Evening star., 1945-12-02
b|anchard,Davis
Spark Win Over
Stubborn Tars
Unowed CodetLeod
Middies Bounce Back
For Stirring Rally
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score was SO, so hard-hitting was
the Army team. Nine plays, after
Quarterback Arnold Tucker re-
turned the kickoff to his own As,
Big Blanchard plunged over the
goal, and the missed extra point by
Dick Walterhouse was not seriously
regarded in view of the comparative
ease with which Army paraded
those SIS yards, featuring a 20-yard
gain by Davis after taking a lateral
pass from Tucker, and two penalties
against Navy for off-side.
The Crabtown team tore back
into Army after receiving the next
kickoff. marching from its own 20
to a first down on the Cadets Al,
but here the attack begged and the
foes exchanged punts, only time
Army failed to score after getting
the ball in this period.
Cadets Pile up Score.
A short punt by Navy's Bob Kelly,
weird effort that went out OF
bounds after travelling only 10 yards,
set up Army's second touchdown.
The Black Knights took the ball
on the Middies' 81 and in five plays
they scored, although one of the
plays resulted in Davis being
thrown for a 9-yard loss by Navy
End Lee Bramlett. The big punch
was 25-yard dash by Tucker on a
quarterback sneak, putting the ball
on Navy's II. Blanchard negotiated
the remaining distance on the next
play.
Two minutes and IS seconds later
Army struck again with the most
devastating attack in football Bob
Chabot returned punt to the Mid
dies 40 and on the first play there
after Davis broke off tackle and
romped across the goal. When Wal
terhouse added extra points to
Blanchard's second touchdown, and
Davis first, it was 300 and Navy
apparently was badly beaten.
But Navy began to bounce back
in the second quarter, in which
Army had the ball only three times
and failed to get beyond its own 40. |
Meanwhile. Navy was being spanked |
by Fullback Joe Bartos and Half
back Bill Barron and the pair led
Navy as deep as the Pointers 20
on second down, when two passes
failed.
Middies Reach Pay Dirt.
Finally, with only 26 seconds Of
the half remaining, Navy brought |
the crowd to its feet when, with
the ball on its own SO, Quarterback
Bruce Smith passed to Halfback
Clyde Scott, who ran 36 yards after
catching the ball with Davis chas-
ing him. The Cadet caught him
on the goal line, but Scott had too
much momentum to be halted. |
Curly Currence added the point to
make it 20-7.
In addition to meeting the hest
team IN the country, Navy was play
ing Army on a day when the Mid
dies were having little luck. For
only 50 seconds after the second
nan started Army had a fourth
touchdown and it was 26-7 On the
second play after Skippy Minisi re-
turned the second-half kick off
smith attempted to pass to Bran
lett' but Blanchard intercepted and
ran 10 yards to score and put the
game out of reach, even though
capt. Dick Duden blocked Walter
mouse S extra point try.
navy wasn't admitting defeat
though, and early in the fourth
period the Middies had their second
score when Davis, trapped behind
MS own line, undertook to invent
a passing play.
Davis Pass Boomeranxs.
Inc aerial was complete, but the
receiver was Nays Smith. who ran
TO Army's 26. Here, taking their cue
from their rivals, the Midshinren
struck hard and fast. Barron .
plunged II yards to the IS, Bartos /
mt the line for IL and again for .
then Bartos slammed across to make ,
it 26-13.
Ihe final touchdown was the only
tainted score of the game and it
followed when Army took the next
Navy drew 15-yard rough
ness penalty, only such penalty of
the game, and Army had a first
down on its own At. Then Davis
tried, a long pass to Blanchard,
which was called complete when Of !
|1cials ruled that Barron interfered
The ball sailed far over the heads {
of both men, who simultaneously !
turned to find it. Blanchard fell t
INTO Barron and the crowd booed T
when the decision placed the ball {
IN Navy's 80. {
There was nothing tainted about
he rest of the march though, for T
after Davis was stopped and Blan- c
;hard picked up only three yards
The ball was given to Davis again S
and this time he hoped and danced {
70 yards to reach pay dirt. Walter q
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