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Tubbs v. McAdoo v. Shuler. In California Rev. Robert Pierce ("Bob") Shuler, Prohibition nominee for the Senate against Republican Tallant Tubbs and Democrat William Gibbs McAdoo bought three sacks of onions for 90? in San Joaquin Valley. Said he to the onion farmer: "I'm going to take these sacks of onions to Washington, eat 'em every day and blow my breath all over the Senators until they pass laws to allow the growers to make money." Nominee McAdoo's theme song: "Send me to Washington. I'll guarantee I won't need someone...
Some slight injuries to possible starters makes a pre-game selection of the men who will answer the opening whistle a hazardous task, but most of the veteran players will probably get the call against the Crimson. Bob Chase stellar Bruin quarterback, will be surrounded by the pick of the backfield aspirants, including Captain Bill Gilbane at fullback and probably Gilmartin and Allen in the wing positions. The quantity of good available secondary players will make the starting backfield a mere selection of the men who can carry out Coach McLaughry's assignments to best advantage...
...returns to the Stadium for the first time in five years. Coach McLaughry of the Bruins has the best team in sight since the famous Brown "Iron Men" of 1926. The starting eleven against the Crimson averages about 185 pounds, thus conceding Harvard little in the way of tonnage. Bob Chase, 162-pound left half-back, is the man around whom practically the whole Bruin attack, both passing and running, is built; and so far he and his teammates have maintained an undefeated record...
Chief Trusty Bob Blake-Courson told me to go in and get him five or six witnesses who might be able to clear him at the trial. I did. After I went out I told Courson I thought he had a story that would hold water...
...James Elaine, a La Follette "Progressive," went down into the dust before a young conservative upstart named John Bowman Chappie, editor of the Ashland Press. The La Follette dynasty had been rocked to its foundations. All that kept it from toppling out of sight was the presence of "Young Bob" in the Senate for at least another two years...