A Quaker Beating

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When the game ended, Swarthmore students stormed the field and with some difficulty tore down the goal posts. "This is the happiest day of my life," Alvanos told his players. Then he quickly warned them, "Don't do anything to embarrass the family tonight. Be your brother's keeper. Be smart."

It is hard to imagine Swatties doing otherwise. Doug Kneeland, a sophomore offensive tackle who majors in Latin and minors in Greek, plays football because, as he says, "I strive to live by the Greek ideal of being both physically and mentally sound." He said several players planned to celebrate the win by going back out on the field later "to just sit and talk."

After the game, Joe Aleffi couldn't stop smiling. He had run for 104 yds. and one touchdown. "I had to dig deep within myself to get through the past three years," he said. "Now I'm just so relieved." He said that "this is going to be the first Saturday night in a long time that I've been in a positive mood." But revelry could wait. The first thing Joe did after the game of his life was give his mother a kiss.