Word: 103rd
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Davis was nominated anyway-as a compromise candidate, on the 16th day and 103rd ballot, by a sweltering, weary, deadlocked Democratic convention. (Vicepresidential candidate: Charles W. Bryan, brother of William Jennings Bryan.) The predictable happened: W. J. Bryan deserted, La Follette started a third party, the Hearst press excoriated Davis as THE MORGAN LAWYER (Columnist "Bugs" Baer cracked that Davis' national anthem would be "The Star-Spangled Banker"), and Cal Coolidge won going away. The Democratic candidate polled 8,386,000 votes-only...
...Bulldog freshmen had a tougher time of it, but nevertheless won their 103rd straight dual-met, 47 to 37, over Bill Brooks' Yardlings. A more six records were smashed here...
Frederic H. Gwynne '51 and Nicholas Benton '51, veterans of two Hasty Pudding shows, will take lead roles again in the 103rd annual production, "Buddha Knows best," executive director Charles H. Blake announced yesterday...