Word: contract
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That Twentieth Century is currently kingpin among prizefight promoters is not based solely upon this summer's fights. Promoter Jacobs may have a contract with onetime Champion Max Schmeling to fight the winner of Baer v. Louis next year. To match this the Garden has only Champion James J. Braddock, generally considered sure to lose his title in his next fight. That the Garden will have to find better ways than it has heretofore of dealing with Twentieth Century-either by competing efficiently or conceding defeat and renting out its boxing concession -was clear last week...
American Can has a contract with Pabst, Continental with Schlitz. American's Keg-lined Cans have been tried out experimentally for six months in Richmond, Va., where they upped sales of Kreuger's Beer. National Can Co. also tried out a can, had temporary trouble with the lining. Last week the lining was still the can-makers' greatest worry because improper sealing may cause it to peel off, harmlessly clouding the beer...
...scheme naturally has a few problems, one of which is of particular interest to the "Crimson". Since the badges of our solicitors as well a those of the Lampoon and Advocate are given out under different terms, a publication badge does not entitle the holder to sell any other contract, it would help the fairness of the new regime if the violation were reported immediately...
...undergraduates are warned that no man is allowed to solicit unless he displays the official University badge granted by the Business Office. All solicitors are members of the University A contract from an unofficial solicitor gives the signer absolutely no certainly of fair treatment...
...David O. Gelznick decided to leave Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, form his own producing company to distribute pictures through United Artists. Then Mary Pickford took for a partner Jesse Lasky (who was last week vastly disgruntled by news that M-G-M had contrived to beat him in signing a contract with aging Ernestine Schumann-Heink, whom he had already announced as a star of forthcoming Pickford-Lasky productions...