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Nevertheless, he was courageous to the end, took his punishment in a way that won for him the admiration of the crowd. After a knock-down in the second round he drove in a straight left that floored Johnson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Romero's Debut | 5/19/1924 | See Source »

...Spivak '21 by straight hard hitting in the 155-pound class. H. J. Freedman '23 retained his last year's title by defeating Harry Brenner '23, though the latter showed more aggressiveness. Weatherhead won from Rodewald in the semi-finals of the 160-pound class, scoring the first knock-down by a hard right to the chin. McLeod drew a bye into the finals of the 145-pound class and Daggett won the class title by a hard fighting comeback after being knocked down for 5 counts in the first round. The final bout of the 135-pound class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THREE BOXING CHAMPIONS KEEP UNIVERSITY TITLES | 4/2/1921 | See Source »

...never once heard of one's being broken." The N. Y. Herald reports that quiet now reigns in Princeton: "No longer does the principal thoroughfare resemble a street scene in a Christmas pantomime. The undertakers' signs cease to grace the fronts of chemists' shops. That hazing has had a knock-down at Princeton there can be no doubt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/13/1882 | See Source »

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