Word: jawed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with it. For legitimate flying they have established customs ports of entry where officials swiftly, neatly, pleasantly clear the incoming planes. Canada has ten such ports of entry-Fredericton (seaplane station), N. B., Hamilton, Ont., Leaside (near Toronto), Ont., Lethbridge, Alta., Montreal (seaplane station), St. Hubert (at Montreal), Moose Jaw, Sask., Regina, Sask., Virden, Man., Winnipeg, Man. The U. S. has nine-Pembina, N. Dak., Portal, N. Dak., Port Angeles, Wash., Seattle, Newport. Vt., Albany, Buffalo, Detroit. St. Paul...
...hard for a short man to uppercut a tall man's jaw, but Paulino Uzcudun found how to do it. He would swing a left into the ribs of Otto Von Porat, lantern-jawed Norwegian, and as Von Porat's head came down it would meet a right hand whisking up. Bettors who had figured that the Norwegian had two chances of landing the best punches for every chance squat Uzcudun had of staying away from them, cheered when, in the first round, Uzcudun spread his legs to keep from falling. After that Uzcudun kept his chin...
...with nothing but despair in his heart. For eight rounds he went hammer & tongs, batted O'Keefe all around the ring, couldn't knock him out. In the ninth round he knew it was all over. ". . . Something reached out of the darkness and belted him on the jaw. He felt the canvas again, but under his back this time; he heard the dim roar but it was receding now, and the rain was falling on his face. 'Nine!' Hell! Up again. Wouldn't this round never end? But somebody had him by the wrist, pulling...