Word: pats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Referee-Pat Kennedy, E.I.A. umpire-Dave Walsh, E. I. A. Time of periods-20 minutes...
Wrestling, according to Coach Pat Johnson, is the oldest recognized sport in the world. Since he's grapple mentor for the Harvard grant-and-groaners, one might expect this to be a slightly prejudiced statement, but when the slender Crimson coach made the remark, he added that he had taken a couple of anthropology courses which ought to be good enough authority...
...styles of wrestling were entirely different," Pat remarked. "The Roman technique was to work on the upper part of the body, while the Japs and Chinese relied more on tricky leg work. The Roman style is that copied by most college teams today. That's where the flying mare, the hiplock and the headlock come from. As to the hold known as the 'Oklahoma Ride', that was originated by the Romans. The boys from out west just appropriated...
When Japanese wrestling was mentioned, the inevitable question about jiu-jitsu was raised. Pat calls jiu-jitsu a type of "aesthetic dancing." A good wrestler can lick a jiu-jitsu expert any time, provided the combatants don't wear jackets while fighting, Pat declared. The art of jiu-jitsu is used to teach detectives, army and navy officers, G-men, and policemen how to disarm a man, and the numerous choke holds are the basis of the art. Choke holds cannot be used unless the opponent is wearing a jacket or coat which can be used as a lever...
...greatest fisticuffer of all time, predict that no one will beat him in the next two years-some say five, some say ten. Nevertheless, boxing managers are raking the country for a potential "white hope." Most promising youngsters discovered since last summer are a pair of Irishmen, Pat Comiskey and Billy Conn, and a Bohemian named Johnny Paychek (né Pacek). Eighteen-year-old Pat Comiskey of Paterson, N. J. has a powerful right-hand punch, has knocked out eight opponents in a row. Pittsburgh's 6-ft. Billy Conn, 21 and still growing, has a powerful left hook...