Word: tunney
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President received thousands of protests from prize fight haters against the coming Dempsey-Tunney "Battle of the Century,"† promptly forwarded them all to Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and Secretary of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover...
...dusty playground of the Clay Public School, Philadelphia, students cheered, exhorted. "Gene Tunney" was fighting "Jack Dempsey," was carrying the fight to the champion. "Come on, Gene!" screamed pupils, "knock him out!" Encouraged, the "challenger" belabored lustily, incautiously. "Dempsey" saw an -opening, swung a haymaker...
Later, when the body of "Tunney" (Manuel Kin, aged 12) was being removed, "Dempsey" (Carl Weinstein, aged 10) sobbed: "I didn't mean...
...arrived in this country just in time to predict that Tunney would win by a decision (honest I did), and I dropped the casual remark yesterday that Dartmouth ought to beat Norwich by the same score as last year (I hope you all read your Sunday papers). I also suggested that Cornell couldn't beat Geneva by more than six points. This is just to indicate to my now readers how good I am My old readers need not be told. And you all will know later that Joe Forecast is the same old Joe. I almost accepted a very...
...returns from the Dempsey-Tunney fight tonight will be received by radio in the Living Room of the Union, following the meeting of the Freshman class. The doors will be opened to all members of the University at 9.30 o'clock. The preliminary bouts will not be heard, as they would conflict with the Freshman meeting...