Word: phils
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Into Jefferson City, Mo. last week surged a motorcade of 350 Missouri veterans demanding a special session of the legislature to vote them a $400 cash bonus. When they reached the ornate capitol, square-chinned Governor Phil M. Donnelly invited them inside, sat them down on the hard marble floor. Then he gave them a piece of his mind...
...forward line will not lack replacements, however, being two deep at every position. For his right wing MacDonald will start Bob Smith or Jose del Rio with Gaston Azcarraga opening at the inside right slot. Last week's high scorer, Phil Potter, will again be at center forward, with his running mate, captain Carlos Blanco at left inside. Either Bill Dawson or Arnold Corrigan will be on the left wing...
Heftiest Jumbo of them all is tackle Charlie Berndt, who strains the scales with a fighting weight of 235. The 6 foot 4 1/2 Sophomore a former Medford High star is remarkably fast for a man of his tonnage. Flanking him at end is fleet Phil Barnhart, who is also New England, intercollegiate champ in the 220-yard dash...
Public spirited, unselfish veterans from all sections of the country will approve the action of Missouri's Governor Phil M. Donnelly, who last Saturday refused the demand of a horde of aroused bonus-marchers that he call a special session of the state legislature to consider their claims for a World II bonus. However, the satisfaction derived from Governor Donnelly's stand is dimmed by the realization that the "gimme, gimme" spirit is on the rise among veterans' groups and that agitation for a bonus is increasing...
...early stages of the game looked as though the contest would end in a rout for the Crimson. Before ten minutes elapsed Phil Potter, Varsity center forward, slammed in two quick scores. But the red-shirted team from Worcester bounced right back, and before the half ended Joe Hearn, their center forward, kicked in four angle shots, all on quick breaks, and the score stood...