Word: joe
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Unkept Promise. As a member of the Senate's inner sanctum, Bridges had a strong sense of loyalty to his colleagues, regardless of party or politics. He tried hard to save Joe McCarthy from the Senate's censure, and might have succeeded had not McCarthy made a witless remark about the panel of Senators investigating him being the "unwitting handmaiden" of Communism. When asked to campaign against Democrat Scott Lucas in Illinois in 1950, Bridges was furious. "Scott Lucas refused to come to New Hampshire in 1948 and campaign against me," he sputtered. "I'll never...
...National League. Single instance of backsliding: "The time that Wheaties was running a most-popular-player contest. Mother [the late Mrs. Payne Whitney] called the cook and asked her please to buy lots of Wheaties for the children and to clip the box tops so she could vote for Joe DiMaggio...
With Bill Danner battling opponents as much as seven inches taller--and grabbing most of the rebounds--the Crimson kept even with the flashy UConns. Joe Deering and Borchard each scored a few until Deering's jump shot put the Crimson ahead, 51-50. The rest, alas, has already been recorded...
Barnaby is confident that his team will give another good showing this year. "We've lost Henry Foster, Hugh Nawn, and Joe Clark through graduation, but this year's spirit is excellent, and everybody is determined to make good on the move up to higher positions," he said. Barnaby pointed out that Harvard is the team to beat this year, and every other team will be gunning to knock the Crimson off its championship pedestal...
...starting lineup will incluude captain Gary Borchard and Denny Lynch at forwards, Bill Danner at center, and Joe Deering and Gene Augustine at guards. Wilson has special praise for Augustine, a junior who was severely handicapped by a broken wrist last season...