Antedatings of "Skid Row"

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:

> 1923 _Ottawa Journal_ 21 June 14 (Newspapers.com)  Two years out of the
> rin=
> g has put the champion on skid row.
>

Since "... put the champion on the skids" - appears not to force a new
reading, IMO, perhaps this is the "skid row" that we all know and love.


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