Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, one time contender for the world's heavy-weight boxing championship, will soon make a picture with Columbia studios called "Harvard, Here I Come," it was learned yesterday. Advanced publicity has given no inkling as to the nature of the film.
With a possible pennant contender on her hands, she needed plenty of help. It was there in the person of swarthy Harry Grabiner, White Sox executive vice president, who has been running the club for years. What President Comiskey wanted most of all, however, was to turn the White Sox...
As far as individual wrestlers are concerned, there are no outstanding stars, though there is at least one good man in practically all the weights. Jim Reildy is the only contender in the 121-pound slot, and he has made a fair showing. 128-pound Breck Marshall is the best...
Yale's stars will be more evenly divided among the events. Bob Owen is the leading contender in the dash, Dick Osborne in the hurdles, and Art Madden in the mile relay. The Eli two-mile team is particularly strong with Jom Ord, Malcolm Main, and three star sophomores in...
Dartmouth lost a good man in George Liskow because of scholastic difficulties but still has Larry Noble as a strong contender in the sprints. Captain Franny Powers, Lonnie Stowell, and Ted McNitt should be able to outscore the Indian star in his two events. John Storrs is the only Green...