The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-02
BLANCHARD-DAVIS
THUNDER THROUGH
GALLANT MlDDlES
President Truman, 102,-
600 Other Fans Watch
Army Win Finale
RY GAYLE TALBOT

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Arny's star-spangled a-fay struck
swiftly for three touchdoWns IN
the opening period and. defeated
Navy 80 to 13, as scheduled today
but not without being given a
genuine dogfight by the Middles
in the final gruelling IS minutes OF
their annual football struggle.
A crowd of 100000 in Municipal
stadium, including President Iru-
man, saw the Tars recover from
the opening shocks of the Cadets
offensive and not only avert what
had threatened to become a
shambles, but play the Wanted
West Pointers on virtually even
terms for the greater part OF the
contest.
The difference in the, final
analysis-that which gave the gol-
den-helmeted Cadets their 18TH
straight victory and their second
National football championship
was the ripping, tearing running
Of those two great all-Amerlcan
backs, Glenn Davis and Felix
Doc) Blanchard.
Blanchard reeled off three
touchdowns and Davis the other
two through MISUNDERSTANDING
Navy defense that, for surprisingly
long periods, checked and nam
strung what has been called one
of the greatest attacks in grldlron
history. Navy lost, but it put up
stout battle and steadfastly refus-
ed to fall apart before the famous
plainsmen.
Middies Score
The Middies not only scored
against Army's first team, but
they did it twice and the second
time they went right through the
middle of the Cadets hitherto i'm
pregnable line.
When big Joe Bartos, Navy FULL
back, plunged across from the
one-foot line in the fourth period
it was the first time in nine games
this year that an opponent had gone
through the Army's first team
forwards to score.
But, having given the sailors
full credit, Army still was the
magnificent team. 1t met its ira
ditional rival, the team that was
bound to play over its head, and
it proved to its ardent followers
that their confidence had not been
misplaced. The Cadets struck like
shafts of lightning to score their
touchdowns, and they won
Although Army held a safe 200
lead at the end Of the first quar-
ter and drove arrogantly SIS yards
to a touchdown after receiving the
opening kickoff, it was destined to
become much better game than
that, as the statistics show.
Statistics Close
When it all was over Army had
notched only 10 first downs to
Nays II. BY all means, rushing
and passing, the champions piled
up 2e6 yards against Navy's very
respectable 226. The Middies,
who promised to make it a strug-
gle, gained 106 yards through the
air to Army's 7. The Cadets, how
ever, attempted only six passes.
A chill breeze had the spectators
huddled in their blankets when the
two nop+oine Arrnv's Johnny
Green and Navy's Dick Duden,
called the flip at midfield. Green
won, and for change. Army chose
to receive the kickoff.
Arnold Tucker, the soldiers all
ing quarterback who had been in
bed with the flu since Tuesday
and didn't feel so good-he said
ran the kick back to Arny's a..
From there, in exactly seven plays,
Arny's great team drove to a
touchdown.
Coach Cmdr. Oscar Hagberg of
the Navy had proved his point
Army couldn't call its shots, could
not score in two plays.
But the Cadets did score in seven
plays. Tucker, the invalid, ripped
for 10, and Davis, on lateral
from Tucker, picked up 10, cleo
trifying the great crowd with his
dipsy-doo running. Finally, with
the ball on the vineyard mark,
fCou+iuuod IN Do ua Eleven. Cn1 s\