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Word: screed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...final aftermath of the Firpo-Brennan conflict was the removal of Brennan to a New York hospital suffering concussion of the brain. The Evening Mail (New York) promptly published a screed of sympathy, but repeated emphatic assertions that Brennan's injuries were due to his own defensive neglect. Behind the Mail's annoyed murmurs is a widespread suspicion that Brennan made no serious attempt to win the fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Jack Johnson vs. Firpo | 3/24/1923 | See Source »

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