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Technically, Rio has always been a temporary capital. The Constitution of Independence in 1824 called for a federal district (on U.S. lines) somewhere near the geographical center of the country; four succeeding constitutions repeated the provision. But nothing ever came of the idea, despite its periodic champions. Last week, poker...
Whatever Jack Kramer did after that was sure to be an anticlimax. In the second singles match of the day, he barely moved off the baseline, but easily defeated Australia's Dinny Pails in straight sets, 8-6, 6-2, 9-7. Next afternoon, when Kramer and Schroeder (twice...
For more than four years, Sugar Ray Robinson had been known as the uncrowned welterweight champion of the world, the man the champions were afraid to fight. Last week his big chance was at hand: Champ Marty Servo had retired with a bad nose. As No. 1 boxer-in-waiting...
Knocking off, a scrappy aggregation of racqueters from Williams, 7 to 2, the Crimson squashmen scored their third consecutive intercollegiate victory at the University Courts yesterday afternoon. The season has so far been marred only by a loss to a Union Boat Club team led by three former State Champions...
It was like watching Joe Louis fight a Joe Louis: two champions in action-so tough, skilled, wary and evenly matched that they were a standoff, and nobody won. The big game of the season, Army v. Notre Dame, ended in a scoreless tie.