Antedating of chump(1934)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

Quoting Sam Clements <SClements at NEO.RR.COM>:
>
> HDAS has 1945.
>
> Using Newspaperarchive _Centralia(WA) Daily Chronicle_   23 May 1934, =
> pg. 6  (An article about a wrestling match).
>
> "The winning fall was partly to the credit of Our Nick, the referee, who =
> fell atop Cox in the thrid round and held him until Shanahan joined the =
> dogpile."

Don't leave us hanging-- where's the chump? (Or is this antedating something
else?)


--Ben Zimmer

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