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When the bell sounded, Mexico's 20-year-old sleeping beauty was wide awake. Fighting from a crouch, Moran sparred awkwardly with the polished champion for a second or two. Then he landed a crushing left that made Montgomery's knees buckle, followed with a right cross that suddenly lifted the champ clear of the floor, sent him into a ridiculous skid on his backside. Nothing but inexperience kept the Mexican from exploiting his Sunday punch with a clincher. After groggy Montgomery picked himself up, Moran danced and jabbed his way to an easy win on points...
...procedure for removing mines, after they were located, was to attach a long rope, walk off to a safe distance, or crouch in a shell hole and pull. But the ingenious German mine layers frequently mined the shell holes, too, and other means had to be devised...
They managed to have some fun; they took in the sights, had more dates than they had ever had in their lives. During occasional air raids, some achieved the WAC ambition: to bolt from barracks, crouch in a slit trench and duck back to bed at the "all clear" without really waking up. Instead of, "What's cooking?" they said, "Nervous in the service...
Tiger at the Crouch. Many men-including men who have served under him-call Chennault a genius. But an Army colonel who was with him in China said: "I get irritated when I hear people calling Chennault a genius. He isn't. A genius would probably go mad out there...
...Crouch & Slouch. Hunt moved rapidly into the finals, fighting his way past unassuming, even-paced 4-F Bill Talbert...