Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...reason for swinging back to the Administration's side on the compromise bill, such as Connally of Texas, Bankhead of Alabama, the President's personal friend, Radcliffe of Maryland. Although many of the opposition undoubtedly hoped to use the Court bill as a means of inflicting a defeat on Franklin Roosevelt, among such men as these, charges of personal animus only helped to create bitterness. Whether or not that bitterness would be effective in defeating the bill, it was of first-rate significance on its own account. Every day the bitter debate continued was a blow...
Superficially it looked as if John Lewis had picked a poor time to assume one of his haughty poses. Washington newshawks noted that he appeared tired and harassed. But fundamentally there was little reason for him to admit a general defeat. "Little Steel" was only one sector of the steel front; he still had the majority of the industry in his pocket. Moreover, steel is only one of C.I.O.'s many fronts. In other mass-production industries like oil, glass, rubber, motor, mining, there have been no serious setbacks. C.I.O.'s Transport Workers Union has been sweeping...
...dull bout. Last week's fight left the heavyweight situation in some respects even more confused than before, but the major difference between it and its predecessors was that this fight was ably fought to an unbeatable conclusion. When it was over, Braddock had attained more esteem in defeat than he had ever enjoyed as champion, and Louis had restored respect to the historic line of champions...
Fight Major defect in Joe Louis' fighting equipment, as shown in his defeat by Schmeling, was an inadequate defense against a right to the jaw. Major defect in most of Louis' opponents has been simple fear. Last week, as soon as the fight started, it became obvious that Braddock was not afraid and that Louis could still be hit with a right. After forcing the fighting through most of the first round, Braddock, pinned momentarily against the ropes, caught Louis with a short right uppercut that knocked his opponent off his feet. Louis jumped up without a count...
...crowd, which had installed Louis as a 1-to-3 favorite but hoped Braddock would win, that knockdown was a happy surprise. It was the last surprise of the fight. Braddock thereafter fought aggressively as he had promised to do. Louis, his confidence restored since his Schmeling defeat, fought as he always does, with a cool, poised cruelty that turned Brad-dock's aggressiveness into a painful demonstration of his ability to absorb a beating. By the end of the sixth round Braddock's eyes were nearly closed, his nose was smeared off line, blood dripped from...