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Before the count was announced by the chair the convention knew full well what had happened. Dewey had 515 votes, 33 short of the nomination. But the coalitionists, desperate as they were, would not give in yet. They had agreed to ask for a recess after the second ballot. But now, while the official count was being tallied, there was confusion on the floor. Restless delegates from the coalition states saw the Dewey bandwagon rolling right past their door. Should they switch...
...decision that Captain Sam Savidge's men took handily on April 16. The match also marked the squad's third straight victory in the north, a streak that followed closely on the three-game string of losses that southern teams inflicted during the spring recess...
...attempt was made to hold a meeting of the Committee on the Friday before recess, but neither Bingham nor Burke was able to attend at that time. Dean Watson said that the presence of the two Council members was imperative...
Prosser treated Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter, the Judge and both counsels to a steak dinner during court recess...
Both Army and Navy fell in defeat at the hands of the tennis squad during the Spring recess. Consistent play by the bottom half of the singles division enabled the team to inflict a 7 to 2 defeat on the Cadets and an 8 to 1 licking on the Middies...