Word: davises
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard O'Neil, 2b.; Ketchum, 3b.; 3b.; Notty, e.f.; Sims, c.; Huxtable, s.s.; Donaldson, l.f., Davis, 1b.; Crehan, r.f.; La Rue, p.
Usually the choice for this highest colonial post lies between two types of men: a military man like the late Leonard Wood; a civilian like Statesman Stimson. Last week President Hoover found his man, Dwight Filley Davis, in whom are neatly combined the best characteristics of both types. His appointment...
Gov. Davis, whose popular fame rests largely upon the cup he donated to international tennis, is rich, 50, a Harvard man. He began his career as Public Baths Commissioner of St. Louis. During the War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Regular Army, won the Distinguished Service Cross...
When President Hoover named James William Good as Secretary of War, Mr. Davis, having no desire to retire to private life, yearned for a diplomatic post, preferably Paris. Last week he discussed his appointment almost pensively: "My duties will be far away, but they will, I believe, be interesting."
Harvard O'Neil, 2b.; Ketchum, 3b.; Crotty, e.f.; Sims, c.; Huxtable, s.s.; Donaldson, l.f.; Davis, lb.; Crehan, r.f.; La Rue, p.