Navy at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 28, 1945, page 18

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  Tars Grab Game After Dawd|ing For s. Minutes Hoernschemeyer Air Shots for 36, u Tell In Quokers’ Defect II11LAOGLT lila, Ed., oCt. Zt.- Navy put a million dollar finish to a five-and-dime performance this afternoon to snatch thrilling 14–⁠7 football victory from the eager. confident fists of an alert and speedy Penn eleven. Seven minutes from the finish, the Tars seemingly were beaten and greatly outclassed eleven. Then “Hunchy” Hoernschemeyer tossed to Dick Duden for a 36-yard touch down and Navy was back in the ball game. Only “a seconds of the game remained when the lanky Hoosier. uncorked the pay-off pitch to Tony Minisi deep in a corner of the end zone. In that brief space of time, the colorful throng of $4,000 fans saw the Midshipmen transposed from a lethargic, bungling crew of clodhoppers into smart, effective aerial team. For So minutes of the game, you would have given odds Penn would win. Ironically enough, 1t was an alumnus who tore the laurels from the Red and Blue. Minisi, on the receiving end of Hoernschemeyer’s decisive throw, was the same Minisi who last year got into Penn’s lineup long enough to carry the ball twice against Navy and ended with a net yardage of minus 2. He made a nice catch today, with Don Schneider and H. FarQuhar Jones in hot pursuit, but the lions share of credit belongs to Hoernschemeyer. Navy Passes for 159 Yards. The big plebe completed nine of 10 passes for net gain of 159 yards and he couldn’t have drawn a straighter line than he did with that last throw to Minisi. “Hunchy” was running to his right, 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage. The ball was on Penn’s %. so that made it 80 to begin, and Minisi was streaking for the corner about eight yards in the end zone. 1t was about a 40-yard heave and the only thing missing when delivered to the recciver was big, blue bow. Duden caught the first scoring rac5, slipping behind Bob Evans to take the ball on the 6 and go over standing up. Duden played bang up game for his team defensiveiy as well as on attack. Jack Currence placekicked both extra points. t. Place Kick Proves Costly. Penn, with Coach George Munger watching the game from his hos pital bed via television, tossed away an almost certain tie in a reckless gamble for victory. With only two minutes to play, George Sundheim fumbled and Joe Dickerson recovcred for Penn on Navy’s 15-yard line. The Quakers Immediately drew 5-yard penalty for having a back illegally in motion On second down, the Red and Blue elected to try field goal with Evans kicking from the Is. 1t was a well-booted ball that missed the uprights by such a naErow margin that Penn players threw their helmets on the ground and crowded around Referee Albie Booth in yociferous objection to his decision that the kick was no good. Penn broke the ice early in the second period, cashing in on the smart field generalship of Carmen Falcone. who caught Navy mapping with a quick-kick by Evans that travelled 78 yards and rolled dead on Navy’s 2. Bob Kelly’s return punt was brought back to Nays n by Evans, and three plays later the Quakers had their touchdown Evans pass to End Bob Sponaugle put the pigskin on the 7. Jones bucked the line for two and then Evans tossed one to Frank jenkins, a substitute end, out by the side line, and he slid off Clyde Scott and fell into the end zone. Evans kicked The extra point. Middies Halt Penn Thrusts. The first break in the game came at the start of the third period when Penn, recovering one of Navy’s seven funbles on the Sailors 30, marched to the 8. Dick Scott ended that threat by intercepting Evans pass, but the Quakers were back again in less than two minutes with swift, saber thrusts at Navy’s f1anks by Don Schneider and Bob Deuber spearheading the advance. This time the home team reached Navy’s S before being halted. Clyde Scott saved touchdown, DETECTING Evans bullet-like shot to Deuber on the goal line by a fingernail. Evans then attempted a field goal from the 13, but Darlington broke through and partially blocked the ball. Navy seemed sluggish, tired and whipped throughout the first half It gave Hornschemeyer scant prolection on his passes, gave its ball carriers Indifferent blocking and was vulnerable to Penn’s smart, double-wing tactics. The Crabtown crew had trouble getting around Jenkins and Sponaugle at the flanks and found Penn’s husky line too tough to dent. It has Hornschemeyer to thank for saving its un- (See NAVY. Page A-2O.|

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 28, 1945, page 10

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  MARKER COMES in FINAL SECONDS OF GAME Last Year Pennsylvania Star Makes Important Touchdown For Navy / PHILADELPHIA, Oct. >27-(P- Incredible Navy scored it’s most as founding victory of all today by rushing from behind to grab 14–⁠7 decision from the University of Pennsylvania in the last Is seconds. Seized by an almost-fatad attack of furbleitis and outplayed most of the afternoon, the miracle men from Annapolis pulled themselves together for two whirlwind touch downs in the final period They swept go yards and 80 yards in the last six and one half minutes to win a game that most Of the stunned $4,000 spectators figured Penn had won. Ironically, a Penn star Of last year, Tony Minisi, made the catch that gave Navy its seemingly i’m possible victory. He raced ir.to the corn::c of the end zene to field 81 yard toss by Bob Hocr, schemeyer with the seconds runn;, g out. Navy set off that winning last minute assault after questionable bit of signal-calling by Penn gave Middies the ball on their own 20 yard line. With the score tied, TT, and two minutes left, Penn decided to try for a field goal on first down from 20 yards out. Bob Evans, who did a great punt ing job, sent the ball toward the uprights but officials ruled that it barely missed its mark. The Middies quickly made the most of that last opportunity by sweeping eighty yards in only sew en- plays. Another unsuccessful field goal of the four attempted by Pen enabled the Middies to strike home with one-two punch for the touchdown that tied the score. Dick Scott, Nays center, block ed Evans Boot from the 80 and the ball rebounded to Nays 40. Suddenly the Navy team which had fumbled around impotently all afternoon struck with two passes, Hoernschemeyer to end Dick Duden-. The first of these passes netted “a yards and the next SO, Duden taking it far over the Penn defense within a few strides of the goal Until Navy miraculously found it. self, Penn had punched away in the Middies backyard for the great er part of the game. .-... The Qaukers scored in the first six seconds of the second period and that touchdown looked very much like the winner until those final minutes. Evans put the Quakers in position to score by outsmarting the Mid dies on beautiful 78-yard quick kick aided by brisk wind at his back. The ball rolled dead on Nays 2-yard line. When the Middies kick ed out, Evans engineered Penn attack which negotiated 81 yards in three plays. A 20-yard pass to end Bob Sponaugle was the key maneuver, and Evans tossed a 5-yard to end Frank Jenkins for the touchdown. The most incredible phase of Ma vy’s victory was that the Middies set a Franklin filed record for fun bles recovered by opposition-seven-yet we’re able to win. The defeat knocked Penn out of the undefeated ranks while Navy continued it’s national-championship drive with its fifth straight win. | The hneups: POs-Navr Penn.

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Pennsylvania leads 22–⁠21–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.