Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-23
Navy Seeking
Sixth Straight
Over Quakers
Middies Are Fuvored
By Six Points, but
Hardin Is Concerned
BY BILL FUCHS
star stan Writer

1
The next to last chapter ir
one Of college footballs most
exciting dramas unfolds tomor-
row in Franklin Field, Phila-
delphia, as Navy and Penn bat
tie for the 44th time.
Kickoff time is 1880. The
game will be broadcast in this
area over WRC. with Joe Crog-
han and Ray Michael reporting
The series. which began ir
1888 and not long ago held the
attention of the sports-minde6
Throughout the Nation, comes
to a close with the 1860 game
And 1t could wind up with nc
decision, for Navy trails in the
series, 10 victories to 81, and
is expected to be favored next
year as well as this.
| Navy Touchdown Favorite
Penn has Ivy-Leagued itseli
out Of Nays class, though the
Quakers show the best RECORD
at this point, with four vic.
tories, no defeats and only nint
points scored against them. Tht
IMiddies are 2-3, but have beer
operating in more rugged com.
pany and will be a six-point
favorite to make it six in 8
row over the accomplished
Quakers.
Six in a row over Penn woulC
be a new accomplishment fol-
Navy. whose previous high
against the Quakers was five
straight during World War II
The Penns strung together six
victories over Navy at the out.
set of the series.
Unscored on until Brown
turned the trick last week, the
fired-up Quakers will be out tt
prove that in Ivy League Cir
Giles football can be just al
rugged as elsewhere. Navy
rocked the last three weeks BY
Southern Methodist, Syracuse
and Miami is not taking any
thing for granted.
Hardin Is Wary
I How many teams have given
up just one touchdown in -four
games?" asks Wayne Hardin
Navy coach. II don't care who
they play, you can't ignore that
record"
Ivy League or not, Hardin
says, the Penns are equipped
with some mighty talented
football players. II know" he
says, because they have boys
we we're after. They have a
number who would be playing
regularly for us if they were
here"
The Navy scouts say PENIS
quarterback, Larry Purdy, 9
6-foot-1, 180-pound senior. is
well-versed in his job and that
the halfbacks, Fred Doelling
and Dave Coffin, have not been
stopped to date.
I've seen all their games,
says Pat McCool, assistant
Plebe coach and former Navy
tackle, land there hasn't been
a place they haven't gone
through. They sweep the ends,
they go through tackle, they
run up the middle. They run
everywhere"
BellinO HandicapS Navy
Nays running game once
again will be handicapped by
a leg injury to Joe Bellino.
Considered as potentially one
of the best runners in academy
history, the short, compact
halfback has been plagued
with a muscle injury since the
SMU game three weeks ago.
Joe Matalavage. a Earring
fullback who has been out
standing even in defeat; Bob
Cornell and Ron BrandquiSt
give the Middies good running
power. Matalavage has aver
aged 6.5 yards a carry. Correll
has a SO mark and BrandquiSt
is 4.8.
They'll be on Nays starting
team tomorrow. along with
Quarterback Joe Tranchini,
who has completed 81 of II
passes for $50 yards and two
touchdownS.
The MiddieS are going for
broke in this one. Hardin has
strapped his two-platoon sys-
TEN and has gone back to field
ing the strongest first team
possible. His team needs a win
badly at this point, he says,
adding that the whole squad is
tired of losing
Penn. too, is tired of losing
to Navy. In dropping the last
five to the Middies the Quakers
have been stomped on to the
grand tune of 224 to 81. If the
game lacks the luSter of former
years, there certainly is no
shortage of incentive.