Evening star., 1942-09-13
Soldiers Array
Never Menaced
By Pro Outfit
Victors Go II Yords
For First Score in
Opening Quarter
BY FRANCIS z. STAN.
Star Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12-With an
ease which the final score fails to
suggest, Col. Bob Neyland's eastern
Army An-Stars took apart the New
York Giants of the National Profess
sional Football League today at the
Polo Grounds before 10000 sympa-
thetic spectators.
The 16-to-0 count hung on the
scoreboard obviously was a margin
satisfactory to Col. Neyland, whose
vast collection of Army officers, nom
CONS and privates impressed as one
of the most powerful squads of all
times. pro, all-star or otherwise. 1t
was q juggernaut which might well
have won an even more lop-sided
decision over team consistently
hailed for the perfection of its
defense.
Scoring its first touchdown on
sustained 77-yard march that fol-
lowed the opening kickoff, the Army
handled the big, burly Giants as il
they were small, impudent boys.
Team after team was poured into
the fray by COL Neyland and If this
Army outfit similarly defeats the
Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago
Bears next Wednesday in Baltimore
and next Sunday in Boston it may
be the first to win the mythical
championship of the world during
an 8-day period.
Giants Got Of Lightly.
1t was only the second defeat by
the Giants in seven annual All-Star
games. but in today's battle, which
jointly benefited the Army Emer-
gency Relief and the Children's
Fresh Air Fund, the eastern pro
champions were up against no mere
aggregation of hand-picked college
stars. The Giants were lucky to
have been let off so lightly because
in no way could they match Ney-
lands horde of satin -trousered aces,
who number among them % former
National Leaguers and some of the
finest collegiate products of recent
years.
Only three times were the Giants
able to penetrate Army territory
and the closest they came to the
goal was the 23-yard point. They
did this as the first quarter came
to an end and when play was re-
sumed the Army promptly took the
ball away. So desperate were the
Giants that upon their second In
vasion they called on Ward Cuff, the
great goal kicker, to try from the
| field from the 45-yard lire. 1t was
reasonably close, but unworthy OF
any points.
The third time the Giants crossed
the middle of the field was seconds
before the final gun, when Cuff
caught long, shot-in- dark pass
thrown by Tuffy Leemans and
reached the 25 Army,s team at the
time was collection of fourth and
fifth stringers.
Standlee Batters Pros Line.
Army's attack was as well l-balanc-
ed as might be expected of squad
whose first, second and third teams
were almost equal in ability. There
were some standouts. Big Norman
Standler, who was the greatest full
back in the land before becoming a
corporal in the coast artillery, shat
tered the big red enemy line as If
he were 16-inch shell. Capt.
Johnny Pingel of the infantry, high
est-ranking player on the Army
squad, passed and ran brilliantly,
doing nothing to suggest that the
All-America from Michigan State
has been idle in football for three
years.
There were others. Its. Len Coff-
man, Sam Bartholomew, Tom
Greenfield, Harvey johnson, Hal
Van Every and Vic Spaddacini;
Corpl. Mike Basca and Pvts. Jack
Russell and Jackie Wilson were only
few. The Giants saw stars today
and it wasn't fun.
Almost as soon as Cuff kicked
of to start the game. it was evis
dent that the Giants would have
to be awfully good. Standlee caught
the ball on his goal line and blasted
his way to the 28. Not even
15-yard clipping penalty could stop
the Army's initial drive, for PiN-
\ gels passing and Standlee's run.
ming more than got those yards
back. In 10 plays the Army was
across, the clincher being pass
from Capt. Pingel to Pvt. Russell
after the ball had been placed on
the Giants IL.
Army's Cafego Sparkles.
II the Army showed any weak
ness 1t was the passing from CEN
ter. A weird snapback that lost
rs yards set up the Giants in Army
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