Word: tottenham
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...battle in Piccadilly early today," screamed the Daily Mail. The story could not have been less true. The sailors, explained Scotland Yard later, had only stood by amiably while London's bobbies rounded up an agile civilian drunk. The only riot remotely concerning the Navymen themselves occurred in Tottenham Court Road when authorities forgot to tell enlisted men about a dance scheduled at the Paramount Dance Hall. Only 50 sailors showed up. A shore patrol officer stopped by to explain this statistical affront to 450 disappointed London girls. The ladies, with screams and threats, drove him into the street...
...boxing fans hardly knew what to make of Bruce Woodcock, whose quiet manner camouflaged a paralyzing right-hand wallop. In 19 professional fights, he had won 18 of them by knockouts within six rounds. Last week, paying $2 to $42 for their seats, 38,000 jammed London's Tottenham Stadium to see Challenger Woodcock meet Champion Jack London for the British and Empire heavyweight, crown...