Word: warde
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...presence in a four-candidate Republican race was soon felt. One night, Fourth Ward Republican Leader Louis ("The Bull") Sax turned his television set to a local news program. The commentator's guest was Richardson Dilworth, whom Louis Sax eyed darkly: such Democrats as Dilworth had kicked Sax off the public payroll. Recalls Sax: "I noticed there seemed to be something wrong with Dilworth. He was awful nervous. He kept rubbing his hands together." Then the camera turned to another guest: Thach Longstreth. Says Louis the Bull: "I soon saw why Dilworth was nervous. He was worried about running...
Since Meade's place on the city's Tax Revision Board theoretically bars him from all political activity, his ward leaders waited for the word to come from his lieutenant, John G. Monks. It came: Boss Meade was backing capable, colorless Republican Candidate George P. Williams...
...Meade's views-even if he's out of politics." Not all of Meade's men remained so steadfast. Last month G.O.P. City Chairman Robert Duffy, who owed his position to Meade, resigned and announced for Longstreth. Leader Edward Harris, after a canvass in his 27th Ward, also went for Longstreth, saying: "I thought it would be better for the party if committeemen took orders from the bottom up-from the voters-instead of from the top down." Other ward leaders pleaded with Meade to support Longstreth...
...Ward, who shut out both Navy and Dartmouth by identical 3-0 scores, had an ERA of 1.52 over the League season. He is the lone senior with an earned run average of less than...
Going into his last contest, Ward had pitched five complete games, won them all, and allowed only three earned runs. But as the Crimson lost the team title to Yale, 8 to 3, Ward lost mound laurels. Eli Ken Mackenzie who bested him in that final game, ranked fourth in League hurling with...