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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...found himself taking many a left jab, many a deft hook, on the chin, on flattened nose, in his lean torso. Baffled but vicious, the Italian continued his savage rushes. To "Long Count" Dave Barry, referee, they looked convincing. But not so convincing to the ringside judges. So, after ten hard rounds, by vote of 2 to 1, Sammy Mandell kept his seldom-risked crown, was very glad the struggle was no 15-rounder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sheik's Crown | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

Stocks. Rail stocks which started up the O'Fallon decision (TIME, May 27). remained strong. Yet not many were selling at 15 times earnings. The following table shows last week's closing on ten rails and the figure those rails would have closed at had they reached the 15 times earnings mark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Revived Rails | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...entirely new touring car. It has taken three years to build. It has been called "15 years ahead of the world's best." It will accelerate from ten to 60 miles an hour in ten seconds. It will ride comfortably at 100 miles an hour. Its intake manifolds were experimented with for more than a year. Its enclosed body seats seven persons. It has a 37 h.p. 6-cylinder engine. It is the new Rolls- Royce, last week announced by Rolls-Royce Co. (of England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Autos | 8/12/1929 | See Source »

...First in Finance, it is questionable whether any other banking house, from the standpoint of present and recent activity, much outranks Goldman Sachs. As for Mr. Williams, if all the utilities in which he is interested should suddenly be demolished, one U. S. electric light out of every ten would go dark. The investor in Shenandoah is virtually turning his money over to Sidney Weinburg and Waddill Catchings of Goldman Sachs and to Harrison Williams of Central States Electric Corp. -men whose names are million-dollar assets in billion-dollar industries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Million-Dollar Names | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

With the cup at stake, young Player Lott played hard and headily. He took ten games from Cochet, including the second set at 6-3. But his brilliant shots were mixed too much with just-misses. His backhand was specially spotty. He let Cochet have the next-to-last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Davis Cup | 8/5/1929 | See Source »

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