Word: morrissey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While traveling, Nat Fleischer also collected-158 watches and 142 pairs of gloves of various fistic greats, a punching bag used by John Morrissey, who was the only prize fighter of repute ever elected (1867-71 from New York) to Congress, the stovepipe hat Bob Fitzsimmons wore on entering the U.S. from Australia in 1890, detailed records of 30,000 fighters, from Jim Figg (the first world champion, in 1719) to Joe Louis...
HARVARD NORTHEASTERN Callanan, c cf, Maguire Waldstein, lf lf, Sakovitz Harvey, 2b ss, Pajonas Fitzgibbons, 1h rf, Sullivan Buckley, cf 3b, Khederian Barnes, rf c, Yankowski Drake, ss 2b, Azzone Whittemore, 3b 1b, Atinarelli Berg, p p, Morrissey, Coole, Colantonio, or Malcolm...
...successive year, Massachusetts' lantern-jawed Governor Leverett Saltonstall outskated lantern-jawed Quizman John Kieran in two grueling races (one a dash, the other an "endurance race" of two laps) at Boston's Country Club. Back at the State House, the Governor remarked easily, when Elevator Operator Dick Morrissey congratulated him: "It's good to keep in condition." Result: the Governor, challenged by Morrissey, went into training for a foot race to be held along the Charles River Esplanade...
...Friday, Sept. 6, 1872, Sheriff Grover Cleveland hanged matricidal Patrick Morrissey, 29. One of the sheriff's deputies braced himself with brandy, offered to spring the trap. "No," said Grover Cleveland, "I have to do it myself. I am the sheriff and that's part of the sheriff's duties...