Evening star., 1948-10-03
Middies Halted
4 Times Inside
.20.Yard Line
Big Red Touchdowns
Follow interruptions;
Turs March 81 Yards
By Francis {. Stonn
Stor Stoff Coryespondent

stor staff Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-Navy's foot
ball fortune remained unchanged
today when an underdog Cornell
eleven scored a 13-to-7 victory be-
fore a sweltering crowd Of $4,000 in
Babe Ruth Stadium.
The Big Red struck twice in the
second period to lead, 13 to 0, and
then grimly turned back four Navy
thrusts inside the 20-yard line dur
ing the second half.
Only once did Navy's attack fail
to sputter and stall. That was early
in the final period when the Mid
shipme1 marched ga yards to get
back in the game.
Cornell, beaten last year by Navy,
1919, used two pass interceptions
as springboards for its scoring. Late
in the opening period Bob Haley in
tercepted a long aerial by Reaves
Baysinger and returned to Navy's
Al. A pass from Lynn Dorset to
End John Rogers gained 13 yards
and Dorset followed by pulling a
bootleg play in which he carried the
ball around Navy's end for 10 yards
and first down on the IS.
Hillary Chollet plunged for 2 yards
and Dorset passed to Harry Cassel
to put the ball within a foot of the
goal. On the next play JEFF Fleisch-
mann cracked the line to score and
Bob Dean added the point.
Interception Halts Navy.
Cornell. alternating two lines, so
stoutly resisted that Navy again was
forced to pass. Baysinger hit Bill
Wilson for a first down on Cornell's
As. first time the play moved into
Big Red territory, but on another
effort Chonet intercepted on his
own 80.
Here the Big Red moved swiftly.
The visitors drove to the As and
shook Miller loose for so yards to
Nays S. 1t took four plunges to
get across, but Fleischmann finally
made it. Nays only consolation at
this point was Deans missing the
point.
Cornell just missed a three
lead at the half. Bob
Dunston broke away for % yards
and Dorset plunged to Nays 10
with seconds left. Nays Bill Haw-
kins intercepted a pass by Dorset,
however, to end the threat as time
ran out.
Three Of Nays five chances to
score in the second half were di-
rectly due to Cornell fumbles. On
the second play of the half Miller
fumbled and Baysinger recovered on
on Big Reds II Navy got as far
as the IA but lost the ball after
Cornell had pushed the Middies
back to the %.
Fumble Costly to Middies.
When the Ithacans kicked out
Navy again took the offense. Pete
Williams returned the punt to Cor
nell's 46 and then ran II yards.
Three ground plays moved the ball
to the q and a pass, Bob Horne to
Harrison Frasier, was complete on
Cornell's II. But Navy's luck turned
sour again when Phil Ryan fumbled
on the 8 after grabbing another
Horne pass. Cornell recovered and
kicked to safety.
Cornells only offensive gesture
during the entire second half was
in the form of third-period drive
which moved the ball to Nays %.
That's where the threat died, Navy
taking over, punting and immedi-
ately getting a break when Haley
fumbled after a runback and Jim
Green recovered for the Middies on
their own A.
Again Navy moved as if it meant
business but the drive stalled on
Cornell's IL as the third period
ended.
The final quarter opened as did
its predecessor, Cornell fumbling on
the second play and Ken Knoizen
recovering for Navy on the Big Red S
81. Williams reached the 10 but
Cornell took the ball away on the
%, after pushing Navy back, and
again punted out, this time to Nays
36. 1t was getting monotonous.
Navy Clicks on Fifth Drive.
1t was their fifth drive that finally
clicked for the Midshipmen. Horne
got hot hand and Navy moved "a
yards, Hawkins finally bending Cor
nell's line just enough to count.
Little Jim Wills made it 1877 and
left Navy with approximately five
minutes to tie or win.
There were still four minutes left
when Navy regained possession on a
Cornell punt but after completing
one pass Horne threw one astray
and Dean intercepted That was
the game. Cornell holding the ball
the rest of the way.
CORNELL.
Ends-Csssel. Rogers. Hummer
Tackles-Clark. Jensen, Clark. Drost
Loynd.
!Guards-euinn. Jaso. Disrande, Wills
Centers-Pierik, Gaige
Backs-Haley, Chollet, Taylor, Dean
Dorset. Miller. Bradley, Girolamo, Dun
ston, Fleischmann.
NAVY.
Ends-Frasier, Ryan, Carson. McElroy
Wilson.
Tackles-Emerson, Knoizen. Beeler
Guards-Schiweck, Hunt, Weir, Cooper.
Centers--Lawrence, Parsons.
Backs-Baysinger, Williams, McCully
Hawkins. Powers. Earl, Green, Horne
Wills, Kennedy, Bannerman.
Cornell ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l3 Q o-1::
Cornell scoring: Togchdownss-Fleisch'
downs-Dean tplacemenu.
Navy scoring: Touchdown-Hawkins
Point after touchdown-Wills placement
Navy cornel
first downs Is IL
Yards gained rushing (neD- 10 159
Forward passes attempted - 30
Ysrss sy fsmnssss 1s5 50
Forward passes intercepted
Yards runback intercepted
passes o IS
Puntins average drom
scrimmaeeI 30 ~
Total yds. all kicks returned 80 100
Opponents fumbles recovered 3
Yards lost BY penalties - Il 30