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  • With what was equivalent to a lining up of forces and an open declaration of hostilities, with Red on the one hand pitted against the trio whom Dart called the Haymakers, with a murder mystery to untangle, a robbery to solve, and -- not to be forgotten -- Little Saxon guarded through the winter months so that a winning horserace could be run in the spring,

    The Short Cut Jackson Gregory 1912

  • Haymakers—a term used to describe a knockout punch—had raised almost $140,000 as of last week, with all of the revenue slated to go to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.

    Boxers Fighting Against Cancer Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • Haymakers—a term used to describe a knockout punch—had raised almost $140,000 as of last week, with all of the revenue slated to go to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.

    Boxers Fighting Against Cancer Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • Haymakers for Hope is an organization, and an event, forged to literally fight for a cure.

    Boxers Fighting Against Cancer Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • Haymakers for Hope is an organization, and an event, forged to literally fight for a cure.

    Boxers Fighting Against Cancer Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • The all-day pugilism display was titled Boxing & Badges: Haymakers for Hope.

    Excerpt: The Given Day by Dennis Lehane 2008

  • I recommend The Hopbine for classic rock on Saturday, The Corner House open mic on Sunday (where I braved the stage once), and then The Haymakers jams on Tuesday (acoustic jam), Thursday (funk/jazz jam), and Friday (blues jam).

    Joseph LeDoux: How does your brain work? 2009

  • Part of the argument against the proposal stems from the fact Clemente was not the first Latino player in the majors — Cuban-born infielder Esteban Bellan made his debut with the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871 — or even the first Puerto Rican to reach the bigs.

    USATODAY.com - Peers, supporters hope to honor Clemente by retiring his No. 21 2006

  • Coppers beat the s--- out of each other at Mechanics Hall during Boxing & Badges: Haymakers for Hope.

    'The Given Day' 2008

  • The all-day pugilism display was titled Boxing & Badges: Haymakers for Hope.

    'The Given Day' 2008

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