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...United States has ever aroused more furor than the LaGuardia-McKee-Tammany struggle in the home of Broadway. From Times Square to the Pacific it is continuous front-page copy. But New York is not the only ostrich in the zoo. Boston, too, is witnessing one of the fiercest knock-down drag-outs of its history. And in both cases the reason for the excitement is exactly the same. A really able man, one who is neither crook nor incompetent, has a betting chance to be elected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PEOPLE'S CHANCE | 11/7/1933 | See Source »

...astounding 302 lb. freak named Frank ("Man Mountain") Dean whom Promoter Curley, always on the lookout for monstrosities, had found last year in Norcross, Ga. Before that, Man Mountain Dean, reared in Manhattan, had been an unsuccessful stevedore, a sparring partner whom Jess Willard used frequently to knock out. When he became a wrestler three years ago, Man Mountain Dean swore that he would not shave until he won the championship. He now has a bushy brown beard, four inches long. He practices against his wife, whom experts consider a more accomplished wrestler than her husband. Last week, matched with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Savoldi v. Mountain | 11/6/1933 | See Source »

...excitement the Admiral's love-pats had crippled many a woman; but they still flocked after him." At the missions along the road Juan heard many a tale of famed Father Ugarte, "whose habit it was to seize a wizard in each hand by their long hair, and knock their heads together until they begged humbly for baptism; declaring themselves long Christian by conviction, but kept from the Church by humility. Once baptized, he retained them so near him that they could not safely backslide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Old California | 11/6/1933 | See Source »

...face was raw meat. In the sixth round the referee stepped in. He waited for Uzcudun's seconds to wipe enough blood away for Uzcudun to see, then stepped out again. It went on for 15 rounds, the crowd howling for a knockout. But Carnera could neither knock his man down nor knock the stubborn, gold-toothed smile from his bloody face. By the end of the fight the early cheers for "Il Campionissimo" were nearly drowned by hoots, catcalls and loud cries of "Bravo Paulino" for the game loser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gran Sasso | 10/30/1933 | See Source »

...emerged victorious from the Penn match and is rejoicing over Harvard's showing. It will be in town next Saturday aching for a taste of the Crimson's blood after two years of deprivation. The Indians won on a pass on Saturday, and if Harvard isn't able to knock down aerials better than it did against Holy Cross, the Hanover team will win through the air next Saturday. The line needs more charge on the offense and more solidity on the defense. Too many tackles were left for the secondaries on Saturday...

Author: By O. F. Ingram, | Title: HEAVY HOLY CROSS ELEVEN OUTPLAYS SLUGGISH CRIMSON | 10/23/1933 | See Source »

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