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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...defended 25 times in nearly twelve years and announced that he had turned promoter. His first venture, he said, would be a world's heavyweight championship bout between Jersey Joe Walcott and Cincinnati's Ezzard Charles, probably in Chicago, in June. Big Joe added that the match had the blessing of Abe Greene of Paterson, N.J., Commissioner of the National Boxing Association, and that the winner would be champion, at least in the 46 states (all but New York and Massachusetts) where N.B.A. controls fighting...
...seconds after the final match, nobody knew whether Harvard or Yale had won the fencing meet at the Blockhouse Saturday. Then the director stroked his chin a while and said, "For me, it's Yale's point," and the Elis...
Until then, the contest had been even all the way. The varsity won foils, 5 to 4, and then lost once, 4 to 5. With one saber match left, the score was tied...
Harvard's rifle team outshot the University of New Hampshire, 1320-1277, Saturday afternoon in a shoulder to shoulder match at Durham. This was the last Eastern Collegiate Rifle League match before the semifinals this Saturday...
...seventh score was the one which broke the Elis hearts. As Kittredge and a Yale defenseman were engaging in an unofficial wrestling match in front of the goal, second string Yale goalie Nordy Knox came out to help his side. With the nets left unguarded, DiBlasio swept in and scored easily...