Word: jakes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bruins began their League schedule Saturday, beating Yale, 4 to 1. Goalie Don Whiston excelled against the Elis, aided by the fine defensive work of Jake Murphy and John Gilbert. Whiston, who allowed only 2.9 goals per League game last year, will be Brown's game captain tonight. The Bruins have won four, lost two. They beat the Windsor Club, Northeastern twice, lost to B.C. and the New York...
Having fallen flat on his face last Nov. 7 when he failed to produce enough Chicago votes to re-elect Scott Lucas to the United States Senate, egg-bald, ulcer-plagued little Jake Arvey made good his threat to resign as boss of the Cook County Democratic organization. He did it, he said, "for reasons of health." To make him feel better, Democratic leaders promised him the job of Illinois National Committeeman, which has been vacant since Boss Ed Kelly died...
...first depressing hours after election, Boss Jake Arvey was positive. "This is the last campaign I'm going to manage in Cook County," he said. "I haven't been able to eat for three days...
Pint-measured Jake Arvey, 55, had to take most of the blame for the debacle visited upon Chicago's once-mighty Democratic political machine. Arvey had defaced the Illinois ticket with Police Captain Daniel A. ("Tubbo") Gilbert, a veteran cop with a big bankroll and a psychological block against arresting important gangsters. Gilbert was a major factor in the defeat of Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas; he also cost the Cook County Democrats some important offices...
Everybody agreed that Jake had done badly, but who would take his place? Some of his cronies asked him to stay on. Jake, heading for Palm Springs for a rest, promised to think it over...