Evening star., 1960-10-09
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halfback from Winchester,
Mass, also helped in a 7s-yard
advance in eight plays for
Navy's final score in the fourth
quarter.
1t was not a good day for
football. with a steady rain
falling in the face of an early
morning weather prediction to
the contrary. But the show
went on, with a hour pa
rade and the introduction of
Miss America, Macy Fleming
OF Michigan, preceding the ac-
tion. The game is sponsored
annually by the Shriners for
their crippled children's fund.
The Mustangs won the toss
to start the game. but perhaps
remembering their previous
futility on offense decided to
kick, and at first it looked like
a wise move. Rod Macdonald,
a Navy tackle. fumbled the ball
and Tackle Jerry Mays recov-
cred for SMU on the Navy Al.
But the Middies stood firm and
the game settled into punt
exchange contest until Visited,
6-foot-2, 223-pound senior.
blocked Glynn Gregory's kick
and Matalavage fell on the ball
on the SMU 7.
Pass Gets Touchdown
Two tries by Maltalavage net
ted one yard and then Navy
brought out one Of its favorite
plays, the halfback option. Bel
limo took a pitchout from
Spooner, ran to his right and
tipped a pass to Matalavage,
fully recovered from an injury
that has sidelined him for most
of the season. Matalavage
made a leaping catch in the
end zone.
Greg Mather, whose 42-yard
field goal in the dying seconds
brought victory over the Uni
versity Of Washington last
week, tried the first of two ex-
ira point boots. He missed both. |
Navy scored again in the
first quarter, with Bellino the
big star. With the ball on the
Navy %, third and 20 to go
following a clipping penalty,
Bellino quick-kicked. Larry
Westbrook almost caught it,
but Mather hit him and the
ball sailed away, Hoy grabbing
it for Navy on the SMU %.
SMU Scores In I'd
Bellino hit tackle for seven
yards and Matalavage went
nine more to the IL. Here Bel |
limo ran through a herd of |
Mustangs for the touchdown. |
Harry Dietz passed to Mather |
for the two points.
The Mustangs made their
only serious advance early in !
the second quarter. Frank .
Jackson, Billy Polk, Gregory
and Newell McCallum alter
mated in carrying the ball from
the Navy a. The gains were
from two to six yards, with
Gregory plunging the final
yard and then kicking the
point, which made it read,
l4-7. Navy, at the half.
Midway in the third quarter
Bellino gathered in a Gregory
punt on his own IA, snaked his
way through and around
would-be tacklers and shot
down the right sideline So
yards before Jackson knocked
him out of bounds on the
SMU 90. !
Luper Gets Touchdown
Bellino tore through right
tackle to the 18 and then
Spooner hit Jim Luper for a
13-yard pass to the S. Two
plays found Navy in the same
spot, so Spooner tried it again,
passing to Luper, a 6-foot-2,
200-pound Iowa boy, and it
was good for the touchdown.
Spooner tried to pass for two
points, but was nailed before
getting it of.
Navy's 78-yard march that
ended the scoring was a
quickie with Matalavage, a 200
pound Pennsylvania, crashing
through from the SMU 80. He
appeared to be stopped, but
delayed" is the proper word,
for he came roaring out of q
crowd like a train out Of q
tunnel andswa gone.
SOUTHERN METHODIST
Left end-Nichols, Medellin.