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Rivals in Pleasure. That Gilles should remind Chastel of Bottom is no surprise, for both play essentially the same comic role. In the commedia dell' arte farces so popular in Watteau's day, Gilles, or Pierrot, was the simple-wilted country bumpkin, often a servant who pointed out the follies of his master and for his audacity got his ears boxed. But Watteau's dignified, wistful figure is aimed not at burlesque. In all probability it was intended as a portrait of a patron or friend...
...Dell, Penn: "I'd like to be there to see it myself, if I could get tickets for a reasonable price. But then again, we have a game against Dartmouth, so maybe I'll stay here. I rate this game a toss-up. One Harvard problem will be when Yale isolates Hill on only one defender. Then it's just a question of who jumps higher, and Hill always wins. I'm pretty sure Yale will get at least a couple of touchdowns. The Elis will be cocky,, but Harvard will be looser. Should be worth the $6 admission price...
Penn coach Bob O'Dell, after watching his team lose to Yale 30-13 Saturday, said, "Hill and Dowling make the difference between Yale and any other team in the league." The two accounted for 328 yards as the Elis built up a 16-0 halftime lead and increased it to 23-0 before Penn was able to score. Hill was selected for Back-of-the-Week in consideration of his two touchdowns and career-high rushing total of 126 yards against Penn Saturday...
Harvard's aggressive defense, which Penn coach Bob O'Dell termed "the quickest I've seen in my four years at Penn," dominated the game...
...Coach O'Dell spoke highly of the Crimson's "crisp offensive blocking" and the running combination of Captain Vic Gatto and Ray Hornblower. O'Dell added, "We're still coming and we'll stand a shot at them if we perform our very best...