Word: squad
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This collection of key men is, however, only one squad in the following with which John Garner has equipped himself in the Congress. Since Speaker "Uncle Joe" Cannon (1837-1927), who finally met in Jack Garner his match at poker, no man, not even the late convivial Nick Longworth, enjoyed such influence among members on both sides of the aisle in both Houses as this stubby, stubborn, pink & white billiken with the beak of an owl, eyebrows like cupid's-wings, tongue of a cowhand. He takes Capitol freshmen aside and instructs them philosophically. "Now, Scott," he said...
...refugee camps by grapevine. Typical of how news travels among the refugees was the method adopted by a recent fugitive from Catalonia. Forbidden by French authorities to make a speech in the camp, he drew a map of Spain in the sand. Inside the outline he sketched a firing squad pointing their rifles at a group of civilians. No refugee misunderstood the man's meaning...
Mentor Peroy was highly optimistic over today's prospects before he left for New Haven with the team yesterday. "We've got one of the best teams in many years," he said enthusiastically, "with all of last year's team back. But unfortunately the '42 squad is the poorest in ten years...
Center Al Stevens and guard Tom Erickson were elected co-captains of the 1940 Yale cage squad recently...
With the Andover meet, first outdoor test for 1942, hardly more than a month away, Coaches Mikkola and Neufeld are working overtime in the Cages and under the Stadium to whip into shape a Yardling track squad with few stars, a near vacuum in several events, and bad probation trouble...