Word: straps
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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Because of his deadpan, most white folks assume that Joe Louis is a lugubrious fellow. Actually, he is as mischievous as a child. "When he was a kid," his mother grins, "I near wore his backside out with a strap. He slept in the same bed with two of his brothers and it was worth my life to keep them out of devilment." Away from the spotlight, which he loathes, Joe still likes his simple fun. Early mornings at training camp, he often routs everyone out of bed by pulling off their blankets. Jogging along the country roads, his tongue...
...sulky circuit. Perpetual, no great shakes as a two-year-old, had won three big stake races this summer (the Matron, the National and the Historic). But Doc's colt had recently come down with a fever, was seen stepping around the track wearing a jowl strap only an hour before the Big Race...
Once in a while the long arm of the law has reached out to hold up a slipping brassiere strap and occasionally competition has threatened the leadership of the Old Howard, but never has its loyal following of beardless youth and balded age fallen away as did the Millerites. Here, with a bottle of Scotch and large cigars, fresh-from-prep-schools Yardlings match their manliness against each other. Crimson Crimson candidates push into backstage dressing rooms for exclusive interviews. Reverent Yale men drop in on their pilgrimages to the nearby Waldorf where a plaque marks the birthplace...