Word: pugilistically
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...York and it is essential that this support be brought-back to the Republican party, and not be permitted to extend into other states." The kind of extension Mr. Howard possibly had in mind was the Democrats' shrewd move last autumn in appointing Jack Johnson, oldtime Negro pugilist, to align votes in Chicago's black belt the way Tammany has succeeded in aligning dark Harlem in New York. Mr. Howard had a program, he said. His program was to nominate for Vice President that tall 39-year-oldster Repre sentative Hamilton Fish Jr. of New York. Mr. Fish...
...Whereas, the Christian and Reformed Churches are campaigning to end prizefighting in California, and it is published that such an exhibition, led by a noted pugilist, is to be staged for the benefit of a Protestant church; resolved, that we disclaim any sympathy with such a benefit and protest the use of such demoralizing methods in the name of the Church of Christ...
Spring 3100 is the telephone number of the Manhattan police headquarters. Accordingly one might reasonably expect a stern diversion dealing with the police department on duty through a bloody evening. But the play, of all things, is a dream fantasy. A pugilist is hit on the chin and the developments of the second act are designed to explain what a pugilist thinks about when he is knocked unconscious. It seems this particular pugilist wanted to be an architect and marry a maid above his station. His distrustful manager suggested that if he persisted in these inflated notions he would land...
...Your Toes presents Reginald Denny, first as a young dancing master, the career his grandmother had picked out for him, then as a vigorous and successful pugilist. Noted for his winning personality, Actor Denny supplies the expected climax by whacking a fake heavyweight champion and winning his title. Waving his hands and, to indicate annoyance, his ears, Actor Denny is pleasantly absurd...
Died. Young Griffo (real name Alfred Griffith), 56, onetime pugilist; in Manhattan; of apoplexy...