Evening star., 1942-09-27
Difficu|t-Ang|e Boot
By johnson From 70
Gets 80 Victory
Six Thrusts by Middies
RepuIsed by indians
Inside 25-Yurd Line
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

star Staff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 26-Out
of the historic village of Williams
burg, Va, today came the highly
touted sleeper" club Of William and
Mary to spoil the 1912 debut of
Nays football team, 80, here be-
fore 10000 fans.
Indexed as one Of the South's
stronger clubs, with a veteran out
At remaining virtually intact for
three years, William and Mary
scared to victory through the me-
dium OF q 20-yard field goal by
bulky Harvey johnson in the early
moments of the first period
The Indians then settled back
and repulsed six Navy invasions of
their 25-yard line. After the In
dians' field goal the Middies swept
deep into William and Mary terri
tory. but on four of those occasions
the alert Indian backfield intercept
ed passes and fifth time they
pounced on a Navy tumble.
The crowd. limited by travel re-
strictions and weather, was the
smallest to view a Navy opener in
years. 1t saw the Middies gain a
statistical edge with its surges into
William and Mary territory, but
on each occasion the Indians
thwarted advances at timely juno
lures.
Navy Lacks Scoring Punch.
Defeated only by Notre Dame and
tied by Harvard last season, Navy
fulfilled woeful predictions it would
present one of its weaker teams
this year. 1t gobbled up consider
able geography between the 25-yard
lines but displayed no punch when
it moved toward payoff dirt.
Navy reeled off IA first downs to
William and Mary's five and gained
132 yards by rushing to the In
dians' 86, but the sort of Job Will
liam and Mary's sturdy line was per-
forming is indicated by the II yards
Navy lost by rushing.
Only twice did William and Mary
move deep into Navy territory in
achieving its second victory over the
Middies in the 17-game series and
Its first since 1882. On the first oc-
casion, though, the Indians made
good, and that, it developed, pro-
vided the winning margin.
Navy took the opening kickoff
and failed to get anywhere in par
ticular, so Johp Davis punted out
to the Middies' 46. Jackie Freeman
and John Korczowski swiftly moved
the Indians to first down on
Nays 80, and pass from Freeman
to Nick Forkovitch netted ii more
yards.
Johnson's Kick Goes Over.
Freeman and Forkovitch pounded
Nays tackles to move to the 13,
and on fourth down the 200 pound
johnson was rushed into the game
to attempt field goal from 20
yards out at a hazardous angle.
His neat boot split the bars and
sunk the Navy.
Navy Immediately hammered
down field to William and Mary's
Is. with Hills Hume and John
Beckett skirting the ends and Beck
EFT passing 16 yards to End Bob
Wilcox, but johnson then inter-
cepted Beckett's fourth-down pass
on the Indians 10. Late in the
first period, with Ben Martin and
Gordon Studer sparkling the drive,
Navy again penetrated the Indians
25-yard line, but on the first play
OF the second quarter Forkovitch
intercepted Harold Hamberg's pass
on the "a.
Twice more in the second period
Navy nudged deep into William and
Mary territory, with Studer-to-
Bill Strong pass eating up d yards
to the Indians %. Studer streaked
around left end to the Ia, but up
popped Kill Klein at that juncture
to intercept Studer's pass in the
end zone.
Longacre's Punts Curb Navy.
Bob Longacre, whose punts fig
ured prominently in stopping Navy,
booted the Indians out of immediate
danger, but back came Navy with
a Studer-to-Gene Goudie 28-yard
pass featuring drive to William
and Mary's 49, End AL Vande-
weghe then intercepted another
Hamberg pass and ran it back a few
yards to the 2l
William and Mary produced its
only other scoring gesture early in
the third period when Beckett fun
bled Longacre's punt and Melvin
Wright recovered for the Indians
on Navy's SO. Korczowski and Long
acre moved to the 10 on three stabs
through the line, but Navy stiffened
and finally took over on downs on
Its IT.
Studer and Hume featured a So
yard Navy march to William and
Mary's rs late in the third period
but that threat collapsed when Stu
der stumbled on fourth down while
attempting to scoot around left end
AL Channel, 19-year- old end
staked the Middies to an oppor-
tunity to win the game early in
the fourth period when he inter.
cepted Freemans pass and re-
turned 80 yards to William ano
Marys 18. 1t was johnson, Incl
dentally, who prevented Channel
from continuing into the end ZONE
with a terrific tackle.
Guard Garrand Ramsey ane
Tackle Harold Fields broke through
to smear Davis for an 8-yard loss
though, and on a reverse Martir
fumbled and Forkovitch recovered
for the Indians on the Is.
Pos. w. and NJ. go. NAVY 10Y
l. Z vanoeWeghe --------. Goudl
l. I--BaSs --------------- Schwart
L S.----Hoioway ------------ Gillcris
z $1,000 -Warflngton ----------- Fedol
x. G. Ramsey ---------- A. Kno
r. T.----Wright --- Schnur
r E.G Knox " Wilco
@ B.-Forkovitch - Sieefrje
l. H.----Freeman ----- Davi
r. H.--Klein -- Gillilar n,
r. johnson " Hum
Score hy periods,