Word: pete
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Pete Reilly is a natural-born innovator. He developed boxing champions Jack Delaney and Bat Battalino, became famed as the originator of the hot foot. Last week, with the atmosphere at many a ringside foul with monkey business (investigations were under way in California, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia), silver-haired Pete brought his fresh air with...
...Pete had read in a book that oxygen peps you up. Realizing "how full a fight arena is of people, all of 'em exhaling carbon dioxide, and most of 'em smoking," he decided his boys weren't getting enough fresh air. So Pete pushed a small tank on wheels into the Hollywood American Legion Stadium, fed his fighter oxygen between rounds. The fighter, Bantamweight Benny Goldberg, punched out an easy victory over Luis Castillo and stayed fresh to the last bell...
Also responsible for keeping the Crimson in the running Saturday were Marv Jenkins with firsts in the high hurdles and high jump; Pete Harwood with a first in the pole vault; and Herbie Fritts, who copped...
Hard hit by the loss of Pete Roll, ace oarsman, the Crimson eight succumbed Tech and Cornell in the second race the 1945 racing season on the Charles River last Saturday. A strong cross current which threw the Crimson off a eight course, was also a major factor the defeat...
Bill Jenkins, newly elected co-captain led the individual scorers by nailing three first places for 15 points. Pete Robbins, the other captain, and Bob Clark followed with ten points each to give the trio 7 of the 11 events. With Jenkins taking the 120 and 220 yard hurdles and high jump. Robbins the half mile and mile, and Clark the 100 and 200 yard dashes, only the discus, javelin, and vault were left to be won by Phil Swayer, Dave Matson, and Pete Harwood...