Navy vs. Notre Dame

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  The globe-independent, Hagerstown, Md., November 8, 1945, page 1

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  BEHIND HOME PLATE day night, but also for the swell Job he is doing as Director of Recreaton at Fairchild’s. Getting back to the banquet for a moment, it really was grand affair. With Bruce Lightner as M. c., things moved along at fast clip and everyone had a swell time. The head table was alive with notableS, but, unlike so many banquets, speechmaking was definitely out, and the more than three hundred guests who sat down to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, in stead of being bored stiff with long speeches, were kept in excellent humor all evening, with brief and l do mean brief – talks, cram med full of humor, by many of the notables present. The high spot of course, was the presentation of prizes to the champions in the many phases of sport that are carried on by the Fairchild employees, and, as each winner came forward to receive his, or her, trophy, they were greeted with rounds of applause. Stewart Paxton has so balanced the athletic program at the Fair child plant, that there is something going on all the time and, as Mark McCloskey, director of the Office of Community War Services, New York City, so aptly put it: ‘‘There is no fear about the future of America, as long as it remains a country whose citizens are lovers of sports and play the game Clearly” = Although I’ve always been a strong supporter of Navy football teams (and still ann, I’m glad that their game with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame ended just the way it did – in a 6–⁠6 tie The game brought together two teams as even ly matched as it was possible to get. With Notre Dame stronger on offense and Navy unbeatable on de Tense in the pinches, the game might very well have ended in a scoreless tie, but for two breaks in the game. Notre Danes tally came as the result of play, originated, if my memory serves me right, by Van derbilt University, Nashville, Ten nessee, in the days when ‘‘Vandy’‘ was one of the leading football teams of the South – forward pass on the first play of the game after the kickoff. l saw Vanderbilt score two touch downs on this play, within seconds of the opening kickoff – l also saw the “Vols” of the University of Tennessee intercept a Vanderbilt pass, on the same play and run for a touchdown While it is true that Notre Dame did not Immediately score on their completed pass, it put the ball deep in Navy territory and although the defense of the lads from Annapolis stiffened and they stopped attack after attack, they finally were beat en- down temporarily and Notre Dame scored The Middies score came on a break too. An attempted Notre Dame pass was diverted from the intended receiver’s hands and ficked into the waiting arms of Scott, who, alert to the opportunity, was ‘off to the races” The better offense of the Fighting Irish got going again in the last few minutes of the game, but it was stopped inches short of the goal line, by one of the greatest exhibi tons of defensive football ever seen on any gridiron. And talking about those few thrill-packed seconds, Tn sure glad that the moving pictures of the play proved conclusively that Notre Dame didn’t score that dis puted second touchdown. P. S. l see where the sports writers poll has dropped Navy down to fourth place, while keeping Notre Dame in the second spot. Oh well! it’s the same old story – Navy was lucky, ETC.” Gee! I wish l could be lucky” as Navy when 1 put my little old two bucks on some nag at the races. P. P. S. I’ll take Lucky” Navy over Michigan Take a gander at the-report OF the Hagerstown High Washington Lee football game, elsewhere on this page, written for the Globe-In dependent by Joe Snyder, a mem Der of the Class of Journalism at Hagerstown High School. That lad is sure in the right class, for he’s got the makings of real sports

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  The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, November 8, 1945, page 14

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  This, Thot And the Other Art F1tZgerald, the new NeW Hay en rave since his one game against Dartmouth which won 60 decision on Arts touchdown is described by Cholly Loftus, Eli director of sports information” (press agent to youse, Horace) as the HULA TIPPED Yale University fullback who paced the Ellis. etc.,. Art, Notre Dame back against Georgia Tech year ago this month, scales but ITO made the Ridgefield NJ high school team at IA years of age, was calling signals as varsity starter for FOUR years. Was an all-New Jersey scholastic pick in THREE Sports-football, baseball and basketball. AS Notre Dame freshman he played against Pitt, Dartmouth and, Army. Moran Square Diner basketball association of Fitchburg, Mass; wants home and home hoop games with senior “” teams, Industrial teams, or independent clubs. Uses the Fitchburg High gym on Mon day nights thru the season and has registered officials to handle Its games. Teams in this vicinity, | if interested can write Alfred M. Remington, Box 70, Fitchburg, Mass. vvvVVVVvvv 1 See where Torrington with the aid of state treasurer Bill Carroll and Frank Hogan of the state motor vehicle department, got the New City ARMORY situation squared away, by getting $3,000 of the gov ernor’s SPECIAL FUND to have MORE EXITS built in the armory, so that a seating capacity of 2,00o rather than 600 will be allowed by State Police Commissioner Ed Hick- ey when the job is finished. Is 1t possible with the huge exits in the Waterbury armory, that the 93O seating capacity order will have to stand? .. Oddity Section: last week, two boxing shows were held on successive nights, Monday and Tuesday in New Haven and Hart | ford. When the money was counted, there was less than TWO DOLLARS difference in the gross receipts, $4,416.50 at the Arena and S4,418 at Hartford the Eddie Compo-No- No Cuebas show last Monday drew about $2500 at New Haven .. To- morrow nights Johnny Greco-Tony Janiro rubber” match at MISC may be the biggest BETTING bout of 1945 with Greco, the knockout puncher on the short end of the wagering, which means that he will probably be the winner BY A KNOCKOUT. He can hardly be as bad as he showed last time out against the Is year old Youngstown flash. who has ring class to burn Perhaps Janiro has the Indian sign on the clouting Canadian, but kid who can punch as hard as Greco has a knockout chance right up to the final bell in the last round. Tickets $l50 to SIP “tops” .. The Navy game took so much out of ND that Army may be as much as 8 12 to IS point favorite Saturday. An Army SCOUTING party of TEN headed by Col. Red Blaik took in the 6–⁠6 Cleveland game last Saturday.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 4, 1945, page 1

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  OutpIoyed Middies Score Late in Come On Intercepted Pass CLEVELAND, Nov. 3.-Decisively outplayed on the ground and in the air, Navy’s football team nevertheless remained as one of the Nations unbeaten forces today when Halfback Clyde Scott of Smackover, Ark, grabbed a Notre Dame pass with seven minutes of play remaining and raced go yards for a touch. down to give the Midshipmen a 6–⁠6 tie, with the Irish before 81, 900 spectators. Jack Currence, substitute guard and B place-kicking S Jecialist with a notable record for conversions, raced on to the field and committed a rare miss OF the goal posts but, had he given Navy a TO edge, 1t would have been q rank misctfriage

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  Detroit evening times, November 4, 1945, page 15

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  Irish Stopped On 1-Foot Line Middies in Stand in Closing Seconds NOIRE pAME BY EDGAR HAYES CLEVELAND. Nov. s. One foot Just 1900 the length of a football field, was the difference between victory and tie for Notre Dame in their annual battle with Navy here this afternoon. The thrill-packed game ended with the Irish or the Nays 1-yard line and two downs to make the Il inches. But time waits not even for the Notre Damc football team, and it had TO be satisfied with 6 to 6 tie. Both teams are still unbeaten and each turned in its best game of the season before a packed house of $1,000.

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Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.