Penn State at Navy

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  Evening star, November 17, 1946, page 30

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  Penn State Rips Navy In Second Quarter For. III Victory PetcheI Speorheods Lions Attock; Middies Make Hot Lust-HuIf Bid ANNAPOLIS, MD, Nov. l6.-Elwood Petchel, a third-string Penn State tailback, whisked out of OBJ scurity here today to lift the Nittany Lions to a 1877 victory over Navy’s luckless eleven. In the presence of President Truman and $4,000 less distinguished fans, Petchel spanked Penn State to both its touchdowns in the, second period. Top defensive team Of the nation, Penn State was forced to prove its right to the rating when Navy roared back with revitalized team to push over a touchdown in the third period, then marched 70 yards to States 8 before sagging in the fourth period. To 150-pound Petchel. q 20-yearold. Navy may charge of its seventh successive defeat. Petchel, taking command Of the Lions at the start Of the second period, intercepted a Reaves Baysinger pass a few moments later and streaked 26 yards untouched across Navy’s goal. Petchel Rolls Up Score. Later in the same period it was Petchel, passing for % yards to Negro Wallace Triplett and IL yards to Fred Bell, who ignited Penn State drive that carried SO yards to Navy’s /. Then Petchel rammed of right gurad to score. Ed Czekai’s attempted conversion following the touchdowns were wide and in the third period Navy SEEM ingly was set to make him pay for his erratic placements. The Middies ripped Penn States line and clicked on passes engineered by Joe Bartos to Pete VIII liams, Bill Earl and Art Markell The smashed their way ST yards to score, benedtting by penalty against Penn State for unnecessary roughness, with Bartos climaxine the drive by plunging over center from one yard out. Bob Van Summern booted the point to slice Penn States advantage. Navy, which had stopped an 81 yard march by Penn State, or its l in the first period and had checked the Nittany Lions on Nays q in the second and again in the fourth, were subjected to the same treatment in the fourth quarter al a time when it meant the ball game. Two Navy Drives Curbed. The Middies, taking over on their 20 after John Welsh had intercepted Petchel’s pass In the end zone on the second play of the fourth period, swiftly moved u yards to Penn States 8, but at that juncture State jarnmed Nays at tack. Baysinger, Earl and Bartos moved the Middies steadily downfield, tc the Perm State 13. Earl rammed right tackle for two yards and

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 17, 1946, page 1

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  TRUMAN SEES ! NAVY SUFFER 12–⁠7 SETBACK ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 16.-WH Navy, doing what comes natural ly, lost another football game today-its seventh straight when power-packed Penn State rode to a II to 7 victory while President Truman cheered in vain for a Middle triumph. By it’s defeat, Navy plumbed the depth of the most disastrous foot ball eason in its history. Navy has won only one game this year, squeaking by Villanova in the open er, 7 to 0. 1t closes it’s season two weeks hence against unbeaten and once-tied Armq . And on the basis of what it showed today, Navy is doomed to suffer it’s eighth straight loss. Penn States triumph was it’s first over the Midshipmen since 1924 when the Nittany Lions put together two field goals for a 6 to 0 victory. Penn State sealed the verdict with two second-period touch downs-the first on a pass interception-and then stood off Nays determined second-half bid to pull the game out of the fire. Navy’s only touchdown came in the third period on a 67-yard drive. It’s victory bid failed eight yards short of the promised land in the fourth period. A $50 : pound will-o-the-wisp FAMED Elwood Petchel Of Easton, Pa, was the man who broke Nays heart. He came out of no. where in the second period to in , sercept a Navy pass and race Is yards unmolested to a touchdown. ( Ed Czekaj- missed both tries for the extra point. Navy, cooped up N it’s own backyard through the ! Grst period, came roaring back { ,fter the intermission and moved Y yards to score in nine plays. : keaWes Baysinger intercepted Bob : by Williams pass on Navy’s 80 to )tart things rolling.

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Penn State leads 19–⁠17–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.