Word: halfback
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Everybody but Hollywood had scouted hula-hipped Herman ("The German") Wedemeyer, St. Mary's Hawaiian-born 170-lb. halfback. An All-America sophomore last year, he had turned down $20,000 from the football pros this spring. Two big-league baseball clubs-the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs-had been after him. So were several sharp-eyed West Coast fight managers, who thought he was a natural boxer. Last week, making his Manhattan debut against Fordham before 30,798 Polo Grounds fans, Weddmeyer, a quadruple-threat man, ran, kicked, blocked-and threw three touchdown passes...
...develop as many utility players on the squad as possible," Mac said yesterday, "and at Dartmouth we'll see how that policy paid off." In line with this statement Mac has been grooming captain Blauco as a replacement at fullback and has played Arnold Corrigan at either the halfback or wing positions. Curtis Cate a new addition to the first-string squad, is available for both the inside or outside positions on the forward line...
...booters, who journey to Dartmouth this Saturday for their fifth game of the season, are hampered by injuries and the possible loss of Al Merck, the best fullback on the roster. Merck, may not be able to soccer for the rest of the season. Gus Seamans, starting left halfback in the Amherst game, has two injured knees and will not make the trip to Hanover...
...Pennsylvania, abetted by Halfback Skip Minisi, beat Dartmouth...
Sparked by left halfback Ed Maglio, who scored the second and third Crusader touchdowns and was credited with two of their five interceptions, the larger Purple team took full advantage of their breaks, racking up 14 and 12 points in the second and third periods...