The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-06

Marines Andrews intercepted a
and went all the way down to
downed.
On the very mxt play, the
Marines Lafayette Roberts faded
back and tossed an aerial into the
end zone near where Len Mackey
gathered it in for a Marine I'd.
Sanford booted the extra point.
The Marines continued to pepper
the air with passes after their
running attack sputtered out in the
face of q strong Pensacola de-
tense.
Throughout fhe first quarter
fhe two clubs iockeyed for posi-
,tion in . pvnting duel. But, with
moments remaining in fhe first
period. ihe Navy came back TO
pull within one point Of The lead
when Storer took a pass and
remped over HE line for . score.
They failed 10 convert and the
Marines maintained . one point
edge.
The Marines, running from .
single wing and . variation on
The Metre Dame shift. worked fhe
bell Down 10 iihe Goshawk twenty
In HE opening moments Of the
second quarter only to lose HE
plpskin on downs.
However, the Navy came back
N the first play Of the second
quarter TO score on another pass,
Eastrow TO Storer. They could not
convert.
With three minutes to 60 in the
first half, the Navy moved across
the midfield stripe and Bobby Zas-
row, ex-Annapolis gridiron great,
moved the ball down to the Marine
l7-yard line in a fine display of
broken field running.
A pass took the Navy down to
The one yard line and with but one
second 10 play In the first half,
they completed a pass into The
end zone to make the score 1911
at the half.
In the second half Of the bali
game, the Marines dug in and
managed at least to slow down a
relentless Navy drive that threaten.
I'd to turn the game into rout.
Early In HE second half ihe
Nsvy's Tom Hartley took q pitch
cut from Bobby zastrow and
romped ~ yards to . touchdown
10 put The Navy into the lead
2s.7.
The Marines Then fumbled on
the kickoff and The Navy took
over on the Leathernsck u yard
line from where they drove to
. touchdown on . pass 10 Dick
Yanke IN HE end zone TO climax
Me scoring for the game. The
kick was no good.
The Navy carried all the way
to the Marine one yard line
short time later but the Feather
necks held fast to prevent further
scoring.
The game ended with the
Marines taking TO the air with
series Of desperation passes.
GRIDIR0N CLEANINGS: The
crowd which flocked to the stadium
for the game, was by far the
largest to date at Wickers Field.
The standing room only sign was
out with the fans congregating
around both ends Of the field.
The polio fund was the real
winner last night with 4 good
chunk of money slated 10 60 into
their Golfers as q result OF the
banner tournout.
The halftime show was a fine
display with the crack U. S. Marine
Band, who are real pros at the
music business, giving the fan
some thrills.
Carley Shewin. 2lo-pound Marine
tackle, who was rushed TO the
Naval Hospital with a head injury
is reported today to be in good"
condition according TO officials al
The hospital.
Goshawk coach Paul King, who
was buried under a deluge OF con.
gratulations following the win,
which maintained his unbeaten re
cord. said that he would ''love 10
come to Key West every year. The
fans ere tops"
King said he was particularly
pleased with the way his g-idders
came back after the Marines jump.
cd into the lead in the hallgame.
He used every man on the Cos
hawk bench Ia the hardEought
game.
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