Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›The Betting Boys are Scary of that Right--Lee Savold, the Des Moines Battler, punches the bag as he winds up training for his battle here Friday night with Billy Conn. The approach of the fight suddenly convinced the betting boys on Jacobs Beach that maybe they had too much money loaded on Conn. So, run the rumors today, they're hedging.
The Betting Boys are Scary of that Right--Lee Savold, the Des Moines Battler, punches the bag as he winds up training for his battle here Friday night with Billy Conn. The approach of the fight suddenly convinced the betting boys on Jacobs Beach that maybe they had too much money loaded on Conn. So, run the rumors today, they're hedging.
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The Betting Boys are Scary of that Right--Lee Savold, the Des Moines Battler, punches the bag as he winds up training for his battle here Friday night with Billy Conn. The approach of the fight suddenly convinced the betting boys on Jacobs Beach that maybe they had too much money loaded on Conn. So, run the rumors today, they're hedging.

Associated Press · [ca. November 1940]

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