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Ed Tucker a Stanford first - BobK - 02-24-2022

https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/mens-basketball-barrier-breaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

RE: Ed Tucker a Stanford first - jonnyss - 02-24-2022

(02-24-2022, 09:22 AM)BobK Wrote:  https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/mens-basketball-barrier-breaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

thanks for posting!

RE: Ed Tucker a Stanford first - Embo - 02-24-2022

(02-24-2022, 09:36 AM)jonnyss Wrote:  
(02-24-2022, 09:22 AM)BobK Wrote:  https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/mens-basketball-barrier-breaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

thanks for posting!

In that link is a copy of the sports page from the SF Examiner.  It said "Cards nip Colorado".  Stanford had been the Indians from 1930 until 1972.  Anyone know why the paper referred to the team as the "Cards" in 1950?

RE: Ed Tucker a Stanford first - WindyCityCard - 02-24-2022

(02-24-2022, 10:22 AM)Embo Wrote:  
(02-24-2022, 09:36 AM)jonnyss Wrote:  
(02-24-2022, 09:22 AM)BobK Wrote:  https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/mens-basketball-barrier-breaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker

thanks for posting!

In that link is a copy of the sports page from the SF Examiner.  It said "Cards nip Colorado".  Stanford had been the Indians from 1930 until 1972.  Anyone know why the paper referred to the team as the "Cards" in 1950?

My guess is that an older, pre-1930 nickname was sometimes used for typesetting reasons. The body of the article and the picture caption say "Indians," which wouldn't have fit in the column with the font size they used for the headline.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't out of sensitivity or respect for Native Americans, given that a few years later the Examiner used the headline "Injuns Scalped" to refer to a loss to Michigan State.

RE: Ed Tucker a Stanford first - gailtate - 02-24-2022

(02-24-2022, 10:22 AM)Embo Wrote:  
(02-24-2022, 09:36 AM)jonnyss Wrote:  
(02-24-2022, 09:22 AM)BobK Wrote:  https://gostanford.com/news/2022/2/24/mens-basketball-barrier-breaker.aspx

Great story about Ed Tucker



thanks for posting!

In that link is a copy of the sports page from the SF Examiner.  It said "Cards nip Colorado".  Stanford had been the Indians from 1930 until 1972.  Anyone know why the paper referred to the team as the "Cards" in 1950?

"Cards" had always been an alternative nickname from the beginning, even used during the "Indian" era, 1931-71. With the advent--and official designation--of "The Cardinal", it kind of fell away like a vestigial organ. Other vintage handles included "Redshirts" and "Redmen" during the '20s. This gave rise to Indians, but at the time was only a reference to the jersey color.

RE: Ed Tucker a Stanford first - crackpot - 02-24-2022

What a fascinating life! Thanks, Bob!