Evening star., 1955-11-27
STATISTICS

Passes completed --~-- o ID
Passes intercepted by 80 9
Puntins average -------- 36 80
Fuulbles lost - 8
Yards penallzed ------ 20 40
shipmen won-went glimmering
with the defeat. Mississippi will
go instead.
The thrice beaten Cadets were
forced to come from behind after
Navy took the opening kickoff
and drove 76 yards with decep-
tive ease to jump out in front,
60. with 6 minutes and A Sec
onds Of the first period played.
It was hard for even West Point
supporters to visualize ultimate
triumph at this point. but the
Cadets refused to be beaten.
UebeI and Lash Score
Army went ahead in the third
quarter when Fullback Pat Uebel.
an old Navy nemesis, broke over
from 4 yards out to climax a Al
yard move, and Ralph Chesnaus-
kas converted. Fleet Pete Lash,
senior halfback who lists WASH
ington. D. c., as his home city.
tore % yards around left end in
the fourth quarter for the clinch-
ing touchdown. which topped of
an 80-yard march after a tumble
ended a Navy threat.
Victims of their own fumbles
all season, the Cadets let the
Midshipmen find out how it feels
to have drives stall and scoring
! opportunities fly out of the win
dow. Seven times Navy fumbled
land six times Army recovered.
Gain 2S3 on Ground
| This was a remarkable game
in that Army gained 283 yards
and every inch was on the
ground. The Cadets completed
neither of the only two passes
they threw--indeed, one was in
tercepted-whereas Navy's tall
ented little George Welsh had
one of his greatest days. Welsh
connected on 10 of 90 passes for
/ l76 yards but the aerial arm was
no match for ground strength.
/ A 6l2-point underdog going
into this Seth service classic,
Army emerged with its 29th win,
lagainst % for Navy and four
4 ties. Not only did the Cadets
cause CONSERVATION in Dallas,
but they deprived Navy of re-
claiming the mythical cham
Ipionship of the East, too. The
Middies now stand 6-2-1 for the
season and Army 6-3.
Few in the throng that includ-
ed most of the high Government
and military officials in the Ma
ton thought highly of Army's
chances after Fullback Dick
Guest of Navy returned the
Opening kickoff to his own "a
and the Middies got down to
business. With Guest, Ned Old
ham and Paul Gober banging at
the Army line--and Welsh cross
ing up the defense of Coach Red
Blaik by throwing passes when it
became too tight-Navy went all
the way. Welsh himself sneaked
from the one-foot line to make
lit 60.
Oldham, halfback from Cuya-
hoga Falls, Ohio, missed the
placement, but it did not seem
highly important at that point.
Paradoxically, Navy looked
both highly sharp and suspi-
Iciousiy sporty in the first half,
which the MiddieS dominated.
Later IN the opening quarter
they seemed headed for another
score, except that Oldham
fumbled and Stan Slater, a
guard, recovered for Army on
his own "a. Unknown to all
concerned. the pattern was set
for the day.
Army's initial first down didn't
come until late in the first period
Git also marked penetration to
Navy's 43), but by the second
quarter Navy had regained SEEM
ing command of the situation.
Welsh had intercepted one Of
the two passes by Quarterback
Don Holleder, Army's converted
All-American end, on his own 35.
Using this as a fresh starting
point, Navy ran and passed until
Army took the ball on downs on
its own 20, but moments later
Navy was attacking again. The
Middies moved after a punt re-
turn from their As to Army's II,
when on third down. with a
couple of yards to go, a double"
Navy tumble was recovered by
Holleder.
Clock Catches Cadets
One might call this the turning
point. Certainly it was one of
the turning points. The Mule.
now feeling his oats, had the
ball on the Is. and IS yards and
a dozen plays later. gave Navy
rooters and the scoreboard clock
a fright.
Uebel, captain Of the Cadets.
plus Holleder and Dick Murtland
and Lash, moved the ball all
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