Evening star., 1945-11-30
Sailor Win Would Rate
las Most Astounding
OF Grid Upsets
BY BOB CAVAGNARO,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 80. - An
underdog, but undaunted Navy team
takes on the fearsome job tomor-
row Of trying to stop Arny's magical
and mighty eleven In the 46th game
between the service academies-a
rivalry that started in 1890.
President Truman, the Cadet
Corps and the Midshipmen brigade
will be among more than 100000
spectators in Municipal Stadium
when Navy's unbeaten and once-tied
team goes up against the wondrous
West Pointers who have a record Of
II consecutive triumphs.
The rival service elevens, head
quartered in suburban country clubs,
were to hold light practice drills
today on the stadium turf which has
been under tarpaulin as protection
from rain of the past two days and
last nights snow. The weatherman
foresaw fair, cold weather for the
game.
.Army's string of victories, plus the
fact that none of its opponents this
year had scored point by rushing
through the Cadets varsity line,
were reasons why Col. Earl Blaik's
moleskinners ruled a 27-point IA
vorite.
Records Show Army Powerful.
Army has scored touchdowns and
won games in much-as-it-pleased
manner except for about 13 minutes
in the game against Notre Dame,
when the Ramblers, trailing by seven
points, pushed the Cadets around
but couldn't contrive score. Mich
igan passed to a touchdown against
the Army varsity, and Duke Tailed
l3 points against a mixture of Sec
end and third team players.
Navy, on the other hand, had to
stage fourth-quarter rallies to gain
a 6-6 tie with Notre Dame and a
1916 victory over Pennsylvania.
Army annihilated these opponents
48 to 0 and 81 to 0, respectively. In
all, the service teams met five mu-
tual opponents this season-Villa-
nova, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame
and Penn. Army rolled up 239 points
against them and gave up 20. while
Navy scored 1913 points and yielded
10.
The job cut out for the Navy is
to find way to shackle Army's
touchdown twins, Glenn Davis and
Doc Blanchard, who have crossed
enemy goal lines 16 times apiece
this season. They're swift, durable
and versatile, and both can run
through the line or sweep the ends
Navy Team Has Improved.
Meantime, Army faces a Navy
team vastly improved after Its close
calls against Penn and Notre Dame
The Middies played better ball
against Michigan and still better
two weeks ago against an over
matched Wisconsin eleven, with
Bruce Smith, Clyde Scott, Tony
Minisi, Joe Bartos and Bob Kelly
showing up well as ball carriers
But none Of these has approached
the performance of Davis or Blanch.
ard. Among Navy's reserve back
there is Jim Petit, who Is capable oi
reeling of big chunks Of yardage al
a terrific clip. A sprinter, Petit 4
shifty and has a change Of pace
as he demonstrated in the Wiscon.
| sin game when he ran 10 yards X
touchdown. = E
In addition to Army's obviou,
/ advantage in the ball-carrying de.
! partment, the Cadet varsity mus,
be rated the stronger of the two
until and unless proved otherwise
tomorrow. Army and Navy's games
with Penn, power In its own right
furnished the best comparison o1
the service lines. The Penn line
easily one of the best in the East
was torn to shreds by Army, whereas
Navy had Its hands full with it.
| Cadet Tackles, Guards Strong.
On performance to date, Navy's
ends, Dick Duden and Leon Bran.
lett, are matches for Army's Henry
Foldberg and Dick Pitzer, and the
Middies' center, Dick Scott, is the
match Of Herschel Fuson, defen.
sively and extensively, but it is al
the tackle and guard position,
where Army is outstandingly strong
And these positions are the hear
of line action.
Thus, on the eve Of the big game
Army is the popular favorite to in.
crease to "a its victories over Navy
which has won 10 of these service
battles. Three games ended in ties
With players on both teams tense
for the struggle and Army undel
some pressure to live up to its high.
scoring reputation, a Navy victory
was not inconceivable. But shoulc
it come of it would take its place
as an upset of the startling variety
of Max Schmeling's knockout o1