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...BOOK OF COSTUME (two volumes, 958 pp.) - Mi Ilia Davenport - Crown...
Republicans v. the People. But even more decisively than they rejected Dewey, the voters had rejected the 80th Congress. Writing in the New York Herald Tribune, Russell Davenport, onetime FORTUNE editor and Willkie's 1940 campaign coordinator, declared recently: "The [Republican] party has failed to inspire the American people with confidence . . . Its failure is a failure of leadership at all levels ... But, with the sole exception of the Willkie struggle, the theme for the last 16 years has been the 'Republican Party v. the People.' And the people have won." Vermont's Senator George Aiken demanded...
Winthrop exhibited a porous defense and an inability to move the ball on offense. Its most sustained drive reached the Davenport 15, mostly via the air, when the final whistle sounded. Harvey Thayer was Winthrop's most effective ground gainer...
...winners got the first break of the game when they downed one of their own punts after a Winthrop back had accidentally touched it. From the Winthrop 15, Davenport moved to the one on two plays, and from there Dick Moses bulled his way over. Bud Krch dropped back from his guard post to kick the extra point...
Interceptions foiled Winthrop's aerial attack in the second and third periods. In the fourth quarter, a Davenport interception paved the way to its second touchdown. Taking over on their own 30, Davenport scored on a fancy reverse followed by a pass from Bob Massey to Tony Hovey, who outraced two defenders to the goal line...