Word: pats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...round, in which, again, he was nearly knocked out, Carnera's pleasure in the fact that the fight was over outweighed his disappointment at losing. He shook hands vigorously, consoled his manager, William Duffy, who was recently cataloged as one of Manhattan's six foremost public enemies, with a pat on the shoulder. Promoter of the Sharkey-Carnera bout was James J. ("Jimmy") Johnston. Because this and his previous prizefight enterprises last summer had established him as a serious rival, Madison Square Garden Corp. last week offered to make Promoter Johnston general manager. Promoter Johnston accepted the offer, planned...
Last month the Press chuckled when Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone went to a charity baseball game in Chicago, sat in a front box, shook hands with the players, had his picture taken. For in another front box was sitting Chief Investigator Pat Roche, who had said he was looking for Gangster Capone for a fortnight but could not find him (TIME. Sept...
Although Wall Street has pat answers to this attitude, it became apparent last week that more than pat answers may be necessary if anti-bear legislation is to be headed off. The first attack on bears will probably come from the New York Legislature. Through his business associate, Patrick Sullivan, Mr. Gerard last year presented a bill to make it necessary for a broker to obtain the written consent of an owner of stock before it can be loaned to shorts. The bill was shelved but will be aggressively revived this session by Assemblyman Sullivan, nephew of the Timothy Sullivan...
...Last week they too became absolutely sure. They could lose their nine remaining games and still finish ahead of the New York Giants, the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs, under the much discussed new management of Rogers Hornsby, have been hampered this year by the obstreperous behavior of Pitcher Perce ("Pat") Malone, who three weeks ago assaulted two Hearst sportswriters who had disparaged his pitching; and by the poor hitting of Rightfielder Lewis Robert ("Hack") Wilson, who recently absented himself from the club's quarters for seven nights, was punished by suspension for the balance of the season...
...delivered half the Oklahoma delegation to Herbert Hoover at the Kansas City convention and helped mightily to carry the State for the Republican presidential nominee. When in 1929 President Hoover asked him if he would serve as Assistant Secretary of War, "Pat" Hurley flashed his warm Irish smile and replied: "Mr. President, I'd crawl on my hands and knees to get that office." When the Hurleys arrived in Washington they were so overawed by the capital's society that they used to practice their entrances and exits at a mirror before dining...