Evening star., 1962-10-07
STATISTICS

of the iron curtain, q power
ful line which Navy couldn't
lgo through, around or over.
Navy wound up with minus
31 yards rushing and had q
met total Of only AZ yards
passing. Ron Klemick, Nays
Quarterback, spent most Of the
Afternoon sprawled flat on his
back gazing at the fleecy
clouds overhead as he was
thrown for losses totaling "a
yards attempting to pass. Rog-
er Staubach, one Of his re-
placements, lost another "a,
and Bruce Abel, whom Coach
Wayne Hardin called on in
desperation in the fading mo-
ments was thrown for IL yards.
Navy Pushed Around
Meantime, the Minnesota
line, led by Bobby Bell and Carl
Eller, the tackles, and John
Campbell, the right end, was
moving Navy all over the field
as the Gophers gained 237
yards, 1873 on the ground.
1t cleared the way for Jerry
Jones, the fullback, to ram
through the middle from 8
yards out in the first sequence
Of plays and put Minnesota
ahead. TO, after 13 plays that
covered u yards.
Duane BlaSka, the Gophers'
quarterback, passed 20 yards to
Jim Cairns, a shifty light
weight halfback, early in the
third period for MinneSota's
second touchdown, and Jerry
Pellitier, a substitute halfback,
skirted the Middies' right end
from 4 yards out with little
more than q minute left in
the game for the final touch
down.
Middies Recover FumbIes
Mike Reid converted after
all three touchdowns.
Navy never was in the game.
although 1t was getting most
of the breaks in the first half.
1t was in Minnesota territory
twice in the first half, both
times on recovered fumbles.
Navy didn't get a first down
until halfway through the sec
ond period.
Minnesota, meanwhile, pene-
trated Navy territory six times
in the first half, but to the
credit of the Midshipmen, all
except one Of the drives was
halted. The Midshipmen's de-
fense stiffened somewhat in
the second half and let the
Gophers cross midfield only
four times.
Navy had only two scoring
opportunities. In the second
period with Minnesota on its
own first down, AL Krekich, a
reserve guard who started in
place of the injured Vernon
Won Sydow, Jared the ball
from the hands Of Bill Mum
sey, Minnesota's fleet 201-
pound halfback, and Navy re-
covered on the 26.
Campbell Sp0ils Drive
From there the Middies, with
Pat Donnelly and John Sal
rushing, drove to the 6-yard
line. But Campbell broke
through and spilled Kelmick as
he dropped back to pass, then
tore the ball from his arms.
On the very first play with
Minnesota in possession, Munsey
fumbled again and Jim Free
man, a reserve tackle, recovered
on the 81.
A holding penalty against
Won Sydow stalled this drive
and pushed the Middies back to
the 81. Then Paul Ramseth,
who occasionally spelled Blaska
at quarterback, killed it by
intercepting a Kelmick pass on
the %.
A wild four minutes in which
the ball changed hands six
times ended when Navy recov-
cred tumble by AL Fischer on
the As as the half ended with
Minnesota ahead, TO.
Navy never got another
chance to score. The closest
the A1idshipmen approached
the Minnesota goal in the sec
ond half was the 80 on a drive
that started on the Navy 40
and ended when Klemick
fumbled again attempting to
pass.
Bad Pass From Center
Despite its overwhelming su-
periority, Minnesota only had
one other scoring opportunity.
In the fourth -down-a -and-seven
situation on the 9-yard line,
Reid was set for a field goal
attempt. But Frank March
lewski, the center. snapped the
ball over Reid's head and Navy
took over on the 30.
Neither team could move the
ball Huntil Navy drove to its
initial first down on the 29
midway through the second
period, a drive that ended on
the SO and set off the rapid
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