Word: fisting
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...start of the twelfth however, Sharkey darted from his corner, shot his right fist to McTigue's jaw with spectacular results. A fountain of blood spurted from the Irishman's mouth continued to spurt. Both fighters were soon smeared from head to heel with Celtic gore. Spectators, bloodthirsty of nature, were visibly relieved when Referee McPartland stopped the fight, giving Sharkey credit for a technical knockout...
Subsequent examination developed that a pugilist is no stronger than his bridgework. Sharkey's right fist had torn loose one of McTigue's substitute molars. This tooth, driven through the upper gum, had met a large artery; caused a hemorrhage; lost the battle for its owner...
They had been arguing over the McNary-Haugen farm bill. Speaker Longworth and Representative Hudspeth of Texas separated them. Mighty though their swings had been, not a fist found its target. The heavyweight championship battle of the House was a maudlin, scoreless...
...cried Lightweight Glass as he doubled up one fist, grabbed Middleweight Wheeler by the arm. A wary secretary leaped between them; Senators rushed up to pacify. Mr. Glass, shouting for battle, was thrust into the cloakroom. . . . The tumult died gradually; the Senate went back to business. Both of these thwarted fisticuffers were Democrats...
...Three fist fights in three days in congress and a near riot in the Massachusetts State House--such is this week's legislative record to date. These may merely be symptoms of red-blooded American conviction; if so, we could wish there were more blue blood in politics. Professional baseball and hockey players are fined or ejected from the game for such an exhibition as Senators Glass and Wheeler put on last Saturday. But both senators hold their seats unmolested...