Word: walcott
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last fall, over three million people saw the World Series on television, and the big, grid-shaped antennae began to appear on the rooftops of New York City houses and apartments. The Louis-Walcott fight in December was witnessed by more than a million people. On the Monday and Tuesday after the fight, RCA sold 2,400 telesets...
...over everything. At one party, a waggish friend suggested hanging a sign around his neck, "Do not feed the Maestro." Another evening was saved only when a nonartistic friend, arriving late, went over to the sulking Toscanini, slapped him on the back and said: "Did you see that Louis-Walcott fight?-worst fight I ever saw." Toscanini brightened immediately. Ramming his fist into his hand, he shouted, "He couldn't hit him, he couldn't hit him." The rest of the evening was a success...
...must to all things, the Gallup poll finally came to boxing. Last week, with a plump (14 Ibs. over fighting weight) Joe Louis making the rounds in Paris,* the pollsters asked U.S. sport followers what they expected when Big Joe goes against Jersey Joe Walcott again on June 23. Decision: Louis, 49%; Walcott, 36%. No decision...
...Republican National Convention officials discovered that the Louis-Walcott heavyweight fight was scheduled for the evening of June 23-the third night of the convention-considered calling a recess for the evening, decided against...
Louis didn't seem to be worrying much -or doing much-about his June date with Challenger Jersey Joe Walcott. But Jersey Joe, 34, was already in training, hitting the road twice a week...