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Behind these new regulations is the N.C.A.A.'s basic conviction that intercollegiate boxing "de-emphasize power and emphasize skill." The Preamble to the Collegiate Rules adds that "a knockdown or knockout, should it occur, is considered incidental...
...Irish that he thought Lafayette's real name was Lafferty, and so American that he razed a Sixth Ward barber pole because it was painted in the colors of a German flag instead of the Stars and Stripes. For the rest, Harrigan and Hart relied on "knockdown and slapbang...
Concessions. But Perón got back his grip only at the cost of at least one implicit concession. His knockdown battle with the church became a wary standoff, not even mentioned in his speech. Said Hugo di Pietro, Peronista labor boss: "This is a time for reconciliation. There will be no church issue." Though most priests still wore cautious mufti in the streets (Argentines vied in trying to spot them by their black socks and clumsily knotted neckties), some ventured boldly out in cassocks. Most of the arrested priests were hastily freed. The government sent policemen to guard churches...
...pressagent's imagination, but he was certainly not a coward. To prove it, Nova's lawyers read into the record a story written after the fight by Hearst Columnist Bob Considine, who said that he saw Nova stand up and take 21 punches after his first knockdown. Syndicated Columnist Henry McLemore had also written about the 21 punches, but his testimony in the trial did not help Nova; he conceded he could not even remember being at the fight...
...Howes of Dunster started off slowly against Jerry Shocker of Dudley in the 155-lb. division, and then scored a knockdown near the end of the last round to take the decision. Winthrop's Norm Wyner staggered precision-boxing Karl Purnell three times in the 145-lb. event with powerful left jabs and windmilling rights to win a decision...