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Cornell has a fine, accurate long thrower in quarterback Rocco Calvo, a ripping fullback in Hal Seidenberg, a really fast outside man in Halfback Stu Merz, and a flock of pass-catching ends: all in all a typical James T-club...
...same afternoon, another future Crimson contender, Cornell, showed its strength in downing Syracuse, 21 to 14. Stu Merz, a fast back who covered a total of 178 yards for the Big Red, accounted for all three of its touchdowns...
...Other Hand. The Times's specific editorial stand on any question is decided by Sulzberger and Editor Merz. In actual practice, Merz and his eight editorial writers decide what the Times will say. Sulzberger rarely reads the editorials until they are in print, because he and Merz see eye to eye on most things...
...spite of such close agreement, readers do not always get the opinions of able Editor Merz in the sharp, clear form in which they are laid down in conference, because Times editorials are often hedged...
Despite its still cautious phraseology, the Times often clearly speaks its mind under Sulzberger and Merz. The editorial page has taken a consistent and strong editorial position in favor of the U.S.'s meeting its international responsibilities (e.g., the Marshall Plan). In 1938, in an outspoken editorial called "A Way of Life," the Times said that World War II was coming and that the U.S. would-and should-be involved. The Times also abandoned its traditional "independent Democratic" leanings to support Willkie in 1940, Dewey in 1948. Says Publisher Sulzberger, a registered Democrat: "I wish we could be just...