Word: merritts
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...attacked him with a hammer. He was surrounded by an angry mob of Negroes and stomped, hacked and shot to death. Sentenced to life in prison were Gail Madden, 22, a 250-pounder, whom witnesses identified as the woman in a bright orange dress who stomped Gleason, and George Merritt, 24, who attacked the officer with a meat cleaver. Five of those who were freed had been identified by a witness whose poor eyesight made his testimony worthless. During the trial, some witnesses recanted their testimonv, allegedly because of threats...
Other winners for Harvard were Paul Horvitz in the 50-yard free, Dan Kobick in the 200-yard backstroke, and Andy Huff in the 500-yard free. Coach Benn Merritt said he was pleased with the team's performance...
...Merritt feels he has the top personnel to match Army's, but considers his team lacking in depth. "Army is a very well balanced team, and we'll need strong efforts by our second men to win," the Harvard coach added...
...most pleasant surprise for Merritt in the 50-45 victory over Springfield was the sweep of the breaststroke by Dave Law and Pete Mikhalevsky. Harvard seems to have an edge over the Cadets in diving, and Merritt thinks his team is now in better shape than it was in against Springfield...
Freshman coach Benn Merritt, speaking in the absence of head coach Bill Brooks, said, "Army is strong everywhere, with balance, and they're always tough, especially at home. But we're far deeper and better than last year, and we're a hungry team." Army is Harvard's first opponent this season in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Competition...