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During a fortnight of mudslinging, Pecora did his best to turn Democrats against Impy as 1) a turncoat who was simply in the race to split the vote for the G.O.P., and 2) a "cowardly" pretender with no talent for administration. When Impy said that he had spurned Tammany's offer of a $28,000 judgeship to stay out of the race, Pecora's backers lamely cried that just the opposite was true: that Impy had demanded four judgeships, one for himself and three for his friends...
...untried sophomore with little game experience. He will be spelled by Bob Ray, although the latter is being relied upon to do much of the running from offensive tailback. Starting offensive guard Jerry Kanter will share defensive duty with Heldtmann, and offensive end Paul Crowley and George Emmons will split Hyde's defensive chores. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS HARVARD HOLY CROSS Crowley (176) le Mikutowicz (180) Toepke (196) lt Feitch (210) Kanter (187) lg Jachowicz (180) O'Brien (210) o Gleason (195) Rosenau (198) rg Foley (210) Connelly (200) rt Donnalley (C) (220) Ravreby (197) re McCann (180) O'Neil...
...Split May Help G.O.P...
Both Lehman and Lynch could suffer from the Democratic split on the New York City ballot, where two Democrats and one Republican are running to fill former Mayor O'Dwyer's unexpired term. City Council President Vincent Impellitteri, acting mayor since O'Dwyer resigned two months ago, was denied the Democratic nomination and surprised everyone by running as an independent. The Democrats chose instead Judge Ferdinand-Pecora, while the G.O.P. named State Industrial Commissioner Edward Corsi...
...Democratic split may enable Corsi to slip into office in strongly-Democratic New York City, much as LaGuardia did in 1933. More likely, however, is a victory for Pecora and the regular Democratic organization...