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...Rube and developed a heap of respect for the commanding officer, Lieut. Commander Heywood L. Edwards. That name Heywood did not mean a thing: it was better to call him Tex and pay heed to his calm voice: he was six feet two and used to be an Olympic wrestler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Reuben James to Davy Jones | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

...days. He is five-feet-eight, weighs 180 lb., has to watch his weight. He looks more Irish than German, has a jaw so square and solid that it looks as if it had been laid out by a brick mason. His shoulders, neck and torso are wrestler-heavy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: Hunger | 7/21/1941 | See Source »

...Leonora Margaret Brooke (known to the press as Princess Gold), made a noble alliance when she married the late Earl of Inchcape, a P. & O. shipping tycoon. But Elizabeth Brooke (Princess Pearl) married a jazz-band leader, Harry Roy. Nancy Valerie Brooke (Princess Baba) married and divorced a professional wrestler, Bob Gregory. To make matters worse, Sir Charles's wife, the Ranee, a daughter of the late Viscount Esher, published her autobiography, Relations and Complications, indiscreetly revealing the details of Sir Charles's courtship, their marital relations. The Ranee, now in Manhattan, cut off from her British income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SARAWAK: End of the Line | 4/21/1941 | See Source »

According to the Great I Am, Bill Miller does not exist. This is rather hard to believe when you look at him, because his wrestler-like body most certainly does not look like a figment of your imagination. But the fact remains that, so far as I Am is concerned, he is just not there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 4/17/1941 | See Source »

...Guild, solo wrestler in the 136-pound group, has been turning in a very good performances. He has wrestled in all the meets, losing his bout in only one. He is an old hand at the sport, as he was a member of the Exeter team for three years. There are three contenders for the 145-pound position, Earnest Jackson, Bill Moss, and Bill Watson. All three have wrestled in at least one meet, although Watson is the only one with previous experience...

Author: By Evan Calkins, | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/20/1941 | See Source »

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