Evening star., 1948-11-28
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Fighting Navy
TieArmy, y,21-21
Underdog Middies
Rally for Stunning
Upset on Gridiron
BY Froncis Stonn
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-A
gallant, never say die Navy
team that lost 13 straight games
since October 18 of last year,
twice came from behind today to
hold mighty Army to 21-21 tie
in one of the most stunning grid
results of the year.
Before President Truman and
102,58 wildly roaring spectators.
Navy jumped to TO lead, lost 1t
in the second period, tied it again
in the third quarter and matched
the Black Knights at 81 to 81 with
a final touchdown in the last thrill
ing stanza.
Army, a three-touchdown favorite
to win the 49th service classic and
a fifth consecutive triumph over the
Midshipmen, actually was outplayed
during good part of the contest. 1t
was the fourth tie in the long series
which otherwise shows Army with
rs victories and Navy with 10.
Injured Fullback Stars.
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classic, the plucky Navy warriors
were led by their injured fullback,
William Hawkins of Richmond, Va
Hawkins, in pain and dog tired"
led Navy to tie the score late in the
final period and then, as the game
was drawing to a close, battered
down a forward pass to halt Army's
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Middies of tie.
There was enough glory for both
sides at the end of the brulsing,
dramatic battle.
1t left Army enthroned as cham
pion of the East, its unbeaten rec
ord still glittering, but for Navy
1t was the greatest sort of moral
victory. 1t was a contest that will
live in record books and memories
with the 81 to Is classic in 1946 and
the 21-21 deadlock at Soldier Field.
Chicago, in 1926, along with other
history making service gridiron
battles.
1t was a great day for George
Sauer's Navy Squad and for the
most spirited and defiant brigade
of Midshipmen to wear the blue OF
Annapolis.
They came marching into Munlc-
ipal Stadium, 3,317 strong, and for
three hours rocked the giant horse
shoe with cheers for team which
this year had lost successfully to
California. Cornell, Duke, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, Michl-
gan, Columbia and, on occasion, to
the Annapolis Piebes in practice
sessions.
Hurl TauntS to Army.
The Midshipmen taunted the
Army "rabble" on the opposite side
of the field.
They gave President Truman, Sec
retary of State Marshall, Secretary
of Defense Forrestal. Secretary OF
Army Royal, Secretary OF Navy
Sullivan and Secretary for Air
Symington several hearty laughs.
In an unprecedented formation,
members of the Navy Band lined up
as sideboys for their battered team
as it came running from the dress
ing room to the field, paying rare
tribute to the only Navy team in
history to finish a season without
single victory
NAVY scored its astonishing up
set by outgaining the Nations No. l
team on offense, rolling up net
rushing yardage of 256 to Army's
1877 and outpassing the Cadets, 83
yards to rs. The Midshipmen nm
ished with 10 first downs to only
IL for the Horde from the Hudson.
Navy Jumps Into Lead.
Less than seven minutes after the
start, Navy's audacious battlers held
a TO lead following an 8S-yard
march on the ground. An Army
punt by Jim Rawers rolled dead on
Nays 12-yard line. A scoring
drive from this point seemed i'm
probable, especially after Jim Green
and Co-Capt Pete Williams picked
up only five yards on pair of plays.
But Hawkins touched off fresh
spark of hope when he, playing
fullback despite a painfully injured
shoulder and arm, rammed to a
first down on the 81. Green drove
for six more yards and, at this
point, Williams took lateral hand
off from Quarterback Reaves, Bay
singer, jr., and sprinted SO yards
Navy's longest gain of the season.
to Army's 13.
Navy Is Inspired.
Navy now was on fire.
Green ground out two tough
yards and Williams fought his way
down to Army's for first down.
Baysinger, ON a quarterback sneak
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