Word: sampson
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Arthur Sampson said recently in the Herald that "a tough early season game often is a blessing in disguise--when weak opposition allows improperly timed plays to look good there is nothing gained toward development." Thus from a purely football point of view, the game was even worse than worthless. Sampson says again that in set-up games "there is no indication of faults which need correction, and the pressure of major competition brings these weaknesses to light too late to do any good." The game was then absolutely indefensible with regard to fair play and value to the team...
...Kentucky in the last 30 years has succeeded himself in office. Last month Democrats renominated Senator Alben Barkley for a second term. Last week Kentucky Republicans, greatly heartened by a jinx that favored their candidate, assembled at Louisville, picked Representative Maurice Hudson Thatcher as their senatorial nominee. Onetime Governor Sampson, acclaiming Nominee Thatcher as an "everlasting Dry,'' key-noted thus: "We'll replace this wobbly, uncertain, barking Barkley who a few years ago was taking the Anti-Saloon League's money to make speeches and turned Wet overnight when the Vice-Presidency was dangled before...
Busy indeed was Republican Flem Sampson's last day in office as Governor of Kentucky. As Frankfort prepared to inaugurate a Democrat on the morrow. Governor Sampson commissioned 40 more...
...hand to swear, rested the other on a Bible opened at: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God." In his inaugural address he promised more road building, economy, better schools. Republican Sampson by his side premised him "unstinted support," added: "We who love Kentucky realize one of the most outstanding needs is a moratorium on selfish, low, mean, part politics.""Both the Laffoon and the Sampson feet ached before a two-hour parade had finished its march...
...other Harvard representatives at the meeting will be W. J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics, E. L. Casey '20, head football coach, H. W. Clark '23, Assistant Director of Athletics, A. W. Samborski '26, Director of Intramural Athletics, A. W. Sampson '09, assistant football coach, and C. B. Van Wyck, Secretary to the Department of Physical Education...