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Hoping Kid Stares Down Size as Football Rivalry Looms
A freckled youth, facing bigger rivals on a football field, dreams of proving the value of his team and his own daring plays. The piece links to earlier athletic legends and mocks boxing match buzz around Tony Galento and Joe Louis while praising resilience and ambition in American sport.
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Slim Francia Oulmet
Yardon
Ray
Giants
Arthur Brisbana
Tony Galante
Tony
Hearst Press
Newark
Jon Louis
Mike Jacobs
St. Vitua
Galénto
New Jersey
Mussolini
Orange
Wille McGee
Marquis of
Queensbury
Louis
Joe Louis
Willie Meehan
Jack Compaty
Mr. Galento
Fied
Galento
Bero Schmetogs
Nousels
Paulines
Aass
Aibly Lous
Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Keneck
League of Nations