Word: lane
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...raping Mrs. Mary Denston, 71. by a mob in Princess Anne, Md. (TIME, Oct. 30): refusal by Somerset County State's Attorney John B. Robins to arrest nine members of the lynching mob identified by eyewitnesses, at the request of Maryland's Attorney General William Preston Lane Jr. who said he "even drew maps showing what they did and where they were." Reason for the refusal: "I don't believe those men would stay in jail. I believe a crowd would form and take them away...
With the loss of Dean, Wells, Kopans and many others of their calibre, including the entire center squad, Coach Casey faces a trying task next fall. In spite of all the losses the backfield will be perhaps the least hard hit by graduation. Locke, Litman, Lane, Haley et al, will be back in full force next year. But the line situation is much more troubling. Three first string tackles, Kopans, Francisco and Rogers will be gone. To fill their places Casey has Burton and those coming up from the Freshman eleven. Even the brilliant Jayvee tackles, who looked good enough...
...reserves, Coach Stubbs will look to a group of promising sophomores who kept the 1936 team undefeated all last winter. Samuel R. Callaway 36, Benjamin H. Hallowell '36, Frederick R. Moseley '36, and Francis J. Lane, head the list in this group...
With the approach of the game, the hopes that Lane and Cheek may be ready to work on Saturday grow dimmer and dimmer. Reports yesterday had it that Cheek will not even be able to be sent in at all and that it is considered advisable to keep Lane out altogether. Their Varsity letters may be voted by members of the squad, coaches, etc., and it is likely that this will be the method used in awarding them. In spite of their injuries, however, they will dress for the game...
...Wells at left half, Litman at right half, and Dean at fullback. Locke has been shifted back to the running back position after having his fling at the right half post. Wells, however, is practically certain of being called on to start the game. Definite announcement was made that Lane and Cheek will be unable to start against...