Word: mercersburg
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...points to 40 1-3. The most exciting race was the 440-yard dash, in which W. Willcox, Jr., of the 1917 team equalled the world's interscholastic record of 48 4-5 seconds made by J. E. Meredith, now of Pennsylvania, when he was at Mercersburg Academy. Willcox let M. B. Orr, the interscholastic champion, lead the race for the first 220 yards, and then suddenly passed the latter by a beautiful burst of speed. From then on Orr repeatedly tried to overtake Willcox, but the latter proved the better, finishing about two yards ahead of the Exeter...
...Gore, fullback, prepared at Mercersburg. He is 19 years old, weighs 162 pounds, and is 5 feet, 9 inches tall...
...large number of entries have been made from various colleges, universities, and athletic clubs, including many men who are prominent in track athletics. Representatives will be present from the following institutions: Cornell, Mercersburg Academy, Fordham, Yale, Pennsylvania, the New York and Irish American Athletic Clubs, B. A. A., as well as from New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Buffalo...
...Bennett '13 is captain of the team. He has been playing the position of right guard on the team for the last three years. His preparatory school was Mercersburg Academy. He is 22 years old, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, and weighs 195 pounds...
...Whitmore '13 is the heaviest man on the squad, weighing 208 pounds. He prepared at Mercersburg Academy. Whitmore has been on the squad five years, is 23 years old, and 6 feet, 3 1-2 inches tall. His position is centre...