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...name of Christmas charity. To be sure, the triumph of Far Western football was slightly alloyed by the potent presence in their line-up of Joel Hunt from the Texas Aggies. Hunt scored a touchdown three minutes after the game began and stopped a punch on the jaw from Weinstock, Western Maryland tackle, just before it ended. Weinstock was ejected from the game. Between these Eastern mishaps the West scored another touchdown and a safety, the East one touchdown. Score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Christmas Football | 1/2/1928 | See Source »

Brass Buttons. Beneath the broad blue bosom of a Manhattan cop an honest heart goes thumping through this play. He rescues Rosie Moore from suicide. Thump, thump. She becomes a mother, poor unmarried lass. Thump. The cop finds her betrayer. Thump, he smites him on the jaw. He marries Rosie. Thump, thump, thump. The acting seldom has a chance. Experienced playgoers waiting to be stirred went through the evening, thumpless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 19, 1927 | 12/19/1927 | See Source »

Strong hands, quick to become doubled fists, a hard jaw, and a heavy scowl have sometimes been called the typical externals of President Plutarco Elias Calles. The fact that he once publicly alluded to "the grunts of the Pope" caused some to fear that his mind might resemble his fists. Last week such mistaken impressions were given the lie when Senor Calles proved himself not only supple of body but adept at mellow geniality. Scene: the $375,000 private train of the President of Mexico which puffed all week, from one hospitable ranch in northern Mexican states to another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: President at Play | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

...King Albert was to receive the Legion, were refused admittance to the royal presence. Legionary Henry Brechner of Philadelphia, onetime pugilist, shouted, "I'll show you I'm as good as you are. I wasn't in the ring three years for nothing!" and punched the jaw of a California member of the official Savage party. Legionary Brechner was thrown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Legion Retreats | 10/17/1927 | See Source »

...London Stock Exchange, prowled a pickpocket. Soon he espied an old gentleman, walking solo. "Easy money," he grinned and sidled up behind. Then, drawing up abreast, his nimble fingers felt for the oldster's watch. Instanter a bony fist hit him a resounding thwack on the jaw and he went reeling into the roadway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Octogenarian Thwack | 10/10/1927 | See Source »

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