Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
STATISTICS

Rushlng yardage 2Uu 81
P Psssss 'aFd'ss s.ii55 81
Passes intercepted by j
Punts 6-35.6 1884
Fdmbles lost 5
Yards penaliZed ) 30
cold afternoon and millions
watching on televiSion screens
across the Nation, the two Serv-
ice rivals locked in a tense, dra-
matte struggle that ended on a
note of final illustration for the
Cadets.
Guilty of eight fumbles. five
of which were recovered by their
alert opponents, the Cadets called
on a reserve sophomore halfback,
Jim Kennedy of Atmore, Ala,
to try to pull it out in the last
two seconds with a 36-yard field
goal.
Bowl Invitation Declined
The kick was short, and Navy,
out-gunned extensively almost
all day, was still acceptable to
Cotton Bowl officials for the New
Years Day game. The invita-
ton was extended. but Navy de-
clined.
While the Cadets made flve
invaSionS into Navy territory
with their piercing running at
tack, they too. needed a break
to get up on the board.
Dave Bourland, Coach Red
Blaik's choice to succeed Don
Holleder as quarterback, shared
a pass by his opposite number,
Tom Forrestal, and returned it
90 yards to the Navy early in
the second half. Bob Kyasky. a
senior playing his first Navy
game free of injury. crashed
through left tackle to score on
the next play. When Dick Murt-
land, for the second straight
year major pest to the Mid
dies. kicked the point, Army
held a TO lead that appeared
pretty safe.
Navy Attack Contained
Army's jarring line, practically
the same line that helped the
Cadets win in an upset last year,
kept Nays offense we'll con-
tanned. Only when Ned Oldham
returned punt IS yards to the
Army 40 late in the second quar-
ter did Navy move beyond its
own Al today.
But Army's gifts were another
matter. The Cadets gave Navy
the ball on their own 20, 80 and
~, and it was this last error
that caused their undoing. Navy
picked that time to call on little
Dick Dagampat, l65-pound full
back of Hawaiian Filipino par
entage, to lead them to those
precious 81 yards.
Here drama was added to
drama as the lineSman, Walter
Coffee. formerly Of Rutgers, be-
came the central figure. With
the ball one yard from the goal
and about half that distance
needed for a first down. Dagam-
pat hit left guard and there was
a tremendous pileup. The meas
lurement showed he made the
first down by the length of the
ball. On the next play the son
of a barber now residing IN Los
Angeles cut between center and
right guard for the score.
Oldham Ties Game
Z Oldham, usually one Of Nays
big gamers. but who carried only
five times today and made 20
yards. made good his 18th extra
point in is tries this season, and
/ 1t was new ball game.
+ Army's strength aground, al-
though touted before the game,
was surprising. for this was the
Navy team that was listed as
second best In the Nation in
holding running attacks, with an
average game yield OF 1923 yards.
The power-conscious Cadets tore
of 200 yards. led by lard-luck
Kyasky. the schools fastest foot
ball player since Glenn Davis,
Sophomore Mike Morales and
Murtland. fully recovered from
an injury that had threatened 70
bench him.
But even those 200 yards Navy
gave up grudgingly. Its defensive
aces - Dagampat. Earle Smith.
Tony Stremic. Bob Reifsnyder,
Wilson Whitmire. and John
Ruth. the thrice-injured Smith .
replacement--were rugged when
II counted most.
I Kyasky, the Ansonia Comm
fash whose plebe. sophomore
eAta AAAAARA NEMAh NENN IA1Al4
with injuries. Murtland Of
Greensburg. Pa. and Morales. =
teammste Of Nays Pat Flood
at Tucson ARR High School,
carried the Cadets from their
Jwn 3 70 the 40 the frst time they
had the bah. but Navy held &C
that point
KyaSky Fakes Punt
Later In the quarter, the crafty
Kyasky almost iumnled IN punt
formation. looked W and saw
clearance and ran from midheId
10 the Navy % before Dagampat
and Chef Burchett dropped him.
Aurtland. Kyasky and Bo1Tiand
= Continued on PaEetG-i. Col. 1