A scientific and sporting helper at Roehampton, he informed Doggie by letter, was busily engaged on the invention of a boxing-glove which would enable him to carry on his pugilistic career.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
But even as he spoke, his voice ended in a surprised scream of agony, which told of strained sinews and ripped tendons, and he fell in a twisted, crumpled heap of quivering, inert flesh at the detective's feet, the victim of a scientific hold and throw which had not been included in his pugilistic education.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
pugilistic and culinary talents are a rare combination, Jerome.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon