Word: ran
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Symington hesitated warily before going into politics, but once he decided to run, he ran hard. He shook hands on wide and narrow Main Streets all over Missouri, made 22 speeches in one grueling day. To help woo the voters, he took along the other members of what is one of the most personable families in U.S. politics: Wife Evie, Elder Son Stuart Jr. (now a lawyer in St. Louis), Younger Son Jim, an accomplished singer who entertained voters with folk songs, accompanying himself on the guitar...
Running for re-election last year against a woman lawyer, Shoo-In Symington ran a lot harder than he needed to, racked up the most lopsided victory (66.4% of the votes) ever recorded in a Missouri senatorial election. His hard race seemed proof that the Symington-for-President boomlet in 1956, when Missouri's convention delegation voted for him as a favorite son, had set presidential ambitions astir...
Finally a bowlegged halfback in a white and gold L.S.U. jersey plucked a bouncing punt out of the air on his 11, and All-America Billy Cannon set out for glory. He shrugged off one red-jerseyed tackier, ran right over a second. At midfield, Cannon surprised Mississippi's Fullback Charlie Flowers by cutting back instead of trying to go to the outside. (Admitted Flowers, an all-America candidate himself: "It was like a high school player trying to tackle an All-America. He went through my hands like nothing.") Cannon was all by himself when...
...came in effect in 1883, and the Tigers found that their big scores now looked even bigger. They swamped the varsity, 26 to 7, in 1883, and followed with 36-6 and 12-0 decisions the next two seasons. Harvard took a victory at home in 1887, but Princeton ran off four straight wins between...
...great Barry Wood, then a sophomore and an alternate quarterback, teamed with starter Putnam to complete seven out of 12 passes for 168 yards. Wood also contributed two extra points. Army's immortal Chris Cagle, who was so good that Navy suspended the inter-service series during his career, ran wild against the Crimson, scoring three touchdowns. Arrow marks Academy section...