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HARVARD 1926 DEAN McGlone, s.s. 3b., Hannford Knowlton, 2b. c.f., Toulouse Slayton, 3b. c., Doherty Todd, c.f. 1b., Tanton Field, 1b. l.f., Trudau Burton, l.f. r.f., O'Brien Allen, r.f. 2b., Donovan Baldwin, c. s.s., Hanson Casto, p. p., Ford, Goddard...
Dean Academy.--Hannford 3b., Toulouse, Londener c.f., Doherty c., Tanton 1b., Trudau l.f., O'Brien r.f., Donovan 2b., Hanson s.s., Ford, Goddard...
Wild throwing and erratic fielding, however, started a Dean batting rally in the fifth, and four runs were scored before a well-timed throw by Lucas from right field cut off a man at third and brought the inning to a close. Shortly afterwards Goddard was substituted for Ford on the mound for the visitors, and their lead was never again threatened...
Particularly did Mr. Ford condemn the present tendency of manufacturers to scramble for men and materials by bidding up commodity prices and wages, as not only unsound from the individual manufacturer's standpoint, but dangerous to the continuance of present prosperity. He characterized the prevalent desire to "do two years' business in one " as " killing the goose" and he stated that, although the Ford Company had orders to make 10,000 cars a day, he " did not propose to strain his production facilities by such methods...
Less hard-headed were the views attributed to Mr. Ford in the Michigan State Senate, where he was quoted as planning to build a factory on every small waterpower site he can obtain in that state, and thus give winter employment to farmers at city wages, which all comes back to the fact that running the Ford Motor Company is one thing and courting the farmer vote is another. Mr. Ford is undoubtedly the world's premier automotive manufacturer. As the savior of the American farmer, however, his practical efficiency is yet to be established...