colonial home furnishings. The books and plays of the times are reviewed, including the London opening of William Shakespeare's The Tempest...