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Brill, known in his Freshman year as "Brill the Barrel" and last year as "Liquid Lew," explained that he "took the vow" one Sunday morning early this summer. Advising the pledge for all his fellow students as a cure-all that really works, he pointed to himself as a staggering example: "Before I decided to follow Babson, what was I?" he asked. "A nobody. And now look at me: I'm chairman of the Brill-for-Babson club of Harvard University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beware, All You Sinners, Here Comes Brill, Full to the Gills With New Political Faith | 9/28/1940 | See Source »

Three men reported for the first time yesterday, Lew Harder, Bill Stedman, and Dave Glass. The latter is a crew man, encouraged by Tom Bolles to try his hand at football...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Gridders Perform Well; Ayres on Injured List | 9/27/1940 | See Source »

...millions of U. S. radios, one night last week, fight fans fidgeted. Scheduled for 9:45 was the Manhattan set-to between Welterweight Champion Henry Armstrong, Negro buzz saw, and Light weight Champion Lew Jenkins, self-styled "kind of crazy-punching guy." A nontitle fight, it had nevertheless been ballyhooed as the most exciting little-men's match since the days of Lew Tendler and Benny Leonard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Armstrong v. Jenkins | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

Commented Sportswriter Wilbur Wood in the New York Sun: "Henry Arm strong isn't half the fighter he used to be and Lew Jenkins isn't half the fighter he was supposed to be." Yet Promoter Mike Jacobs promptly arranged a return match for September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Armstrong v. Jenkins | 7/29/1940 | See Source »

Watching hard-hitting, ex-Army Mule Shoer Lew Jenkins, world's lightweight boxing champion, hammer sparring partners around the ring, No. 1 Professional Tennist J. Donald Budge, noted for his own smashing attack, commented: "That's a snappy forehand drive Jenkins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 15, 1940 | 7/15/1940 | See Source »

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