Evening star., 1955-10-30

up the score with an 11-yar0 run
10 the Navy 3.
Horning made another big
contribution to Notre Danes
success by intercepting two Of
Welsh,s passes. The tlrst Of these
made In the scoreless opening
quarter. broke up q Navy drive
which had reached the Irish "a.
The second one came late In
the third period and gave the
Irish the ball on Nays So. Four
plays later, Hornung passed Is
yards to Kapish in the end zone
after Morse had darted through
the Middies for l6 yards to set
UP the score.
Until today's game, Welsh had
fumhled only once all season and
only one Of his 81 passes had
been intercepted.
He fumbled twice in the nrst
half against the Irish. although
Oldham appeared to be the cll-
prit on one Of these miscues.
Each time Navy recovered. But
three Welsh passes were picked
on by the alert Irish defense
besides the two Hornung got.
Schaefer stole . Wobbly throw
intended for Beagle to break up
q fourth-quarter drive which
had reached the Notre Dame 10
yard line. u1
Although Oldham was Nays
top ground -gainer with SO 9yards
In is carries, it was Vince Monte.
205- pound substitute fullback
from Wiikes-Barre. Pa, who
caught the big crowds fancy IN
the second half after the Irish
seemed to have things sewed up.
Monte, who took over after Dick
Guest was injured, carried the
ball only twice from scrimmage
for q gain Of 21 yards. but he
accounted for 40 more yards BY
mailing three passes. He has
another year to play and should
be a big help to Erdelatz.
After the scoreless first period,
In which Navy failed TO take ad-
vantage Of q Vineyard punt BY
Hornunp and a tumble by Morse
that gave the Middies the ball at
aidfeld, the Irish got going
early IN the second quarter after
taking the ball on . punt TO
their z3.
Here Hornung began to probe
Navy's right side, sending Schae-
fer and Morse barreling through
between tackle and guard for
four and I'VE yards. Hcrnune
made it first down on Navys a
and then threw his first pass OF
the game, which Oldham inter-
cepted out Of bounds.
Hornung Wins Gamble
Seemingly begged down on the
81 with fourth down and six 70
cain, Hornung made the decision
that seemed to change the whole
course Of the game. He elected
to 60 for it himself and just made
It, pounding for seven yards
around Nays Vulnerable right
end.
Schaefer then made 16 yards
In three smashes before Morse
almost broke away and got to the
three. Two plays later. Hornune
sneaked over and the Irish led
10, at halftinle.
When play resumed after half
time ceremonies honorine
Rockne and other former Notre
Dame coaches, the Irish lost nc
time In driving down for the
Navy goal. They had q first dowr
on the Middies' z, but Chet Bur.
chett averted a score by Mailing
Morse a yard short of the goa
on fourth down.
Guests punt out was short ant
Notre Dame started all over from
Nays 20. The fleet Morse go'
IL and Schaefer and Hornuni
banged to the ~. At this point
Brennan substituted Aubre!
Lewis, speedy Negro back ant
olympic prospect. for Studer
Lewis took the ball on his frs
play and dashed around end TO
o touchdown.
The last Notre Dame score wa
on the Hornung-t to- -Kapish pas
near the close Of the third guar
ter, following Hornung's secont
interception and one Of thos'
15-yard runs turned In by tn