Evening star., 1947-11-30

As. The Cadets were boosted into
a 14-0 lead on Rowan's sensational
run in the second period and they
fashioned their final touchdown in
the third when End John Trent
tucked a desperate Navy pass to his
tummy and streaked 16 yards to
score. After each touchdown the
Army captain, Joe Steffy, converted
from placement.
Navy was handicapped by the
early loss of Tackle Dick Shimshak
and Fullback Hawkins, who left the
game in the first half with injuries
and did not return to action, but it
was the bruising superiority of
Army's sturdy line which supplied
the chief difference between the
teams.
Navy Elects to Gamble.
The Midshipmen were in mood
to gamble early in the game, NOV
ing to Army's 80 after receiving the
kickoff, but with fourth down and
a little more than a yard to go for
first down, Reaves Baysinger was
stopped at right tackle and Army
took over.
Army could not click at the out
set and after Jim Rawers punted
to Bob Schwoefferman the Middies
launched another drive from their
81. Navy quickly advanced to Army's
Al before being penalized for Off
side and Horne then was tackled
viciously by Army's hard-hitting
linemen.
The ball shot from Horne's arm
into the air and the burly Bryant
grabbed 1t for Army. Bob Stuart
contributed S yards and Navy was
set back to it's IS for unnecessary
roughness. Rowan and Stuart each
made a yard before Rowan dashed
around right end to Navy's %.
Rowan's Pass Clicks.
Stuart gobbled up 3 yards and
Rowan added 2. Rowan then hud-
died behind the line momentarily,
suddenly stood erect and fired an
accurate pass to End Bill Kellum on
the Navy 10. Kellum deftly danced
past three Middies and fell into the
end zone for a touchdown as Phil
Rayon came up fast to hit him.
Steffy's placement lifted Army to a
TO lead
Apparently en- route to another
Army touchdown. Win Scott was
brought down from behind by Shim-
shak on Navys 38 after 25-yard
sprint. On the next play Stuart
broke into the clear and whisked
around left end to Nays 8. but he
fumbled and Myron Gerber recov-
cred for Navy.
Navy then made It's lone threat,
for Army was penalized for unneces-
sary roughness to Navy's %. Gerber
lugged the ball to Navy's 81 on two
plays and Horne connected to
Markell with crisp pass to move
the Middies to Army's 43.
The Midshipmen were penalized
S yards for of1side, but Horne then
passed down the middle to David
Ridderhof on Army's 23 Alvin Nc
Gully raced around right end to
the IL and Schwoefferman advanced
over left guard to the II. On the
next play, though, End Charles
Keffer crashed through to drop
Schwoefferman OF. the 10 for an g.
yard loss.
Horne fired an incomplete pass,
then connected to Markell on Armys
8, but it was short of first down
and Army took over. That finished
Navy's threats for the afternoon and
Rowan promptly dealt the Middies
a huge dose of detection.
On the first play after taking
over, the 180-pound Memphis back
shot through right tackle as If
jet-propelled. He dashed few
yards beyond the line of scrimmage,
reversed his field and headed for
the sidelines.
Rowan benefited by deadly down.
field blocking, particularly by Kef-
fer, who streaked down to erase the
final Navy defender on Navy's IS,
leaving Rowan an unimpeded path
to the end zone. Again Steffy con-
verted and Army was in command,
14-0.
Navy Blocks Punt. Receivers.
Navy didn't get break when 1t
needed one after Ryan shot through
to block Rowan's punt few plays
later. Art Markell recovered for
Navy on Army's "a and was hauled
down from behind by Arnold Galiffa.
Horne picked up yards at right
tackle before the half-time gun
sounded.
Midway in the third period Army
moved to Navys "a and at that point
Jack Mackmull attempted a field
goal, but the ball was veered wide by
wind which grew more brisk as the
game developed.
Navy started from its 20, but John
Trent crashed through to drop Horne
for 4-yard loss before the desper-
ate Middies took to the air. 1t was
wobbly pass off the hand of Gerber
that Trent gathered in on the Navy
16. He waited second for interfer-
ence to form, then bulled his way
into the end zone. Steffy's place
ment hoisted the score to its final
proportions.
Whatever hope Navy entertained
Of staging a stirring comeback was
crushed moment later when Dick
Scott, the Middies' great center and
punter. was injured while getting off
a kick. Kellum roughed Scott, who
was assisted from the field.
In achieving its 26th victory
against 19 defeats and 8 ties in the
mellowed series, Army rolled up 234
yards to Nays 80 despite the Mid
dies superiority in collecting first
downs. Navy compiled 13 first
downs to Armys and picked up "a
yards through the air to Army's 46,
but with its ground attack clicking