Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-30
Army Pits Ground Might
Against Nays Defenses
Ofdhum's Return
Bolsters Middies'
Running Attack
by BILL FUCHS
star star Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. So
The might Of Army's ground
forces and Nays superb for
ward wall collided in Munich
pal Stadium this afternoon.
A full house Of 100000 spec
tators saw the kickoff, along
with millions of others who
focused on television sets across
the Nation. Gin the Washing
ton area, the game was sched-
uled on WRC-Tv. Channel ~
The weather forecast was for
occasional rains this morning.
followed by clearing winds and
colder this afternoon.
Navy, loser to North Carolina
and tied by Duke, was q 3-point
favorite to win this 58th foot
ball meeting between the sew
ice academies.
Victory today would send the
Midshipmen to their second
bowl game in the last four
seasons. They triumphed in
the Sugar Bowl after the 1854
season. Cotton Bowl officials
are ready to tend an invitation
to them II they win today.
Naval Academy officials have
made 1t plain that only victory
will make them receptive to
the offer.
I Cadets Beaten Once
The Cadets. owning the best
rushing record in the country.
were not bowl-minded and
figure victory today would be
a justified end in itself. Coach
Red Blaik's team was all
winning except for a 2-point
loss to an aroused Notre Dame
team in the renewal Of that
traditional rivalry in October.
Army's rushing average Of
1913 yards q game was coming
UP against q rugged Navy de-
Tense that had let opponents
travel on the ground at an
average Of liz yards per game.
Navy ranked second-best in the
country in total defense (165.6
yards) and nth best in rushing
defense.
Cadet supporters. though.
have been saying the Midship-
men never have been stacked
against the likes Of Bob Ander-
son and Pete Dawkins. their
halfback guns. Sophomore
Anderson, a 6-foot-2, 200
FOUNDER, is the rage of West
Point. Up to today he had
gained 965 yards, a season
record for Army and was the
top scorer in the country with
"a points on IA touchdowns.
Dawkins, q 6-foot-1, 1885,
pound Junior. had 602 yards to
his credit and was right behind
Anderson In scoring with IL
touchdowns.
Blaik Praises Bourland
Dave Bourland is Army's
quarterback and he has been
the object Of high praise from
Blaik, who says he is as good
as Nays passing master, Tom
Forrestal. Bourland hasn't been
throwing as often as his Navy
counterpart, but carries against
Navy q mark Of 81 per cent, 81
for 81. Many expected Army to
make more use Of Bourland's
arm today.
Forrestal had a mark of 81
per cent on u competitions in
141 throws for l,036 yards and
eight touchdowns.
Navy, too. has runners to
boast about, notably Ned Old
ham and Harry Hurst. the half
backs, and Ray Wellborn. the
fullback who starred against
Notre Dame.
Oldham was ready to test an
injured leg in actual game
competition for the first time
in three weeks. He injured 1t
against Penn 1ive weeks ago
and tried to run without sue
cess against Duke. He had
been declared as good as new
and came up against the Ca
diets with the same average
per-carry as Anderson, SO
yards.
Erdelatz Counts on Line
Coach Eddie Erdelatz was
banking heavily on his stout
line to contain the Cadet run
ners. Big man on that line is
Bob Reifsnyder, 6-foot-2, 228-
pound right tackle from Rock
vile Centre, N. Y. Tony An
thony, the other tackle, and
the guards. Tony Stremic and
George Fritzinger, and the
ends, Pete Jokanovich and
Wayne Mckee, make it q solid
force.
Center on etfense and line
hacker on defense is Milan
Moncilovich, promoted from
See ARMY-NAVY, Page A-13