Evening star., 1932-11-20
M|DD|ES SURPRISE
BY GREAT SHOWING
Fail to Impress on Attack,
but Rise to Heights in
Defensive Work.
BY JAMES L. RENICK,

Nt land, November 19.-Notre
1 ' i Dame had what touch
downs there were today,
but Navy had the fight and SO
the RamblerS could level the Mid
dies only by a 12-to-0 score.
The Notre Dame eleven showed
signs of its great power but
usually it found a stalwart MILDLY
line that asked no quarter and
gave none.
There might have been better foot
ball games played today, but it is
doubtful if anywhere as much enthusi-
asm was displayed as at this lake front
stadium. Seventy thousand persons
braved a bitter wind and threat Of
snow to make up the Midwest's largest
foot ball audience this year.
Twice in the second period the green
shirted raiders from South Bend
smashed over the Navy goal line, but
after that a stubborn MILDLY defense
halted their fast running backs and
played the powerful Rambler line on
even terms when its goal line was
threatened.
II PAAoNA CAAOoS h4tO AAo0
l. expected Notre Dame to smother
them under an avalanche of touch
downs.
Even at that, the Ramblers' II points
was no criterion of the difference in
the teams offensive punch. Whatever
edge the Navy had was in stubborn
defensive strength. Notre Dame piled
up "a first downs and $40 yards, while
Navy was making only 90 yards and
4 first downs, two Of those by the
penalty route.
On two occasions in the fourth quar-
ter the Middies displayed a defense
seldom shown against a Notre Dame
eleven. Once the first-string Rambler
back field had taken the ball to the
5-yard line, but Navy stubbornness as
serted itself, and the Ramblers were
stopped on the 1-foot line.
Shortly after that Notre Dame again
worked the ball to the 5-yard line
with goal to go on four plays And
once again the Navy did the seemingly
impossible and held the Ramblers TO-
downs.
TT was a combination Of varsity
i and second-string Notre Dame play
ers who supplied the 12-point scor-
ing punch. Once this combination was
broken up and the regular first team
inserted, Notre Dame could make plen-
ty of yards but failed when the going
was hardest.
Both Notre Dame touchdowns could
be traced directly to the aerial attack.
Failing to count in the first quarter on
straight foot ball, Lukats hurled long
pass to Murphy shortly after the second
period opened and he wiggled through
to the 10-yard line.
On the next play Joe Sheeketski cut
back through center and crossed the
goal line Murphy's attempt for the
extra point from placement scarcely
left the ground.
The period was only few minutes
older when Lukats' punt escaped Erck,
Navy safety man, and rolled to the 4
yard line After the punt, Leonard and
Skeeketsh combined to carry the oval
to the e-yard line. where Lukats passed
to Sheeketski in the last Is seconds Of
first half play and Sheekeski went over
standing up Lukats' kick for the extra
point was wide.
NIAvY'S only sign Of offense occurred
~ shortly after the second half
started. With the aid of Is
Vard penalty and q Chung -to-Slack
pass, the Middies took the ball from
their own 20 to Notre Danes 45-yard
PASS and the Tars, were stopped.
At the close of the third period
Koken, Melinkovich and Brancheau
took the ball to Nays II, but as the
final period started Berries intercepted
a pass on his 10-yard line. Here Navy
threw caution to the four winds and
opened UP with passes. One was inter
cepted by Robinson on Navy's 27 and
a few minutes later Navy was making
the first of its brilliant goal line stands;
Two Olo lads, Joe Sheeketskl and
Mike Koken, carried away major honors.
Koken made 81 yards in l5 attempts,
while Sheeketski made At in 10 tries.
Can't. James Reedy of the Navy, a
Cleveland boy, directed the Nays
brilliant goal line stands and was in
strumental in turning back the Rambler
thrusts, when a few inches might have
meant more points.