Word: northeasterner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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John Paul Jones, a tall, firm-jawed World War II Navy officer, told what happened in northeastern Texas' Rusk County: "By majority vote I was elected one of the delegates to the state convention. A resolution endorsing Dwight D. Eisenhower and instructing the state convention delegates to vote in his favor was seconded by [County Chairman] Joe Compton and carried by 13 t01 ... There was no walkout-no rump convention . . . Later that week, Compton, a longtime friend of Henry Zweifel's, received instructions to file a false return on that convention, naming a Taft slate of delegates...
...Crimson's number one pitcher Bob Ward, will be starting this afternoon. Easily the top man on the local pitching staff, Ward set Northeastern down on three hits in his last workout here a week ago Wednesday. So far this year, though, he has been tested only briefly against the Purple's batters. If he has a good day, the Crimson's weak-hitting squad may be able to pull...
Stuffy McInnis will stick with the same lineup that beat Northeastern, 7-3, on Wednesday...
Ward weakened slightly in the sixth, giving up a single to Northeastern's Dick Cox, who scored on a long double by centerfielder Frank McCabe. McCabe, however, was thrown out at third trying to stretch his hit on the throw-in. The Crimson got one more run in its half of the sixth, the Huskies two in the first half of the seventh, but Ward was never in any danger...
...varsity baseball team can settle down and get a few hits, it may be able to upset Northeastern's fast, well-balanced club at Soldiers Field at 3:45 p.m. today...