Word: watchfulness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...watch him defend his title in a 20-round bout against smart, nimble Bob Pastor, onetime New York University footballer with a fair-to-middling boxing record, 34,000 fight fans poured into Detroit's Briggs Stadium, paid up to $27.50 a seat. They saw what they expected to see. Fleet-footed Pastor-whose only claim to the challenger's role was the fact that he once lasted ten rounds against Louis-did the turkey trot, Lindy hop, chassé and Suzi-Q to keep out of the champion's waltzing range. Fleet-fisted Louis toppled...
Early one morning last week, 115 days after the submarine Squahis sank off the New Hampshire coast, salvage boats tugged her to drydock at Portsmouth Navy Yard. On hand to watch the grim job of opening her hatch were her skipper, Lieut. Oliver Naquin, and 27 of 32 fellow survivors...
...turned out, he was merely clearing a troublesome opponent out of Riggs's way. Duckwalking Bobby had little to do late in the week but watch Welby wallop stylists like Elwood Cooke and Wayne Sabin (who beat Quist). When the final round came Sunday afternoon, 21-year-old Bobby knew how to handle Welby. Bobby kept him moving, fed him no setup lobs, passed him at the net, caught him flustered and flatfooted with service aces, finished him off in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Bobby won the title, but the boy they talked about...
...Saving the day for CBS, however, was Brooklyn-born Major George Fielding Eliot (The Ramparts We Watch, Bombs Bursting in Air), who served through the World War with the Australians, spent eight years in the U. S. Army, resigned in 1932 so he could write & talk about war without being interrupted. From London Major Eliot broadcast six times last week for CBS. Night before war was declared he predicted: 1) "It is impossible for Germany to defeat Poland plus France plus Britain," 2) there would be no immediate bombing of French or British cities, at least until Hitler...
...hockey fans wondered if they would be able to watch their favorite sport this winter. Since 90% of the National Hockey League players are Canadians, it was unlikely that the League could fulfill its schedule (starting Nov. 2) with Canada...