Word: dempsey
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...walked to the exits across the transformed baseball diamond, consoled themselves with the reflection that they had seen, that evening, at least one light-heavyweight who knew how to box. Neither Berlenbach nor McTigue was this one, but an adolescent named Jimmy Slattery,* who knocked out Jack ("Bulldog") Burke, Dempsey's best sparring partner, in a round and a half of the third preliminary. He was so fast that he never lifted his hands from his sides to parry, struck with his wrists slack and whippy until the moment of impact. The beauty of his bright, merciless speed made...
...Sporting Club of France, Georges Carpentier, "Gorgeous Orchid Man," competed with William Harrison Dempsey. High was the goal, the battle stiff. First Dempsey, then Carpentier led; but at last the U. S. pugilist weakened, his thick struts could no longer hoist his knotted bulk; Carpentier took a great leap to the fore, carried off the victory. The event was high jumping. Dempsey missed at 5 ft. 1 in.; Carpentier cleared...
...following captains, whose elections had already been approved by the Minor Sports Council, were seconded by the Athletic Committee: Charles Hickling Bradford '26 of Boston, captain of wrestling; Brenden Dempsey Leahey '26 of Lowell, captain of the rifle team; Allen Eugene Reed '26 of Livonia, New York, captain of lacrosse; Andres Gregorio Carillo '26 of Havana, Cuba, captain of fencing; and Robert Palmer Outerbridge '28 of Superior, Wisconsin, captain of Freshman fencing...
...nearly every member of the cast is kidnapped before the evening is over and that the whole difficulty is finally solved by Van Cleve of Scotland Yard. All is meant to be very funny and, for the most part, lives up to its intention. Two amazing comic detectives, Clifford Dempsey and Frank McCormack, helped the audience to its happiest moments...
...recent meeting of the rifle team, Brendan Dempsey Leahey '26, of Lowell, was reelected captain of the rifle team for the year 1925-26. Leahey captained the team during the past season...