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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with solid rights. The champion, a willowy 22-year-old Negro from Manhattan, had a longer reach and harder punch, but he had a hard time hitting shifty Willie. The Hartfordites roared with partisan joy as Willie built up a lead on points. Then the fight became a slugging match as the 126-pounders threw everything they had. Saddler had Pep reeling drunkenly in the tenth round; another good punch would have been the end of Willie. But wily Willie, a shrewd hand and a good boxer, hung on, dodged, shook loose the cobwebs between rounds. Just before the bell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Hero from Hartford | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

Princeton is the site of the varsity fencing match today as the Crimson team engages the Tigers in its third meet of the season. Varsity contestants in three events, using sabers, foils, and electric epees, will try to continue the winning streak they started by defeating Cornell and Bowdoin last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Fencers Meet Tigers Today in Season's Third Match | 2/19/1949 | See Source »

...Visitors 21, Harvard 11," the way the scoreboard looked after last week's match, has been staring Butch Jordan's wrestlers in the face all week while they were boning up for today's contest with Dartmouth. It starts at 2 p.m. on the Blockhouse mats...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Wrestlers Engage Dartmouth Here | 2/19/1949 | See Source »

...Feature Match...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Wrestlers Engage Dartmouth Here | 2/19/1949 | See Source »

...best individual match will come early in the afternoon. Dartmouth captain Pat Dolan, who has lost only once in the last two years and was Middle Atlantic prep school champ while at Lawrenceville, takes on flashy Dave Smith at 128 pounds...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Wrestlers Engage Dartmouth Here | 2/19/1949 | See Source »

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