Navy vs. Army

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  Evening star, November 27, 1938, page 28

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  Woods tumble Costly. SlOcllIlcS Ill 1IOllI O1 blle navy OenCn He finally was dropped on the Mid dies IS. From the Navy bench came fresh reinforcements, but there was nc stopping Army at this point. Long whipped pass to Samuels-only the second successful Army aerial of the day-but it was good for 9 yards Back to the ground game went Army with Art Frontzcak of Dowagiac Mich, pounding to the %, and ther back to the air. Army Shows Winning Punch. Long whipped a pass to Dobson son of Frank Dobson, University Of Maryland coach. It was high, bu, Dobson got his fingers on it 2 yard. in front of the goal line. 1t slid of and the crowd moaned, but Samuels on an end-around play, picked up 6 first down on the 11-yard line ane Frontzcak ripped into the center fol 8 more, putting the ball on Navy’s 3-yard line. In desperation Navy halted an other charge by Frontzcak on the l-foot line. but 1t was a first down for the Cadets and on the next play Woody Wilson rammed across and Huey Long again added the extra point. That’s the score as it ended, 14–⁠7 but that wasn’t how it ended. For Navy still had plenty Of fight and on the kickoff that followed there was despairing moment for Army supporters. Wood took the next kickoff in his end zone. raced to the 40, and almost eluded all Army tacklers. And in the final period that started an instant later, Cooke unlimbered his throwing arm and had the crowd on the edge of its seats until the final 20 seconds. Nays Passes Futile. Long stopped an aerial lombard ment early in the final period with the first of two intsrceptions. Army tried to kill time and succeeded nicely until Cooke kicked out on the Cadets 8-yard line with 2ls minutes remaining. A minute later Army was forced to return it with a punt and Sullivan’s short kick sailed out on his own 27. It was here that Navy made its final bid. A reserve passing back, Ralph Anderson, threw long pass just into the end zone. 1t was in tended for Burke, but, with the ball almost in his grasp, the figure OF Long leaped high and Armys hero of the afternoon, twisting in midair intercepted with one-handed catch, and ran 81 yards to Army’s 20 to end 1t all The final statistics persist in CIV ing Navy an edge. The Middies COL lected 10 first downs to for Army and oturushed the winners, 1873 yards, net: to SO. They outpassed them, too, gaining 73 yards to 7 by this method, but this was Huey Longs day and Huey was playing for Army. Pageant, Despite Cold. All of the traditional pageantry that goes with Army–Navy games again served to stamp this as the greatest of football spectacles. The corps of cadets, 1900 strong paraded into the stadium to the tune of ION, Brave Old Army Team and the midshipmen, 1890 in number, followed behind Anchors Aweigh.” Philadelphia was a beleagured city all day and tonight the revelry was in full swing Scores of special trains, IS bear ing 10000 Washingtonians, poured into town almost up to game time. Philadelphia did another good job Of hosting. More than 600 workmen with shovels and 100 trucks removed the foot-deep snow from the field and when it was unveiled it was a rich green, dyed and touched up a bit, but still nearly in perfect shape Not until the final minute of the game, when 1t again started to snow, was it anything else except cold and fairly fast. AS usual the spectacle attracted most Of the celebrities of official life. Secretary of War Harry Wood ring shut down his desk and turned out. Postmaster Jim Farley was there, too, and so was Pennsylvania s Gov. George Earle, the colonel’s lady and, Of course, Judy O’Grady.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 28, 1938, page 5

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  ARMY DEFEATS NAVY BY 14–⁠7 ANNUAL SCRAP Hundred Thousand F an S Shiver as Cadets Lord It Over Middies PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov 28.- The Army bounced off the ropes Saturday afternoon with a recover ed tumble with a devastating 8l yard march in the third period to sweep the Navy’s hard-fighting but never surrendering football forces into a 14 to defeat before more than 100000 half-frozen fans. The victory was the 22nd for the Cadets in a series of 39.

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Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.