[Ads-l] Antedating of "White Hope"

[Shapiro, Fred]

white hope (OED 1911)

1910 _Wash. Post_ 18 Sept. (ProQuest)  Speaking of "white hope" possibilities, Tommy Ryan ... has one in tow that Tommy expects will deliver the goods some day.  The big Irishman, Con O'Kelly ... is the boy that Ryan thinks has the strength and nerve to make a heavyweight champion.

Fred Shapiro

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