Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
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Georgia Tech in their opener
last week.
After trading touchdowns
with the Mustangs in the first
half, Navy got a quick indica-
ton that the second half was
going to be no thing of joy. On
the second play from scrim-
mage. Navy with the ball on it's
81, Maxf1eld threw a pass he
wanted End Paul Mankowich
to catch. Instead, Quarterback
Ken Lowe, of SMU, All-America
Don Meredith's substitute and
a defensive specialist, took it
on the IS.
Meredith Gets Score
Meredith came in to direct
his charges to a touchdown in
five plays. Fullback Mike Hack
ney hit his own left guard for
Z yards and right tackle for 2.
Meredith made a first down
on the Navy 7 and after Frank
jackson moved the ball to the
3, the quarterback called his
own number and broke through
a hole on Nays right side.
Meredith failed to get across
on the run for two points but
the Mustangs were ahead, 1877,
and they stayed there despite
Nays serious bids to tie or
win the game.
After an exchange of punts,
Maxfleld got his offense operat-
ing in high gear. The Middies
were back on the 7 after a
holding penalty, but they dug
out in a hurry, with Full
back Joe Matalavage bursting
through the center of the SMU
line for big gains. Maxfield's
passing also ate up yardage as
he hit Mankowich for IA yards
and Dick Pariseau for II.
Matalavage crashed through
Tor II yards to the SMU 20 and
Joe Bellino bulled his way IA
more to the 6. Bellino, Nays
shifty halfback, suffered an
ankle sprain on this play and
was out of action.
Maxfield Pass Fails
But Navy could not get those
last six yards. Matalavage
made three and Maxfield lost
two when he was hit by Tackle
Gary Ferguson. PariSeau got
three to just outside the SMU
2, but Maxf1eld's fourth-down
pass was broken up by Hack
ney.
The Middies drove from their
SO to the SMU % in the fourth
quarter with the other unit
led by Joe Tranchini in opera
ton. The running of Fullback
Jim Tenbrook featured this
drive. which ended when, on
fourth down and two yards to
go, Tranchini fumbled. He re-
covered on the scrimmage line
and SMU breathed easier.
The Mustangs had one threat
Of their own turned back in the
second quarter, when they went
from their own 16 to the Navy
"a behind Meredith. Bellino
grabbed a Meredith pass on the
Navy 8 just before the half
ended.
Other than that, SMU made
only one real move, that in
the very beginning, a 67-yard
touchdown drive following the
opening kickoff.
The scoring play was a beaut,
Meredith operating from the
spread formation on a 28-yard
screen pass to Hackney. The
play was set up when Meredith
ran from punt formation on a
fourth-and-two situation on
the Navy Al. He got to the "a,
and six plays later the Mus
tangs were on the board. Gre
gory's kick made 1t TO and
Navy hadn't had the ball.
The Middies, under Maxfield,
finally got going after an ex-
change of punts, driving go
yards in IL plays. Matalavage
punched over from one yard
out on the first play of the sec
ond quarter. Maxfield passes of
IL, nine and seven yards to
Pariseau and running gains of
seven and eight yards by Cor
rell featured this drive. George
Huffman kicked the point and
1t was a tie ball game.