Evening star., 1941-10-12
1ars Employ a Teams
In Sparkling Display
0f Speed, Power
Rely Mostly on Ground
Play; Leopords Down
Busik for Safety

team enjoyed one brief moment OF
glory at Farragut Field by the
glistening Severn. Early in the Sec
ond quarter of a game witnessed by
Vice President Wallace and other
high political lights, the Leopards
pounced on Navy Halfback Bill
Busik for a safety, tallying points
and thereby spelling the Middies'
scoreless record. But the rest OF the
afternoon was devoted exclusively
to showing off the Navy's new grid
iron machine. one of the East's best,
and at the finish 1t was 4l-to-2
victory for Uncle Sans sailors.
Mai Emory Larson trotted out
four teams and they not only were
contesting Lafayette's outmanned
forces. but were competing against
each other in an exhibition of speed
and driving power that resulted in
the ball being carried nearly four
times the length of the field. The
Middies. completing that portion OF
their schedule devoted to tuning up
for hard tests to come, did nothing
to disturb the belief that they will
go down as the Naval Academy's
best team since the national cham
pions of 1926.
Long Navy Runs Mark Game.
To Senior Diogenes Escalante 1t
must have appeared to be strange
display of military strength. The
Venezuelan Ambassador and Sonora
Escalante, guests of the Vice Presi-
dent and Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy Ralph A. Barb and Mrs. Barb,
never saw Lafayette in possession
of the ball near Navy's goal. The
closest the Leopards came was the
31-yard line, feat attained late IN
the second period with the score
already 14-2 against them.
In ringing up its third straight
victory and dealing Lafayette its
third consecutive defeat of the sea-
son, Navy exhibited a galaxy OF
pallopping backs who sped through
wide holes opened by the Blue and
Gold line and often continued TO
score on long jauntS behind near
faultless downfield blocking. SO
handily was Navy able to gain and
score with power plays that only
five forward passes were attempted.
Lafayette introduced two real
backfield stars in Walter Zlrlnsky.
1.-the. speedy fullback, and Joe Con-
dron, a strong halfback, but their
heroic efforts only kept the score
down temporarily and when this
pair was used up Lafayette provided
little more than a workout.
Outcome Never in Doubt.
With the opening kickoff it was
obvious that only the size OF the
score was in doubt. Coach Larson
started his second team and John
Harrell set the style by carrying the
kickoff back to his 40. After Navy
had driven to the Leopards' II La
fayette missed a chance to halt the
march when Mike Gurgo, center,
intercepted a pass thrown by HoWle
Clark. When tackled, however,
Gurgo fumbled and Navy recovered
to complete its touchdown parade
with three line plunges following
an offside penalty against the
Easton (Pa) team. Sherwood Wer-
ner carried the ball across from
yard out and little Bob Leonard,
the kicking specialist, who
made good in five of six tries today,
booted Navy into TO lead.
With his running, passing and
kicking Zirinsky almost single
handedly held off Navy throughout
the remainder of the first quarter.
Then early in the next period La
fayette had its inning. After an
offensive stalled on the Middies' 81,
zirinsky kicked high, short ball
which Busik, ace of Navy's No. l
team, caught just inside his goal
line.
Busik Buried for Safety.
Zigzagging for an opening, Busik
found himself confronted by a wall
of Lafayette tacklers and was
forced into the end zone, where he
was buried under an avalanche OF
white jerseys.
Perhaps the LeopardS, having done
what William and Mary and West
Virginia were not able to do became
too anxious. At any rate, Zirtnsky
took Busik's punt from the 20 and
attempted a pass, which Travelled
only a few feet and directly into
the arms of Bill Chewing, Navy
tackle. who romped unmolested IS
yards for touchdown.
It was even for the next five min
utes, but the storm broke there
after. A misdirected Lafayette pass
from Center resulted in Navy re-
covering the ball on its At. On the
second play a reverse from Alan
Cameron to Sammy Boothe sent
Sammy running 43 yards for a
score. and before the half ended
Busik ripped through the center OF
the entire Pennsylvania team for a
47-yard touchdown jaunt, making
1t 27-2.
A short punt by Zirinsky, which
sailed out of bounds on his own 49,
started Navy rolling again in the
third period. Despite a 15-yard
penalty and another of 5 yards,
Navy counted when Bob Zoeller,
crack left end, took pass from
Clark.
Nays Third Stringers Score.
Navy's third team took over at
this point and pounded to Lafay-
cites 3 as the period ended.
On the first play of the final stan
"a, Phil Hurt bucked over, Leonard
added the point and the scoring
was completed.
Thereafter Navy's No. 4 team
pushed the Leopards around the
field, but an intercepted pass on the
Toward line ended 42-yard march
and prevented further spots on the
Leopards record.
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