Loyola (LA) at Mercer

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 2, 1924, page 9

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  LOYOLA-MERCER CAME SCORELESS NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.--Mercer and Loyola played a scoreless tie today in a gridiron battle that thrilled the crowd from the kickoff until the ina! whistle, It was all Mercer, the pail was in Loyola’s territory the greater mart of the game, but “Moon’ Ducote’s charges stiffened at crucial moments and time and again emerged from tlcK- fish situations unscathed. Three times Quarterback Lawrence of the Geor- gians attempted placement kicks put the Loyola linesmen hustled hlm so closely he was forced to hurry and they went for nothing. The all-around work of the Mercer aggregation had the spec tators cheering the visitors throughout the game even though the majority or them were for the home eleven. The playing of Kid” Cecil, Dave Rice ana Shorty” Poore of Mercer featured The Line-Up ,o, NJorcer (O) Loyola (0) Mercer ‘O’ Position E. L. Smith .......:.:....’‘ Uauue’ Left End Simmons fCapt.) ........ f’ “ “lniius Left Tackle Lancaster ............. ‘‘‘‘‘‘ ‘ Left Guard .. Carson ............’.’‘ A’ D’ SAA’A’-‘ Center Dunn ......’‘. ‘‘‘‘ ‘ Right Guard lowers Right Tackle Eu;sor Holmes Right End Iowronce .. Domengeaux Quarterback cIovor Nolan Left Half cecil ~ Capt. H. Winling Right Half R;ca E. A. Smith Fullback Scores by periods: Mercer .............. “ L0yola ........s..’.. V w

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Loyola (LA) leads 1–⁠0–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.