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Sitting in opposing corners of the ring are two of the ablest and most popular members of the Varsity glove team. Captain Pete Olney and Alf Corbett, and they provide a show of their own that will go on all through the evening. Each takes one of the two fighters, coaches him (as much as he dares), tries to drive him to victory. Tonight Alf is going to be out for revenge for he drew ten losers in the first afternoon, while Olney only dropped four...
SHOWMAN-William A. Brady-Button ($3). An old war horse of the theatre, father of Alice Brady, husband of Grace George, who rose from the Bowery by promoting everything from prize rights (Jim Corbett) to plays, tells in his own or somebody else's racy lingo how he reached the top of the Main Stem...
...other most important bout of the card is expected when Alf Corbett faces Kaplan, captain of the Southerners. The result of the meet probably hinges on these two matches; for if the Crimson loses both or even one their cause will be dark indeed. Alf has knocked out his only opponent this year, has an undefeated record for his few bouts. He has improved fast this year after being out all last season with a broken hand. Another Senior, Johnny Brassill, who will be boxing for the first time this season, faces Marion Brooks, whose only defeat so far this...
From Jasper, Fla. Dr. Joseph Horace Corbett reported in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, that just as he had everything ready to deliver a mother, the baby began crying. "It could be heard all over the room and by an uncle in the adjoining room," said he. "We postponed giving the anesthetic, because it was such an unusual occurrence. I have never heard of a case like this before. . . ." Many a babe has been heard crying inside its mother, sometimes hours before delivery. It occurs when, as the amniotic membrane bursts, letting fluid...
Other boxers in the 155-pound class are Al Corbett '37 and Ed Davis '38. Both are high class punchers but Corbett rates the edge in finesse. He won a victory against the Coast Guard early last year but was laid up for the remainder of the season with the same misfortune that kept him on the sidelines in his Sophomore year, a broken hand...