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Controversy over the Jackson resolution was bitter. A young Quaker named Ross Flanagan announced that he, as a non-violent person, could not support the statement. His was a difficult announcement to make, and his voice shook. These reservations provoked countering statements of support for the resolution with varying degrees of outrage and bitterness. The chairman asked Phil Lawson to go with several others to prepare a resolution which might be generally acceptable, and to then deliver it to the assembly. In the confusion in the back of the room, Phil, seething, told supporters, "I don't intend to bring...
...mile mark, only captain Mike Koerner was among the leaders. Cornell's Phil Ritson and Don Alexander were setting the pace, trying gamely to offset the awesome Penn depth. But by then, the race was already reduced to a team battle for second place. Five Quaker runners--freshman Dave Merrick, sophomore Denis Fikes, junior Bob Childs and seniors Julio Piazza and Karl Thornton--were clustered behind the Cornell men and Koerner, and following them was a group that included a comfortable number of Penn shirts...
...Crimson gridders, now out of the Ivy League chase after two straight losses, will try to get back on the winning track this afternoon against Penn. Kickoff for the gala Quaker homecoming at Franklin Field in Philadelphia is scheduled...
Whoever Restic comes up with, the Crimson will probably have no easy time with the Quaker defense, which has been playing well all season, particularly in the Dartmouth game three weeks ago. In that game, the Quakers were tied, 3-3, with the Indians at halftime, only to have the Green's Bill Pollock scramble out of the grasp of defenders for two fourth-quarter bombs and a 19-3 victory...
...Penn, defense has a weakness, it is against the running game. The Crimson's Ted DeMars and Richie Gatto, who were bottled up against Dartmouth, will have to crack the Quaker line this afternoon if Harvard is to have a good day offensively...