Army at Michigan

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  Evening star, October 13, 1946, page 34

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  Davis, Blanchard Rip Wolverines In 1O.13CIas1 Held Even on Ground. Codets Tuke to Air To Guin Decision – x ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 12.- Army’s mighty football team. tnyading the West for the first time In IL years, ran into pack or trouble against Michigan today, but powered 76 yards for fourth period touchdown to edge the VOL! verines, 20 to 13. It was the 22d straight victory for the Cadets since the loss to Navy In their lass game Of 1943. Army’s seemingly endless victory parade seemed destined to fau be-! fore determined Michigan eleven that led at one time, to 0, ana after dropping back again pulled into q I3-an tie with an 82-yardi touchdown march the first time tbs; Wolverines got the ball In the sec-i ond half. But Army’s touchdown twins, ! Halfback Glenn Davis and Fullbacks Felix Doc) Blanchard, powered thss Cadets to their winning touchdown with II minutes Of playing time re-. naming. Michigan, battling all the way connected twice In last-n1inute desperation air attack and pushed to the Army 10 before a pair OF holding penalties smashed the Wolf verines’ threat to tie it up again. Davis, Blanchard Put On Show. Davis, who played every second of the game, and Blanchard, who missed only a few minutes, gave the packed house Of 85,938 fans q spectacular show, but it was Davis siingshot arm and pedahng legs that hogged the individual glory. Davis, combining his terrific speed with an amazing change of pace, ran 58 yards for Armys first score in the opening stanza and tipped a 3l-ii yard pass to Bob Folsom for snsI score that put Army on top, Is to y Just % seconds before half time. Either Davis or Blanchard haIldied the ball on all but one play as the West Pointers plowed 70 yards lon II plays at the outset Of the final period for their all-important touch down. Blanchard skidded of Michi- Igan’s right end from the z for the |big score, carrying Michigan Half back Paul White with him to roll into the end zone. Michigan took advantage of q break to score first, pushing Al yards in nine plays for touchdown after Jim Rawers’ rushed punt lsulirted out of bounds at the Army I4l. Chappuis hit Howard Yerges with 14-yard touchdown pass and Jim Brieske converted. Army struck back within less than Ia minute, sending Davis flashing through Michigan’s left tackle and lcutting to the sideline to feint away from Paul White, the last woild-be ltackler, and run So yards for q touchdown. Jack Ray booted the point that tied it at Tall. Michigan Puts up Fight. Davis 48-yard pass to Barney Poole drove Army deep into Michigan territory early In the second period, but the Wolverines held for downs on their 3. The Cadets powered back again as Davis tipped a 45-yard pass to Blanchard. caught one for IA yards from Arnold Tucker and then pitched 81 yards to Folsom in the | end zone. Rays placement attempt went wide. Michigan’s 82-yard push at tha outset Of the second half tied the count with Paul White swinging around Army,s right end Of q res verse for six yards and the Wolverines second touchdown. Joe Steffy broke through to block Brieske’s kick. Army, held on virtually even terms on the ground, took to the air to start its winning drive. Davis passed a yards to blanchard on the first play Of the final period to put the Cadets at midfleld. Then | it was Blanchard. Davis and Blanchard again as Army steamed to the Michigan Is. Two passes, one from Blanchard to Hank Foldberg and the other | from Davis to Blanchard, gave Army first down on the Michigan IL and Blanchard powered over on the next play. Ray converted. The statistics show how Army, its / running game matched by the de- lSee ARMY, Page B-2)

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 14, 1946, page 3

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  Roundup, Football BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR NEW YORK, oct. 14-Ihat dWind- ling collection of unheatsn foot ball teams, thinned last Saturday by the fall of such stalwarts as Michigan Yale, Stanford and St. Mary’s is due for another redue- ton this week when some of the better all-vietorious outfits come to grips with each other. Having met and mastered Mich igan 20-l3, Army returns to West Point to find it’s bids for a 23rd consecutive victory challenged by a Columbia team that is making a habit of spelling perfect records. The Lions ran their own victory string to three games Saturday by Bounding Yale out of the unbeaten class, 28–⁠2O, just a week after they had put the first blotch Of the sea- son on Navys slate. Texas, which had all 1t could handle in turning back Oklahoma 20–⁠13 for it’s fourth win in a low. now must meet the invasion of an Arkansas team which blanked Bay Tor 13–⁠0 and is uubeaten in four starts, although once tied. Alabama and Tennessee. unde- feated fayorites in the Southeastern Conference. collide at Knoxville.

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Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the eight since this game.