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...Nazi might in the years leading up to World War II; in Hollenstedt, Germany. Schmeling became the first European to win the world title in 1930, and launched a famous rivalry when he knocked out American challenger Joe Louis in 1936; his loss in a 1938 rematch in Yankee Stadium became emblematic of the coming struggle with Nazi Germany. But he was miscast by Hitler as an Aryan superhero. He refused to join the Nazi Party and after the war, it was disclosed he had saved two Jews from attack in the Kristallnacht violence of 1938. A quiet philanthropist...
...World War II; in Hollenstedt, Germany. Schmeling became the first European to win the world crown when he beat Jack Sharkey on a foul in 1930. In 1936 he launched a famous rivalry when he knocked out U.S. challenger Joe Louis; his loss in a 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium was hailed as a national triumph over Nazi Germany. But he was miscast by Hitler as an Aryan superhero; he refused to join the Nazi Party, and after the war, it was disclosed that he had saved two Jews from attack in the Kristallnacht violence in 1938. He befriended Louis...
...nonetheless been blessed with a fanatically loyal group of fans. Eagles fans are the stuff of legend; these are the people who have booed injured Dallas Cowboys, thrown ice balls at Santa Claus and necessitated the creation of an “Eagles Court” beneath the stadium to deal with rowdiness. Yet Eagles fans do have a softer and more civilized side to them. The franchise is one of the few remaining to have its own old school fight song: “Fly Eagles Fly,” is the defining chant of Philadelphia...
Stanford (2-0), defending champion in this event, earned the first point over No. 35 Harvard (1-1) in doubles play and never looked back. The top two doubles pairs both fell 8-1, setting the tone for a frustrating afternoon in the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium...
...apartments built in the city. And the income gap between Washington?s richest and poorest has grown wider, with the average income of the top fifth of Washington?s population 31 times as high as the bottom fifth. The recent controversy over a public-financed baseball stadium, which Barry opposed, illustrated that concern, as both white and black residents complained that $400 million for a ballpark could be spent on social services. ?This is the biggest stick-up since Jesse James and the Great Train Robbery,? Barry said of the stadium deal approved last month that will bring Major League...