Word: lynched
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lynch law of Latin American justice is the "ley de fuga" (law of flight). This is supposed to empower police to shoot fleeing prisoners, but in practice often means that a troublesome prisoner is set free, then drilled before he can scoot out of range. From León in Mexico's State of Guanajuato last week came a tale of ley de fuga perfect except in one particular...
...Benny Lynch, tiny Scotch farmer: the flyweight (112 Ib.) championship of the world; by defeating Benjamin ("Sma11") Montana of Manila, U. S. flyweight champion, in 15 rounds; at London's Wembley Club. Smallest recognized class in prize fighting, established in 1910, flyweights have had only one other recognized world champion, Pancho Villa, who died in 1925. ¶ The Yale swimming team, coached by Bob Kiphuth, who last winter started the practice of observing his squad from the bottom of the pool (TIME, Jan. 20, 1936 ): its 154th consecutive intercollegiate dual meet; 60-to-15 against Pennsylvania, in its debut...
Jumping to knock down a Princeton pass, Dartmouth's John Handrahan bowled over Princeton's Chick Kaufman. Field Judge Dan Kelly ruled illegal interference, put the ball on Dartmouth's r-yd. line from where Bill Lynch got Princeton's second touchdown on the next play. Loudly booed by the Dartmouth stands, the decision cost their team a clean sweep over the Big Three, ended a sloppy Princeton season with...
...line. Yale held, and its star punter, Dave Colwell, who was operated on for appendicitis a month ago, hurried into the game to kick out. He succeeded but a minute later was knocked unconscious tackling Kaufman on the Yale 5-yd. line. Princeton's Fullback Bill Lynch plunged through tackle for a touchdown and Princeton was ahead, 23-10-20. In any other game that would have ended the fireworks, but Frank uncorked another long pass to Kelley, then two short ones to Ewart and Miles, then darted around left end to put Yale ahead again. Two minutes later...
Malcolm E. Lewis '37; Irving Liansky '38; Irving M. London '39; Richard J. Loughin '39; Rausom VauB, Lynch '37; Roger C. Lyndon '39; John D. Lyons '38; David P. McAllester '38; Ernest J. Mansmann, Jr. '37; George W. Masterton, Jr. '38; John Megalonakis '37; Peter Megalonakis '37; Evrom A. Mintz '37; Robert F. Mosley '38; James A. Mulkern, Jr. '38; Richard B. Myrick '38; Hubert H. Nexon...