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...Penn game, the Crimson squad again showed its amazing ability to win games by one run in the late innings. The team had to break a Quaker lead or tie four times, and the score teetered back and forth until the bottom of the ninth, when fortunately, the Crimson was caught on the upswing...
Although the score was relatively low, the attackmen kept play at the Penn end of the field for a large part of the game. They were effective in blocking Quaker clearing efforts and played a deliberate offense, as the Philadelphians employed their zone defense against the Crimson for the first time...
Another way to fray the noose, says Dilworth, is to encourage more Negro movement into the white suburbs. Once, when a Negro family in suburban Levittown was hounded by white neighbors (TIME, Oct. 7), Dilworth gave his full approval to Quaker groups who were helping the besieged family with food and moral support ("If we lost that one," says he, "we would never again be able to get another foothold there"). He also admits that "we're mighty anxious to get Negroes into the Main Line. We'd be happy to finance a house for somebody...
...strong defensive game. Up front, center Bob Foster and tackles Briggs and Bob Shaunessy were as effective as usual, but it was the line as a whole which impressed most of all. The forward unit moved quickly with Penn's offensive plays and held the unusually fast set of Quaker backs to a standstill, especially in the first half...
...Crimson set up several fine scoring opportunities in the final period, but each time the varsity shot was inaccurate. Penn again began to press, and Quaker George Siminoff ended the scoring for the day with a dribbler that eluded MacNeil...