The Archive · 1939

Earns Victory

Pittsburgh, Sept 25.

Billy Conn, the Pitttburgh fash, leashed his way to victory wilh (destructive long range barrage over 'Melia Bettina to retain the world's Jlight-heavyweight' championship to-ight, 'The youthful, Pillsburgh lad, who bowled over all opposition in the welterweight ranks last year and who only this year entered the -crulser~ weight class, badly. beat the hairy~ [Ghested "southpaw" from' Beacon, Football Pools Banned In Britain London, Sept. 28.

Football pools, which are one of the most popular of Britain's winter pastimes, have been officially vetoed, This is in consequence of the strain already thrown on the* Post Office by the war.—Reuter.

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