Word: jeffriesism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
In Detroit's nonpartisan mayoralty primary, big, burly Richard Truman Frankensteen, 38, vice president of the C.I.O.'s mighty United Automobile Workers, not only won nomination, but, to the surprise of everybody, led the field of seven. His closest opponent was three-term Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr...
For as long as anyone can remember, Willie Hoppe (rhymes with sloppy) has been a synonym for billiards. When he was twelve, way back when Jim Jeffries ruled heavyweight boxing, Willie was the original boy wonder. The year after Ty Cobb broke into the majors, Willie Hoppe brought the world...
Robert M. Hart '46, James Heilbrun '46, Jack Hirshleifer '46, Donald W. Jeffries '45, Roger B. Lazarus '46, Glen O. Martin '46, Wallace A. Mills '46, Ivan I. Morris '46, Andrew A. Niles '46, Charles T. Noonan '46, Kalman Novak '45.
The Champion. From 37 years of collecting and expertizing, Fleischer has two conclusions: 1) fighting is the greatest of all sports, 2) Jack Johnson is the greatest fighter of all time. After Johnson, Nat ranks Jeffries, then Fitzsimmons, Sullivan, Jack Sharkey, Dempsey, Louis, Corbett, Tunney, Burns.
Gradually Jeffries' hammering, six-speeches-a-night campaign told against FitzGerald's infrequent and stumble-tongue appearances. On a bright, pleasant election day, 383,000 Detroiters went to the polls, gave victory to Jeffries by almost 32,000.