Word: goldens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bassey has one of the fastest pairs of fists in boxing, but he is also a bleeder who cuts easily around the eyes. He lost two fights earlier in his career when cuts were opened up. Davey Moore. 25, a minister's son and ex-Golden Glover from Springfield, Ohio, was just the kind of fighter who spells bad news for Bassey-a rugged slugger with a darting left and a clubbing right. The fight crowd knew it, and Bassey was no better than even money at the opening bell...
...major tournaments were won by the underdogs. At New York's Madison Square Garden, sharpshooting St. John's of Brooklyn beat top-seeded Bradley 76-71, in overtime, to win the National Invitation Tournament. In Louisville's Freedom Hall, California's underrated Golden Bears slowed West Virginia's fast break, squeezed out a 71-70 upset victory in the N.C.A.A. championship finals...
Naples-born Ray Fabiani, who was brought to the U.S. when he was three, and played violin with the Chicago Opera Co. when he was in his early 20s, tried his hand at concert management. But at the opera one evening, Jim ("The Golden Greek'') Londos, onetime heavyweight wrestling champion of the world, persuaded him that the real money was in the wrestling ring. Publicity-wise Ray Fabiani set up scholarships for young wrestlers (the recipients were sent to a muscle-building gymnasium), lured ex-Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis into a brief and unrewarding wrestling career, spiced...
Miss Chalmer's essay, "The Golden Squire: A Study in Spencer, Aristotle, and Temperance," was judged the best piece of criticism entered in the contest. "The Homecoming," by Miss Fisher, was recognized as the best original piece of creative writing...
...Only in America, Golden...