Word: quintin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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They recalled that the late, rich Quintin Hogg greatly interested himself in welfare work among poor children, as did his prospective bride. Therefore, in words once uttered by the Present Lord High Chancellor: "We have a family legend that when father and mother went on their honeymoon they took with them 30 ragged boys from London. Mother spent most of her time fielding point while the boys were learning to play cricket...
...forgotten. Will one of these sidling, loquacious ones ever be a huge brown Argentine with a mane like a privet hedge? Luis Angel Firpo, will he ever tell unbelievers how he was "cheated" out of the boxing crown of South America? Last week, he lost that crown. One Quintin Romero, Chilean, has long thumped his tom-tom, shouted that he would have Luis' blood. The South American Boxing Commission heeded his beatings, his shoutings. Holding that the Wild Bull of the Pampas had not answered within a reasonable time this Chile-bean's challenge, they took away...
Chileans. The same day six swarthy 'Chilean feet landed in New York. Quintin Romero-Rojas, Chilean heavyweight, "amiable, hearty, piefaced," ambitious to cross fists with Jack Dempsey, operated two of them. With him were Louis Vincentini "spick and span" lightweight, and David Echeverria Valdes, manager. By his own request, Romero-Rojas would be known as Romero. Said he: "I will fight anybody selected for me. But I want the man to 'be of recognized ability." Vincentini is to box Pal Moran on May 2. He is "satisfied" with the prospect...