Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-03
Navy S Loss
First in Years
10000 See
Gridiron Classic
BY BOB CONsIDINE

Dy DoD SOANJADAANh
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2 QNS)-
Army's superlative football team
gained humping revenge for five
straight losses to the Navy today
by giving the best the Midship-
men could offer a % to 7 wallop-
ing before 10000 spectators.
II was a national grid champion
in the full flower of its eminence.
The West Point backs and the
tremendously hard driving line
took a lead of Z to 0 in the first
half, went out to 90 on a grinding
safety. and stirred itself nightly
when Navy-going all out-shayed
the Army lead to 81 going into
the fourth quarter.
The triumph. first scored over
Navy by Col. Red Blaik since he
moved to West Point TO revive
the institutions then-fading grid
prestige, was achieved in cold.
clear weather on the same field
where. just 20 years ago. another
great Army team defeated Navy
1910 on the strength of Ed Gar
bisch's four field goals.
MYSTIFYING SPEED
The foot, as a kicking instru-
ment, played little role in today's
triumph of the Army team. VIC
tory came on the wings of the
mystifying speed of Cadet Glenn
Davis, the brilliant little runner
from Los Angeles; the bull-like
lunges of Felix DOC" Blanchard
of Bishopville. S. c., and the all
around play of Dale Hall of Par
sons. Kan. and of Ed Kenna.
Jackson, Miss. They could do no
wrong today.
But they needed a great for.
ward wall to open holes for them
In the big, aggressive Navy line.
and the Army forwards provided
1 il. Six-foot 3-inch Archie Arnold,
son of fighting general on Leyte.
| dominated the Army line and the
others were not far behind him in
/ drive and fierce determination.
The foot, when X was needed,
was supplied by the Robot-Perfect
Dick Walterhouse of Washtenaw.
Wash, who kicked Army's three
points after -touchdowns by Hall,
4 Blanchard and Davis and thus
rang up a new collegiate record
with AZ conversions in a single
season.
NAVY FOUGHT GAMELY
Against this bruising combine
the underdog Navy team battled
gamely but futilely. 1t was forced
to play Is minutes of the game
without the services of its best
back, Bob Jenkins, from Talla-
dega. Ala. But it isn't likely that
Jenkins or any football player
who ever scuffed turf could have
done much about stopping Army
today as the power and superb
deception of the nations No. /
team unfolded majestically.
Few games ever swept the coun-
; try like this one. which involved
the No. | and No. 2 teams of the
land. and no game ever blanketed
the world quite like this one, for
| il was shortwaved to Americans
on all of this weary spheres
battlefronts. Some untold amount
of money changed hands. from
plush Wall Street to the foulest
foxhole in the world, for gamblers
said there had never been a foot
ball game that chalked up more
wagering.
Navy, twice beaten this year
but given a chance to win this big
one. fought courageously. Paced
II by the running and passing OF
l50-pound Hal Hamberg Of Lon
oke, Ark, the midshipmen went
70 yards to a touchdown in IA
plays.
The Navy drive got to the ex-
cruciating stage within the 15-
: yard line. 1t seemed to be rum
ming out of steam but an Army
offside gave the Tars first down
on the 1-yard line at the kee-
rooshial moment.
NAVY SCORES
, There again II appeared TO bog
down, but Scott finally put il
ONCI iIOili dDOul the 4-IflCn line,
and the Navy crowd shrieked with
: delight.
Navy seemed to be on the
verge of doing something about
its comeback until Davis inter-
cepted a pass from Jenkins Just
after the start of the fourth
period. Scott had just run the
ball 36 yards to Army's 80. in-
creasing the pulse of the Navy
rooterS. when Davis sure his
reached up and found that Grant
pass.
From there on il was biff. b-m.
: zowie. Bull Blanchard kro~'.ed
! Navy left and right As h mr.
] Sonally conducted a 52-yard DIVE
To- touchdown, putting tho hall
, over the goal line personally With
) a lunge from the 9la-yard line.
/. With four minutes left OF the
game. and Army leading 1877. the
Cadets moved Is yards in four
plays. Blanchard and John Minor,
Tahoka, Tex. used up three Of
the plays getting from the Army
25-yard line to midfield.
There. Davis took over. He
gathered In a lateral showed TO
: him from a fine T-formation play