Evening star., 1944-11-29
Jenkins A|men Hits Navs Hopes as Army Regain Dobbs
MILDLY Power Runner
Uncertain 10 Play;
Hamberg Is Hot

BY the Associated Press.
/ ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 29.-Army
adherents got a big lift as Navy
hopes sagged bit due to develop
ments affecting personnel of the
rival squads for the gridiron classic
at Baltimore Saturday.
From West Point came the gooc
news-for the Cadets-that Bobby
Dobbs, ace halfback, has recovered
from a leg injury received before
the Duke game and again is ready
for action.
The depressing intelligence for
the Middies was that there was
doubt whether Bobby Jenkins, the
Alabama bomber, would overcome a
leg ailment in time to contribute
his talents to the cause Of the
Blue and Gold.
Jenkins, the Middies' star power
runner, is abed in the Naval Acad-
emy inflrmary and how quickly an
infection of his left foot will clear
up remained uncertain. Based on
the doctors reports, Comdr. Oscar
E. Hagberg, head coach, expressed
doubt that his leading ground gain
er would see action A definite de-
cision was expected today.
But, regardless of whether Jen-
kins is available, Navy supporters
were confident two little fellows
from Arkansas stood a pretty good
chance of leading the Middies to
victory.
Hamberg Is Big Threat.
One is Hal Hamberg, the 150-
pound dynamite package from Lo-
noke, who may be Army's special
nemesis for the third straight year,
and the other is Clyde Scott, the
line-smacker from, aptly enough,
Smackover, Ark.
Operating behind the sailors great
forward wall Hamberg never looked
better than when he ran and passed
Purdue's strong eleven into defeat,
apparently fully recovered from a
pulled leg muscle that kept him in
active through four big midseason
games. Figured too light to stand
heavy duty the Lonoke Lancer
slipped in as substitute pass expert
back in 1912 at Annapolis and had
field day.
All afternoon long he hammered
away at Army ramparts. Navy won,
IA to 0, and it was little Hal who
set up the first touchdown with a
20-yard punt return and a pass of
equal length to Ben Martin, who
also will be in Saturdays fray.
Hal Makes 1t Stick.
To prove it was no f1uke, Hamberg
went up to West Point last year to
become an unwelcome guest as he
passed, ran and kicked and teamed
up with Jenkins to plaster 13-to-0
defeat on the Cadets. This time will
be his last on a varsity gridiron,
since he has played four years-one
at Arkansas University and two at
Navy-capping his career by making
the all-Eastern eleven for the second
straight year.
But Arkansas made certain of the
headlines when Smack En- Scott
came from Bulls Prep to make the
fullback spot on the varsity as a
plebe this year. Weighing only ITS
pounds, he packs terrific power and
is plenty shifty and elusive He is
about tops on average gains per
play for the Middies and is terror
on defense behind the line.
So. Arkansas is a pretty good
headline bet come Saturday, and if
Jenkins could get in there to team
with his fellow Alabaman, Don
Whitmire, Navy's great tackle, this
quartet of Southerners may turn
the tide for the Middies to ring UP
their sixth straight and longest VIC
tory string in this 45th renewal of
the classic.
Add to this quartet Leon Bramlett,
star end from Mississippi. and Gail
Gillian, tackle, from Texas, and
Dixie will be retty we'll represented
against the high-geared Army ma
chine