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...climbed through the ropes-unshaven, hard-muscled, surprisingly thin-and crossed to Tunney's corner. "How are you, boy?" he said. The iron voice announced the weights: "Jack Dempsey, who has defended his title for the last six years. . . ." Loud booing. You bent over to light a cigaret and when you looked up they were fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tsar | 10/4/1926 | See Source »

...motors were roaring. M. le Capitaine René Fonck had thrown away his last cigaret,* waved his last diffident adieu and sat at the controls. By him sat Lieut. Lawrence W. Curtin, aide to Rear Admiral William A. Moffett of the U. S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. The S-35 lumbered forward. The crowd raced beside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Cartwheel | 10/4/1926 | See Source »

...climbed through the ropes-unshaven, hard-muscled, surprisingly thin-and crossed to Tunney's corner. "How are you, boy?" he said. The iron voice announced the weights: "Jack Dempsey, who has defended his title for the last six years. . . ." Loud booing. You bent over to light a cigaret and when you looked up they were fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Marine | 10/4/1926 | See Source »

...hard putt to Van Elm because the latter was bothered by cries from the gallery; Von Elm returning this courtesy; Jones carefully lining a putt on the 17th which he must sink if the match was to go on . . . and Jones missing that putt and standing with a cigaret in his mouth while he saw Von Elm tap his ball into the hole; while he saw a roistering squad of spectators hoist Von Elm, to their shoulders, while he saw Von Elm, bobbing and blushing after his magnificent exploit; receive the gold cup that meant the national amateur championship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Baltusrol | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

...Tilley, who was sitting across the table, saw the man draw a knife and sprang toward the window as the man hurled it in my general direction. The knife entered Roger Tilley's vest just over his heart and would probably have killed him had not his gold cigaret case deflected it. Though confusion ensued I insisted that the luncheon go on as though nothing had happened. The Japanese police at once doubled the guard which attends Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 27, 1926 | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

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