Word: siki
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Eddie Foy, comedian, was there with his new wife. Harry Wills sat by, in fawn suitings, looking glum. Jack Johnson and Kid Norfolk chatted with Battling Siki, who grinned the while, not understanding much English...
...Battling Siki (real name Louis Fall);black badman from Senegal, arrived in the U. S. quite out of character. He was quietly dressed even to his suspenders. He talked little and very modestly. He smiled steadily. He said that he came to America seeking fights with Mike McTigue (who defeated him for the world's light-heavyweight championship in Dublin), Luis Firpo, Jack Dempsey. He was accompanied by his manager and two other French fighters (all white). His pet lion was not in the party...
...shipboard Siki ate in the main saloon " at a table where the serving table usually stands...
...Since TIME commenced publication, 25 weeks ago, Mr. Henry Ford and I have figured in more ' Imaginary Interviews ' than any one else in the world. Not counting this issue, we have both scored nine. Pugilist Dempsey and M. Clemenceau are tied for second place with five each. Hylan, Yolanda, Siki, Alvin Owsley (National Commander of the American Legion) have four apiece...
Since the forcible ejection of pugilist Siki from the New York Bar in Paris, discussion of Negro rights has become serious. Even the Chamber of Deputies is going to discuss the question of whether a café proprietor has the right to eject black Frenchmen...