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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bill Brennan, heavyweight fighter who has been knocked out so many times that his cauliflower is virtually of an underground variety, was flattened out in Omaha for what will probably be his final flattening. Billy Miske was accountable and the event occurred in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round bout. Immediately Brennan was suspended by the Nebraska Boxing Commission for palpably poor condition. Some months ago Brennan announced his retirement. The purse which tempted him to reappear was withheld and will probably be turned over to charity...
...enlisted men, when dragged a few feet from the ground, let go-as they are carefully trained to do. In his excitement, Private Aage Rasmussen, of the 62nd Aero Squadron, failed to let go; he was dragged aloft by the rope he was holding. He managed to swing this round his legs, and hung on. But not until it had reached a height of 400 feet could the crew of the TC2 cause the ship to descend by desperate pumping out of gas. And after tense minutes of alternate hope and fear the spectators saw the soldier...
Five more matches in the third round of the University squash tournament were played yesterday. None of the matches were of unusual interest, however, inasmuch as the winners came through in straight sets. Lenhardt defeated Burrows, 2-0; Baker defeated Newburger, 2-0; Corning defeated Benheim, 2-0; Debevoise defeated Morris, 2-0; and Runlin defeated Douglas...
...experienced Brown eleven before a crowd which it is estimated will be about 45,000 in the Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Some of the regulars will be resting for the Yale game, and others will be sent to New Haven to watch Yale and Princeton fight out the second round of the championship. Hammond, Dunker, and Eastman are the only first string players who will face the Bear. In the lineup which scrimmaged as team A in practice yesterday afternoon and which is certain to start against Brown tomorrow, Gordon will be at right end and Robb at left. Robb...
...other matches in the third round were played yesterday: Crocker defeated Bonbright in successive sets and MacPherson defeated Zunino. The third round will continue today...