Word: dan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bang out of his bat, Joe could still play the game-from memory-better than most outfielders. He obviously wanted to call it quits while he was still on top. But, like most champions, he could not quite bring himself to the final exit. On Yankee President Dan Topping's urging, he agreed to think it over before making up his mind for good...
...would be very unfortunate if the bill didn't get back for another vote," commented Dan T. Smith, professor of Finance. "Despite the law's weakness, it should have been passed. I hope there is enough sense of responsibility in Congress to have it revived in one form or another," he concluded...
...pair of husky seniors, Frank Vitale and "Coffee Dan" Taylor, have a tight grip on the starting offensive guard posts. Another sophomore, Stan Tsapis, has little chance to muscle his way in. Defensively, James has replaced the talented, and graduated Vince DiGrande with Jack McCarthy, with Jim Quimby at the other guard...
...matter how hard he tried, ancient (76) Dan Tobin, boss of the powerful Teamsters' Union, could not get very excited about next year's presidential candidates. In last month's International Teamster, he noted that Ohio's Bob Taft would probably be the Republican nominee. But his words about labor's onetime public enemy No. 1 were so amicable ("If Senator Taft gives you his word or promise . . . he will keep that word or that promise") that the Republican Indianapolis News bannerlined: TEAMSTERS' TOBIN TOOTS FOR TAFT...
...Dan Tobin blasted out a denial, pointed out that he had ended his editorial by saying "Taft . . . is very liable to win unless we can arouse the masses of the working people . . ." (a sentence thoughtfully omitted by the News). Last week Old Dan took up the subject of Harry Truman. "Harry Truman is a clever political leader," he wrote. "Yes, he lacks a little finesse, as most men do who are surrounded by great responsibilities. To be as charitable as we can, perhaps he is not to blame for the failure of his own party to carry out its pledges...