Evening star., 1954-11-07
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ana wound up py nanQlng the
once-beaten Blue Devils, ranked
18th in the Nation, their worst
defeat since 1945. In that year
mighty Army annihilated Duke.
48-13.
Navy scored two touchdowns in
every period except the third,
when Duke got on the board
against a mixture of first, second
and third-stringers. At the con-
clusion an additional honor came
the Middies' way when Halfback
Bob Craig was named the OUT
standing player in a midfield
ceremony.
Never ANY Doubt.
Craig was the goat of last
weeks 60 defeat by Notre Dame
when he scored" without having
the ball. But today the Altadena,
Calf, speedster, like his team
mates, rebounded with a vigor
which stunned Duke as well as
the crowd.
There never was any doubt as
to the outcome as. Nays fieet
backs ripped holes in the Duke
line and its passes, particularly
those Of Quarterback George
Welsh. baffled the Blue Devil
defenders. Navy rolled UP 483
yards in the air and on the
ground against an Atlantic Coast
Conference team which had lost
only to Army in six previous
games. Seven Duke passes were
intercepted.
The first time Navy got the
ball the scoreboard began to
light up. Dick Sebastian, Duke
placement specialist. twice booted
out of bounds on the opening
kickoff and the .Middies took
over on their 40. Five plays later
it was touchdown, Navy, with a
46-yard dash by Welsh and a
14-yard scoring romp by Craig as
the highlights.
Weaver Sets Up Score.
After being stopped on the
Duke 2 a few minutes later, Navy
came roaring back following q
punt by Jerry Barger. Craig
caught the long, high kick,
handed off to John Weaver on
a criss-cross, and Weaver ran
36 yards behind fine blocking to
Dukes 38.
Sticking to the ground, Navy
moved relentlessly until it drew
q l5-yard penalty deep in Duke
territory. Here, after Joe Cat
tuso hit the line for six yards,
Welsh switched tactics and
passed to Weaver, who went OUT
side on the 1-yard line. On the
next play Welsh. sneaked across
for the second score.
Welsh was a rare ball carrier.
as well as a passer this after
noon and it was a 31-yard run
by the Coaldale. (Pa.) Middle
that set up a third touchdown
early in the second perioa,
After Worth Lutz Of Duke had
,punted dead on Navy'S Al.
Welsh completed a pass to Craig
and. on the next play, elected
to keep the ball. Threading his
way throughout a field strewn
with friend and foe alike, Welsh
carried to Dukes 8. Two plays
later he pitched out to Craig
who. helped by a key block from
Gattuso, ran his left end to
make it 1910.
Duke Finally Penetrates.
Duke, which had not made a
first down up to this point,
made its only penetration of the
half in the wake of this score.
The Blue Devils reached the
Middies' 2T on q 3i-yard pass.
Sonny Jureeson to Buddy Pla-
ney. but 3 second effort by Jur-
geson was intercepted by Half
back Bill Hepworth and Navy
was on its way. again.
HepWorth returned to his own
~ and then, after a. routine
first down. Navy sprung loose a
new long-range threat In Jack
Garrow, who took q pitchout
from Dick Echard and ran "a
yards to Dukes 9. Wasting no
time, Hepworth took the ball on
the next play and poWerhoused
over the goal to boost the score
to $50.
Although only three minutes
of the half remained, Navy still
had time to have q nth touch-1
down called back. On the frst
play after the next kickoff, Gem
ter Wilson Whitmire Of Navy
intercepted . pass and ran to the
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