Evening star., 1945-10-14
Two Big Sprints
Enough 10 Gain
Cadet Victory
Blanchard Travels 68
Yards for CIincher;
Davis GoIIops 70
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Snorts Writsr

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The speed
and power of Glenn Davis and
Felix doc Blanchard, plus perfect
execution of the plays that shook
them loose for long touchdown
runs, carried Army to a 28-to-7
victory over Michigan's smart and
speedy football team today.
Blanchard ran 68 yards for one
of the touchdowns that sent the
Wolverines down to their second
defeat in five games this season
while Davis sprinted 10 yards for
the final Army score.
A crowd of 10000 at Yankee
Stadium saw the Cadets meet
their first real test in three games
this season, and they didn't meet
it any too we'll. Except for Davis
and Blanchard, Army's 1914 ALL
America stars, and. occasionally
Tom (Shorty) ,McWilliams, for
merly of Mississippi State, Army's
backs couldn't gain consistently
Their passing was ineffective and
defensively they were in constant
trouble from the tricky, speedy
| Wolverine attack.
Equipped with a set of plays that
often had the big Army linemen
charging into empty space, Walt
Teninga, Bob Nussbaumer and
Jack Weisenburger threatened at
any minute to change the picture
of the game. That they didn't, was
due largely to the defensive ability
of the scoring stars, particularly
Blanchard, who made a number of
tackles when runners appeared to
be in the clear.
Davis, Blanchard GalIop.
Statistics for the game show that
of total of 452 yards Army gained
on the ground and through the air,
Davis gained 191 by rushing and
passed for At more while Blanchard
accounted for 179 by rushing.
The Cadets payof punches both
came on the first play after Army
had taken the ball. There wasn't t
Michigan tackler on his feet when
Blanchard burst through the line
and set off downfield for the second
Army tally midway through the
second period. In the last quarter
Davis swung around his right end
with plenty of interference, put on
a dazzling burst of speed and outran
the Wolverine secondaries in a
straightaway sprint.
The other Army touchdowns were
scored by McWilliams on a 7-yard
end run just about two minutes
before Blanchard's dash. The big
fullback also blasted through for a
few inches and another six-pointer
in the third after McWilliams had
set it up.
Army Score Called Back.
Right at the start Army had an
other score called back when Tucker
uncorked a pass to Davis on the
fourth play to go a total of so yards.
The Cadets were detected holding
and were given 15-yard penalty
instead of a touchdown. Trailing
14-0 at the half. Michigan began
shooting the works with its passes
and trick plays in the third quarter
and scored ON an uninterrupted
march the length of the field. Nuss-
banner ran back the kickoff 25
yards from his own goal. A moment
later Teninga took lateral from
Captain Joe Ponsetto and raced 80
yards to the Army 81 and after a
couple of short gains Weisburger
went Is yards to the Is.
When the Wolverines were
checked Teringa threw a fiat pass
which struck big Tex Coulter's
shoulder and bounced into Art Rem
ner's hands for the touchdown.
That, apparently, made the Cadets
mad for they showed the Wolverines
all around the field until they hao
built up safe lead.