Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Boost 7 Streaks
|nDeaIing Tars
11thloss in Row
Run DefeotIess String
To "a ond Scoring
Periods to 30
By Francis Stonn
Star Sfaff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-Rolling up
the biggest score of the long series,
Notre Dame buried Navy today, Al
to Z, before a sell-out crowd of g.
314 and extended two streaks of
contrasting distinction.
The powerful Irish ran their
string of games without defeat to
"a in row and inflicted upon the
outclassed Midshipmen their 18th
straight defeat. 1t was Nays sixth
beating of the current season and
the outcome was settled almost be-
fore the throng was seated.
No amount of Nays vaunted
spirit could stem the tide nor pre-
vent Notre Dame from scoring in
every quarter, a feat which the
Irish now have accomplished in
80 consecutive periods. It also was
Notre Danes 18th win in success
sion and the ed sellout crowd in
a row to watch the No. / team of
the Nation in 1947.
Nays only consolation was a
fourth-quarter touchdown which
marked the Middies' first score
against Notre Dame in three years.
1t was scant balm. but there was
no stopping the Irish, who marched
80 yards for the opening touch
down in 2:55 and gained a net of
40 yards, 353 by rushing.
Absent Stars Not Missed.
The Irish made their only East
ern invasion of the year minus. the
presence of two fine backs, Terry
Brennan and Mike Swistowicz. and
missed them not at all. Frank
Leahy still had a galaxy of ball
carriers to turn loose, led by Emily
Sitko, Bill Gay, Larry Coutre, Johnny
Panelli and Frank Spaniel.
In slaughtering Navy to win for
the 18th time against four defeats
and tie. Notre Dame counted
twice in the first period, twice in
the second an once each in the final
quarters, when the lineup was
sprinkled literally with third and
fourth-stringers.
The great crowd hardly expected
Navy upset, nor even a close game,
but the ease in which the Irish
handled the Midshipmen came as q
surprise, especially after Nays sur
prising stand against Penn a week
ago. Less than eight minutes after
the opening kickoff the score was
14-0 and it was evident the only
question was the size of the tally.
Irish Away Winging.
Once Al McCully's kickoff had
bounced into the end zone and was
brought out to the 20, Notre Dame
went into action. 1t required only
seven plays, chief of which was Sit
kos 56-yard jaunt to Nays 4, to
score. Sitko plunged across and
Steve Oracko booted the first of five
conversions missing only the last
when Phil Ryan blocked.
Navy moved as deep as the Irish
81 before the Midshipmen began to
mishandle the ball. as they did all
day. A pitchout pass by Bobby
Horne went astray and Capt. Bill
Fischer claimed it for Notre Dame
on his own As.
That was all the announcement
needed by Leahy's juggernaut. In
four plays the Irish moved 54 yards
and scored. Sitko carried twice dur
Ing this series, once for % yards
and again for 10, although Panelli
took the ball over the goal.
For minutes afterward it looked
as II the football had been heated to
hot-potato temperature and every-
body on the field suddenly began
wearing two left feet. In rapid sue
cession Notre Dame was off side on
a kickoff, penalized for roughness.
In possession by recovering a FUN
BILE, on defense by fumbling, in DOS
session by recovering a tumble. pe-
nalized Is yards for illegal use Of
hands," on defense by fumblinS and,
finally, In possession by recovering
another stray ball.
Sitk0 Named Outstanding.
Just as it reached the circus stage,
however, Notre Dame began to play
football again. When Panelli fell
on the latest Navy tumble on his
own AZ early in the second period,
the Irish hoisted anchor. Sitko,
named Notre Danes outstanding
player after the game, ran 43 yards
to the enemy Is. On the fifth play
thereafter Frank Tripucka passed to
Gay for a touchdown and it was
2l-0. Only 800 of the quarter had
expired.
If Notre Danes ball handling i'm
proved, Nays didn't. Right after
the next kickoff, Reeves Baysinger
fumbled and Jerry Groom, a center,
recovered for the Irish on the Mid
dies Is, and it was at this point that
an 18-year-old quarterback named
Bob Williams from Baltimore who
may be Notre Danes field general
for the next two years, began to
show his stuff. First off, he passed
to Lancaster Smith, a 158-pound
Kentuckian, for a touchdown that
boosted the score to $50. Less than
two minutes had elapsed since the
last Notre Dame score.
Navy got as far as Notre Danes