Duke at Navy

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 13, 1946, page 1

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  GEORGE CLARK MAIN COG IN DUKE ASSAULT Long And Hartley Also Shine In ZIG Verdict BALTIMORE, Oct. IL. - R – Helped mighty by brilliant George Clark. Dukes Blue Devils steamed into the winners circle today for the first time this season with a 21–⁠6 decision over a Navy team that was superior in most all departments but touchdowns. The Midshipmen, as green and uncertain this afternoon as they were in their first two games with Villanova and Columbia, ripped through the Dukes consistently. but when they got into scoring territory, the Tars just couldn’t produce. Meanwhile, Clark, Leo Long, Howard Rabbit) Hartley and their Duke mates didn’t waste chances when they were offered. To illustrate, Duke failed to COM plete any of its pass attempts, while Navy clicked with four out of IA for “a yards. Navy gained 1872 yards by rushing to Dukes 128. Three minutes after the crowd Of 80, 704-including the Midship, men brigade of 2,700 men-settled in its seats, Clark got them up on their toes again with a slippery 55-yard touchdown. gallop behind superb blocking and right there Duke went out in front to stay. Navy, which looked like it meant business most of the cloudy after noon, put on its sole scoring drive two minutes later. Bill Hawkins scampered SO yards to the Devils 10, where Hartley hauled him down from behind. A Duke offside set the Blue Devils back to the eight where Pistol Pete Williams took a later al from Bill Bartlett to run across the goal. Bob CAN’T made the first of his three place kick conversions after Clark’s initial score, but Newbold Smiths attempt for point was blocked and Duke LED 10. Clark’s long kicks with the wind kept Navy bottled up, and led to the break late in the first period that set up Dukes second score. Louis Allen, one of Dukes spark ling linemen, Topped on Bill Hawkins’ tumble on Nays IL, and Long and Hartley went to work, driving to the Sailor three as the quarter ended. On third down, Long dived over center for the first of his two touchdoWns. Clark took the second half kick off back, ~tip-toeing down the side Continued on Page Nine; Col. A.

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  Evening star, October 14, 1946, page 14

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  North Carolina Meets Navy in Baltimore; Terps Face v.P. Navy, which has shown flashes OF power only to have everything ruined by mistakes and fumbles takes on another rugged football foe this week when the North Carolima Tar Heels invade Baltimore Municipal Stadium Saturday. 1t will be a busy week for State football teams. Maryland tangles with the unpredictable Virginia Poly Gobblers at College Park in a night game Friday. while the same evening Johns Hopkins entertains Pennsylvania Military College at Baltimore. Also on Saturday. Washington College travels to Westminster to meet the Western Maryland Ter rors, the Bainbridge Commodores play Mount st. Mary’s at Emnitsburg in the opener for the Mounties. and Aberdeen Proving Ground goes to Camp Lee, Va. Duke, taking advantage OF the breaks and displaying a hard-charging line and versatile set of elusive backs, thumped Navy 21–⁠6 last Sat urday, although the Middies had the better of it in yardage by ground and air. Between the 10-yard lines, Navy seemed able to travel without too much difficulty, but when the chips were down the Sailors were stopped cold. Some day Navy will unload all its power and do everything right Coach Tom Hamilton hopes. The Maryland-V. P. I. game calls for crystal ball, for although the Gobblers tied North Carolina, 14-l4, William and Mary administered a stunning 49–⁠0 defeat on v. P. I. last Saturday. A year ago favored Maryland team was handed 21–⁠13 defeat by Coach Jimmy Kits Gobblers,

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Navy leads 20–⁠15–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.