Duke at Navy

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  Evening star, October 11, 1943, page 12

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  third, but Musial was on second in stead because of Crosetti’s desperate lunge on Coopers smash. Then came Ray Sanders vicious groundel at Gordon. Gordon juggled the ball and his throw to Crosetti. attempting to force Cooper, was later. But Cooper you see, failed to slide. His momentum carried him past second base and the alert Crosetti quickly wheeled and applied the ball to his torso for the final out Of the inning Cooper was stupid. which is fatal when playing the Yankees. Navy Beats Duke, 14–⁠13. in Hot Game-And thus Cleveland gets what is calculated to be the top collegiate game Of the year when Navy and Notre Dame collide there at vast Municipal Stadium on October 80. for while Navy was establishing itself as the most re- Spected team in the East and South, the Irish were continuing to dominate the West by battering Michigan, 1912. Duke deserved a tie with the Mid dies. what with surging back in the final period to produce a touchdown in the final two minutes, but husky Bob CAN’T, one of the Nations bet ter athletes, couldn’t click on the most vital point after touchdown of his career. When his boot sailed wide of the uprights Navy scared to triumph. Back in March, George Washing ton University’s basket ball team entered the Southern Conference tournament final lightly regarded underdog to Duke, but Coach Otis Zahn Of the Colonials thought he had detected method of checking the Blue Devils. His instructions to Ed Gustafson and John KoniSzewski were to outmaneuver big Bob CAN’T under the basket and thus control the ball. Gustafson and Koniszewski did the job. They mauled CAN’T under the basket and GLstafson restricted Dukes high-scoring star to four points as G. w. won, 56–⁠40. CAN’T isn’t faint hearted. but he’s had the misfortune to fail in basket ball and football at times when it has hurt Duke at payoff moments.

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  The globe-independent, Hagerstown, Md., October 14, 1943, page 8

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  With baseball having day off last Saturday, Football took the spot light. While the Notre-Dame Michigan game was too onesided to be in teresting, the Navy–Duke encounter was a natural. It’s true that Navy squeezed through by virtue of the extra point after touchdown, (the score was 14–⁠13), but they were at least one touchdown better. I believe that Navy has one of the best teams in the country and 1 am go ing to string along with them until they get knocked off (if they do). They meet the Fighting Irish on October &c. and that should tell the story.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, October 11, 1943, page 1

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  NAVY DROPS DUKE eleven Bob CAN’T Fails 10 Make Place Kick that Would Have Tied Score BALTIMORE, Oct. lin Bit terly contested rough and tumble battle, the Navy barely managed to drop Duke from the undefeated class last Saturday afternoon by a IA to 10 score. Bob CAN’T, place-kick expert, missed the tying point with two minutes to play after the Blue Devils had rallied for the final touchdown.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, October 11, 1943, page 4 (results column)

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  Grid Named NEW YORK, Oct II CUP) - Notre Dame, Army and Navy rank ed as the top collegiate football teams among ID major unbeaten elevens today on the basis of their records and opposition thus far. Notre Dame, in its best early season scoring form since Knute Rockne was its coach, was selected by many observers as the nations top team after its 35–⁠12 victory over previously undefeated Michigan. Army, still unscored upon. defeated Temple 81 to 0. while Navy won 14–⁠13 over previously unbeaten Duke. Each should WIN this week, Notre Dame playing Wisconsin, a one time victor in four starts, Army meeting unvictorious Columbia at New York and Navy taking on Penn State at Annapolis. Rating only a shade behind were Pennsylvania in the east, Purdue, Iowa pre-flight and Minnesota in the middle west, Southwestern, Texas Christian and Texas A & M in the southwest, Colorado and Colorado College in the Rockies and College of Pacific and Southern California on the Pacific coast. The only perfect records certain TO be in jeopardy this week are those of Texas Christian and Texas A &, M. They meet at Fort Worth. Pennsylvania. which pushed Dart mouth out of the unbeaten ranks, to 6, should have an easier time against Lakehurst Naval at Philadelphia. Purdue, a four-time win | ner, meets Ohio State at Cleveland, and may have more trouble than in beating Camp Grant 10 to 0. Iowa Seahawks meet Missouri at Kansas City o., and Minnesota plays Camp Grant at Minneapolis. The Seahawks kept their record intact and stood as the top service team Of the midwest. by beating Iowa $50. Minnesota had an open date.

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Navy leads 20–⁠15–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.