Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-25
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS s7AAn
Army's Target: BeIIino

NOT SINCE THE DAYS Of Army's Chris eagle and
Nays Buzz Berries, probably, will any individual per-
former rate such unrestricted attention by his opponents
as Joe Beno tomorrow in the big game in Philadelphia
Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard? Well, they hard
to separate that they considered an entry.
Two years ago. when Red Blaik winding up his
coaching career Armys AAmerca guard Bob Novogratz
assigned to ride herd Beno He or less
tanned the Navy star and the Cadets ground out -0
victory.
BY his admission, Coach Dale Hall treated Bellno
like other Middle and rued the day. Beno
ran wild, becoming the first Navy player in history to
score three touchdoWnS against Army.
you can't treat him like any other back" Hall now
says on the eve OF the 61s classic "Beno probably
the best college back in the country No individual will be
assigned to dog him. but somebody will be on his tail all
the time depending on the defensive alignment for the
particular play"
ONLY THE PRESENCE of Bellino has installed Navy
two-pont favorite tomorrow Otherwise Army twice de-
feated and tied undoubtedly would rule favorite
over Navy team that bowed only to Duke Beinos
admirers feel the stocky aeverythng from Winchester
Mass, is being sold short, hear this:
The service team claiming the best back or backs on
the Held doesn't always win. Back in the mid 20s Navy
properly was proud Of not but two stars in Alan
Shapey and Tom Hamilton. But this pair had three
cracks at the West Pointers and behind 2121
tie was the closest Shapey and Hamilton playing
on winner. That was in 1926 following losses in "a
and u.s.
That was the year-1926-that Army introduced the
peerless eagle and along with eagle came Lighthouse
Harry Wilson, pretty good back in his right. Navy
had nothing to match this twosome in 27 yet Army had
the fight of its season to win, 14-9
Navy came up with another crack back Bullet Lou
Kirn, in 1880 But kim played the losing side
service clashes, once by 60 and then IT.
1T WAS 1882 WHEN Berries came on the Annapolis
scene as varsity STAR reigning until Bellno probably
the finest back in Navy history Berries had three
at Army and beaten twice The Navy team with this
extraordinary fin in dat
Franklin Field in 1884 when Slade Cutter kicked 2Oyard
field goal for 80 victory
There no other backfeld giants of the Cagle-
shapley Borries stripe until Davis and Blanchard the
Touchdown Twins, came along in 1914 Those the
Glory years-1944-4546-When superb Army team rode
roughshod the At coegans and times seemed as
If it could hold its with some of the pro teams
Davis and Blanchard-Mr. outside and Mr. Inside
had losing day against Navy and failed to
at least TOUCHDOWN EACH Yet in 1885, playing
their final game for West Point Davis and Blanchard,
aided and abetted by the likes of Tucker Poole Stey
Bryant and Fodberg lucky to win 2118 decision
in Of the most thrilling battles in the history of the
SERIES.
ARMY WAS UNBEATEN that season, although resur-
gent Notre Dame played the Cadets to scoreeSs tie
Navy, though had lost straight and wasn't consid-
cred in the class.
The Middies not only matched the Cadets touchdown
for touchdown but with IS seconds left they had the ball
Army's three-yard line. Here Lynn Chewing was
stopped twice line bucks and there 80 Sec
onds left Hamilton, who coaching Navy, stopped
the clock with substitutons that cost five yards.
Pete Williams right end to reach the Army four
yard-line, getting lost in the crowd which swarmed
the sdelines and hid play from the Navy bench The
surge of spectators may have cost the Mddes final
play representing possible victory Hamilton bindy try
ing to guess the situation tried to send sub with the
clock running as the gun went off.
Moral victories don't put any trophies in the showcase
but for what they're worth, if anything, Navy
that afternoon and the Mddies didn't have back any
where close to the caber of either or Blanchard
not to mention Tucker.
Just as Army tomorrow doesn't figure to have run.
ming passing kicking threat in the class with Belino
49,