Evening star., 1941-11-30
Great Tar Rally
Erases Early
Cadet Lead
Busik Takes Command
After Muzur Shoots
Works for Soldiers
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 90
Hurled back for two periods and
generally outfought by a spirited,
rugged Army team, Nays greatest
football machine in IS years was
forced TO come from behind here to-
day to win 14to-6 victory over the
stubborn Cadets in a game which
was so bitterly contested that its
moments of dreariness were forgot-
ten by the crowd Of nearly 100000.
Not only was Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt one of the rooters in the
vast throng which spilled over
Philadelphia's big Municipal Sta
dunn. but she was an omen. During
the first half the First Lady of the
Land sat on Army's side of the big
concrete horseshoe, and it was from
there that she saw the thin line of
Greylegs. led by Halfback Hank
Mazur, take 60 lead in the second
period and outplay Nays high
powered, highly ranked squad to
such an extent that during the
intermission the Cadets seemed to
be even-money choices.
Tide Turns Speedily.
There was no between-th halves
entertainment. but Mrs. Roosevelt
took occasion to walk from the Army
side to Navys and thereafter the
tide turned. Making good their
VOW to win this one for SWede"
NaVy's "tWo-ocean" team roared
back deflantly to record a third
straight victory in the 51-vear-old
series between the two service in
stitutions
"Swede" was Maj. Emery E. Lar
son of the United States Marines.
who was coaching Navy team for
the last time. Maj. Larson already
has put in his three years as Mid
dy mentor and expects to be trans
ferred back to active duty next
month.
Navy was expected to win and.
although the score reflected the
opinion of the experts, it was a
grueling battle in which the tides
changed with bewildering swiftness.
Army did more than score the first
touchdown. The Cadets. lighter
than their rivals, rushed the Mid
dies off their feet in the opening
half and neither of Mai. Larson's
two teams was able to make any
headWay against the doughty war
riors coached for the first time by
a civilian, Red Blaik.
Last Game for Many on Teams.
The Middies emerged as one Of
the East's standout teams, theoreti-
cally deadlocked with Fordham for
the seaboard honors, but it wasn't
until the opening minutes OF the
third period that Larson's gang got
up full steam and won Navy's 18th
victory in the 42-game series which
Army still leads with % wins. There
have been three ties and a couple
of years when it was decreed that
Army-Navy games weren't neces-
Sary.
1t was battle fought under blue
/ skies and perfect conditions For
the most part veterans faced vet
Grams and stars such as Mazur. Bill
Busik. HOWE Clark and a host of
others wound up their football ca
reers in blaze of glory In an
other month. Busik and Clark may
be pacing the decks of destroyers or
| cruisers. but today they earned the
accolade of the 100000 who. by
train, motor and other means. man
aged to get here and wiggle and
squeeze into the big stadium.
Army Gets Under Way.
Two supercharged drives-one for
SO yards and the other for 68-Won
the game for Navy, but feats such
as these were more or less expected
and the story perhaps, was Armys
showing around of the two big An.
napolis teams in the opening Pc
RODS.
In these two quarters the Cadets
gained 119 of their 1877 yards. They
were fresh and too spirited for the
Middies. whom they showed around
| the field for no score in the first
Is minutes. And midway the second
quarter the Cadets finally found the
secret. Unable to score a touchdown
on Navy since 1888. the West Point
ers went about it in a spectacular
way
Army drove to the Middies' IS be-
fore Navy took over. When Larsons
great punter, Sherry Werner, went
back it was accepted as a safety
measure. But Mazur, who caught
the kick and found himself hemmed
in by tacklers, wasn't satisfied so
easily. He ran wide, jammed the
ball into the stomach of Ralph Hill
of Santa Fe. New Mexico, on a re-
verse. and before the bewildered
(See NAVY, Page C-5D