Word: mercein
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...That Mercein, he's a big stud," he was saying (the coaches never considered, at least to us, the delicious possibility that Yale's star fullback might not play). "He's the spark of the team. They're a great comeback team, they love to come back at you in the fourth quarter, and he's the guy who sparks them...
...heavy team, Gongola told us. The line averaged 217 pounds, and they had good depth. He warned us about Bill Henderson, a speedy halfback with a 6.7-yard average, and about Mercein (but Mercein, Gongola had noticed, had a weakness--on a play that was to send him into the line, he lined up on his toes. If he was to run around end, he stayed back on his heels. It was something any lineman could see and exploit...
Yale plays differently, though, and so we knew what to expect. They run Mercein off Lawrence a lot. But as Thursday's practice started, it looked like I wouldn't get my wish. Joe Jurek, our starting right tackle, was still limping from a thigh bruise. If Jurek didn't start, I would shift from left tackle to right, leaving Steve Diamond, the sophomore, in the position he was accustomed...
...Harvard guard's chief competition in the voting came from Pete Cummings, the Yale fullback who played second string behind all-Ivy Chuck Mercein after leading the team in rushing...
Ends, John Parry, Brown (5) and Richard Williams, Cornell (4); tackles, Ernie Pascarella, Princeton (4) and David Strong, Yale (4); guards George Araugio, Cornell (5) and Chuck Benoit, Yale (6); center, Joseph Ryan, Cornell (4); backs, Baker, Iacavazzi, Mercein, Roberts; punter, Bruce Molloy, Penn (6); placekicker, Charlie Gogolak, Princeton...