Word: whitcombes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...President found time to complete the reorganization of his Latin American diplomatic corps. As Minister to Paraguay he appointed Indiana's Author Meredith Nicholson, 67. Member of the Hoosier State's famed literary group (George Ade, Booth Tarkington, the late George Barr McCutcheon, the late James Whitcomb Riley), Author Nicholson (The House of a Thousand Candles, The Port of Missing Men) began in politics by fighting the Ku Klux Klan. He was elected Indianapolis city councilman, worked hard for a city manager plan. Though passionately fond of oratory, he has been not an outdoor but an indoor politician...
With the transitional remark, "Why, it seems only yesterday . . ." tycoon and satellite become James Whitcomb Riley boys in a swimming hole. Then, "in no time at all he was president of the road," bullying the directors of Chicago & South Western Railway into buying a little road for spite. Then a flashback to his first trackwalking days, his courtship of prim, big-eyed Sally (Colleen Moore). Then a flash forward to his troubles with his spoiled collegian son at whose angry look he says, "Don't look at me that way, boy. You're giving away too much weight...
...summary: HARVARD DARTMOUTH Baldwin, Pell, l.w. r.w., R. Morton, Manchester, Arthur Wood, Putnam, c. c., W. Morton, Walter Cunningham, Saltonstall, r.w. l.w., Crowther, Jackson, Powers Crosby, Martin, l.d. r.d., Whitcomb, W. Morton deGive, g. g., Hawkes, McHugh...
Score-Harvard 6, Dartmouth 2. Goals-First period: R. Morton (Crowther) (0.35), Putnam (Saltonstall) (4.50), Saltonstall (Putnam) (6.40), Baldwin (Cunningham) (11.50), Pell (Putnam) (15.35). Third period: Baldwin (1.32), Powers (2.60), Saltonstall (17.10) Penalties-Manchester, Baldwin 2, Whitcomb, McGregor, W. Morton, Saltonstall. Referees-Foley and Sands. Time-Three 20-minute periods...
HARVARD DARTMOUTH Baldwin, l.w. r.w., Jackson Wood, c. c., Morton, W. H. Cunningham, r.w. l. w., Manchester Crosby, l.d. r.d., Whitcomb McGregor, r.d. l.d., Faegre deGive, g. g.,Hawkes...