Evening star., 1954-10-17
Alabama Passes Whip Vols no. Arkansas Downs Texas 207
Underdog Army Stuns Duke,
1914, to Spoil Clear Record

Lutz, a converted quarterback
plunged into the center tor !
yards and set up a dazzling ma
neuver that enabled Sophomore
Bernie Blaney to sweep his left
end for 26 yards and a touch
down on the next play.
Duke Gets Stronger.
Although Army moved as deep
as Dukes 10 again in the dying
moments of the third period, il
looked as if Duke was becoming
stronger. On the play that cost
zeigle a broken jaw, Duke
punted and the Army halfback
returned it to his 48. Clipping
was called against the Cadets
however. and the ball was placed
on the 1-yard line.
Lash was called on to kick out
on first down and he booted
from his end zone to his own. 33
where Duke staged it's second
march. Although Lutz did the
heavy preliminary work, the
Blue Devils counted when Pasca
crossed up Army by running enc
for four yards and a touchdown
jim Nelson, a guard, kicked the
point this time, making it 21-14
and with 9:10 remaining the
crowd sensed a great comeback
and potential tie.
Optimism -abounded on the
kickoff that followed. It was 6
high, wierd boot that took ont
big bounce and fell dead or
Army's 8. Uebel and Cygler, wht
were playing deep, looked at each
in confusion before Cygler fel
on the ball. although the nearesr
Duke tacklers were many yard,
away.
Now the pressure was on Army
but after Uebel picked up
yards the Cadets sprung tn,
speedy Bell. Directly over hi
right guard he sped. breaking int,
the clear Eighty yards late
Pascal and Lutz nabbed him bu
the ball was on Dukes IL, in
stead of Army's 8, and it wa
perhaps the key play.
Crowds Protest Shifts Tactics.
Army fumbled away the scor
ing opportunity which suddenl
dropped out of the blue, Duke
Guard Martin Rose recovering OF
his 9 when Uebel let the bal
skitter out Of his hands.
Here the crowd may have beef
as responsible for Army's fina
score as anybody else. Lackin.
two yards of a first down afte
three plays, Duke lined up n
punt formation. The crowd Gu
loose with a howl of disapprova
for such safety tactics and causet
the Blue Devils to call time ant
re-Study the situation.
Coach Murray decided it fol
his quarterback by sending il
four players and this time thu
Blue Devils went for the frs
down. A pitchout was botchec
up by Pascal and Ed Post, an.
other halfback and Army tool
the ball on downs on the IA.
: That was the end for Duke
An offside penalty against thu
Blue Devils and three plunges
Vann carrying on the last, made
it 28-14, including Chesnauskas
final placement.
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>. Army scoring: touchdowns = Lash
ziegler; vann 2. Conversions--Giock
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Left end-Johnson, Bliss.
Lett tackle-Stephenson. Clock.
Center-Chance, zvetecz, Bishop.
Right guard-Chesnauskas.
Right tackle-Ordway, Melnik.
Right endrHolleder., satterfield.
Left alfback-Zeigler, Murtland. Cygler
Right halfback-Bell, Lash, Wing.
Fullback-Uebel, Knieriem.
DUKE.
left end-Sorrell, Benson, Moon.
Left tackle-Campbell, De Loatch, Hord
Left guard-Birchfield, Nelson. Rose.
Center-Palmer, Falls, Snowberger.
Right guard-Torrance. Klinger, Fesper.
man.
Right tackle-Kn'otts, Cox, Knoecek
Right end--Stallings, Kocourek. Black.
Quarterback-Barger, Jurgensen.
Sight halfback-Bass, Blaney, Conner
Fullback-Lutz, Aldrich, Eberdt, Sebas-
tian.