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...Cornell's balanced offense, however, is quarterback Bill Abel, who has taken some of the pressure off of Cornell's runners this year with a sound passing attack. First-year coach Jack Musick has opened up Cornell's attack and moved halfback Ron Grevase out to a split-end position. Abel's principal receiver, Grevase has caught 11 passes this season for 213 yards and one touchdown...
Penn quarterback Bill Creeden outgunned Cornell's Bill Abel, setting two Quaker records in Ivy play -- 14 completions in 28 pass attempts for 263 yards and a total offense of 361 yards. Abel hit on eight of 18 passes for 169 yards...
Although Cornell has the better balanced attack, both teams have outstanding passers. Penn's Creeden, last week's "Ivy Back of the Week," has completed 31 of 54 passes for 402 yards and three touchdowns. Cornell's Bill Abel has connected on 17 of 30 tosses for 235 yards...
After Eden, the film follows the baffling genealogy of Genesis from Cain and Abel, through Noah, to the story of Abraham. Lineage becomes a problem, and at one point the burgeoning family of man crowds the screen with something resembling a pyramid of Chinese acrobats. Huston plays Noah, mugging simplicity as he takes his orders from the Almighty, cramming in a lot of low comedy aboard the Ark and looking sorely tempted to burst into the Rodgers & Hammerstein admonition that chicks 'n' ducks 'n' geese better scurry. Generally, the acting style is holier-than-thou...
Cornell, in contrast, presented a balanced running and passing attack behind quarterback Bill Abel, Pete Larson, Ed Zak, and Mike More. The Big Red picked up 226 yards on the ground, compared with 110 for Colgate, and Abel completed 10 of 19 tosses for 121 yards. It could spell trouble for the Harvard defense two weeks from now. This Saturday Cornell faces Penn in its Ivy opener...