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...Puritans won their game on a blocked punt, the fourth time that they have gained victory this way. Joe Peden broke through the Deacon line in the third quarter to knock down a punt and Ham Daughaday proceeded to fall on the ball on the eight-yard line. From there George Dreher carried it over...
...blocked punt was the cause of the second score, when Gordy Day broke through the Rambler line to knock down Jack Bronston's kick on the Dorm goal line. Hank Burgess fell on the ball for the score and Ed Edmunds made the extra point on an off-tackle slant...
...Incorporated into its thought was an acceptance of social reform, no matter how hotly disputed were particular reform measures. Accepted by its major parties were the basic evolutionary changes represented by social security laws, trade union legislation, relief, social welfare-although fundamental to U. S. Government were knock-down-and-drag-out fights over particulars...
...hits. Bombs landing beside a hull may do more damage, especially to steering mechanism, than direct hits on an armored deck. Major Al Williams, U. S. A., a vociferous champion of the airplane over the battleship, who believes the German Air Force (which he inspected intimately last year) can knock out the British Navy, says: "A pure air war has not been fought, but I'll tell you one thing, air power is respected by all naval strategists in war games to this extent - that the side losing its aircraft carriers was first is deemed to have lost...
Because Pastor lasted ten rounds (and in the eighth actually peppered Louis with punches) many fight fans belittled the Negro's talents. Said Pastor's 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...