Word: knockout
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...half, Yale had made only one first down; just before the end of the third quarter, they crossed midfield for the first time; and, although they managed to sneak in an airway touchdown in the last few minutes of the game, their 27-to-7 drubbing was practically a knockout. All afternoon the husky Yales had gained only 35 yards from scrimmage...
...manager, James Joy Johnston: "It took Louis 21 rounds to knock out Pastor-ten in New York [1937] and eleven in Detroit." But the majority of fair-minded fans, aware that Louis had set up such a high pugilistic standard that for him anything short of a one-round knockout was a big black demerit, applauded his prowess. In 43 professional fights-since the night in 1934 when he got $50 for knocking out one Jack Kracken-the Brown Bomber has been defeated only once (by Max Schmeling), has knocked out all but seven of his opponents, including five onetime...
...eleventh round, the referee finally stopped the butchery, awarded a technical knockout to young Nova, who was in pretty bad shape himself. The 18,000 reputable U. S. citizens, sitting under the stars in Yankee Stadium, cheered long and loud. They thought it had been a good fight...
...pound bout Alex Early 1L advanced to the finals by knocking out Bill Roberts '42 in the first round. Paul Chatfield '39 scored a knockout over Barney Straus '41 in the first round...
...pounders won a decision over Don Scorgie '41, as did Jack Bragg '41 from Langden Mead '39. Jack Bronston '42 lost a decision to Horace Bresler '41 of the same group. In the second trial bout Joe Passonneau won his bout again, this time on a technical knockout over Dick Mudge '39 in the first round...