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Will Lawther comes from Durham, and is therefore a Geordie (native of northeast England). As such, he would tend to give his aitches the harsh Teutonic guttural overemphasis of his Nordic ancestors. Never by any misadventure would he drop an aspirate. If he must be rendered phonetically (as you so love to do with cockney taxi drivers, who all seem to say "bloody" every fourth word-and, for the sake of accuracy, I'd like to point out that bloody has been superseded since World War II by a four-letter word as yet unprintable), what he said should...
North Carolina made up for it. At the Progressive Party's state convention in Durham, 25 noisy pickets set off a wild scuffle. Eggs were thrown, firecrackers and stink bombs exploded, a National Guardsman fired into the air. Wallace insisted on a police escort, entered the hall behind a Guardsman with drawn pistol. He spoke against a drumfire of heckling from spectators and counter chants of "We Want Wallace" from his supporters. "What do we want for the South?" he cried. "Thurmond," bellowed his hecklers. For those who could hear, Wallace suggested that the Federal Government allot $1 billion...
First baseman Hank Durham is the largest offensive threat of the Indians. The big infielder has displayed tremendous power on various occasions, shining on a team which includes at least three other men who are dangerous at the plate. Al Quirk will probably be ready for the game, and will be Coach Eddie Jeremiah's choice for starting pitcher...
...starting lineups: HARVARD DARTMOUTH Gannon, cf Frechette, c Roche, rf McNeil, 2b Caulfield, 1f Mueller, cf Coulson, 1b Durham, 1b Crosby, ss Barr, rf Huntington, 2b Dey, 1f Essayen, c Bray, ss Coppinger, 3b Ferguson, 3b Connolly, p Quirk...
...Maddux' lacrossemen had pretty much of a holiday up in Durham, N. H., as they flattened a game crew of New Hampshire Wildcats by a 10 to 1 count. The game was not nearly so rough as the Varsity expected; on the contrary, many of the Wildcat players spent much of the game questioning Crimson men on the fine points of the game...