Word: jumbos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...delivered a slugging political speech before a shouting, stomping crowd of 12,000 in the memorial auditorium. "In our party," cried the governor, "the presidential candidate doesn't go around the country endorsing candidates who violate the fundamental decencies . . ." Excoriating the "do-nothing, care-nothing, know-nothing mumbo jumbo" of the Republican Old Guard, Stevenson hammered away at one of his major campaign themes: "It is a tragedy that the Old Guard has succeeded in doing what Hitler's best generals never could do: they have captured General Eisenhower...
...kidding is reserved for those players least likely to crack the headlines, no matter how good they are. These are the interior linemen, that small group of big men who line up from tackle to tackle. An average day as Soldiers Field might find Schmitt starting out on Jumbo Jennings ("...we just don't have any bigger pants"), switching to Art Pappas, ("Are you sure you wouldn't like to be a fullback again?") and then moving over to Bob Stargel, who carries the ball from time to time on the tricky "tackle around" called the "Stargel Special" Schmitt watches...
...Jumbos have yet to score a goal this season and have lost to both Medford and Belmont high schools. Tufts Coach Russ DeBurlow said last night that his team can pass well and play hard, but is not yet playing as a unit. Halfbacks George Pineo and John Lamberto stand out on the Jumbo roster, which includes four native South Americans...
With his team leading, 2 to 1, in the final minutes of play, Bruce Munro substituted freely in order to test some new players under fire, and the victory seemed to be assured. But Jose Reis, Jumbo center forward, nudged a rebound off the hands of a fullback into the nets, after a melee in front of the Crimson goal...
Beer, now at left inside, put Harvard ahead in the middle of the last period when he and center forward Maurice Toro combined to convert a loose ball which dribbled out of a scramble in front of the Jumbo cage into the Crimson's second goal...