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Show 'Skinny Merv' Gains Lots Of Experience As Soph bounder, with a remarkable 17.8 takedowns per contest. He played his high school ball at Beach High School, in Savannah, Geo., where he averaged 23.4 points per game and 15 rebounds. re-bounds. His rebounding is remarkable, re-markable, considering the fact that he rebounds with men inches taller than he. AS A PREP he was all city three year and was picked most valuable player in the state two seasons in a row. He has a remarkable high school career. r " ' By CHARLIE ZITO Chronicle Sports Writer When sophomore Mervin .Jackson made his first appearance appear-ance as a starter at the University Univer-sity this year few people could understand why he was called "The Magician." AS THE season progressed, however, no one would dare doubt that Merv is indeed a magician ma-gician with the basketball. Merv's 6-2 frame may be deceiving to the opposing players, but when they rebound against him they must feel like he is 6-9. Jackson is the fifth leading scorer on the Utah team hitting 100 shots for 215 for a 46.5 clip. He is third in free throw accuracy accur-acy hitting 30 of 42 from the charity stripe for 71.4 per cent. From his guard position Merv has garnered 130 rebounds in 23 pamf far a K R fvuerall falro. Merv Jackson ". . . the Magician" down average per game. Merv has also ripped the cords for 230 points and a 10.0 average per game. JACKSON at times seems like he stays up in the air for a fraction of a second to get vital tip-ins in crucial situations. He often goes so high in the air he hits the deck about six times during the game. Jackson is also a valuable man on the team because if the Utes ever had a problem with filling in at the forward spot, Merv could move right in because this is the position posi-tion Merv has played all of his life. Mervin led the freshmen in scoring last year with an average aver-age of 22.7 points per game. He also was the club's leading re- |