Navy at Cornell

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 19, 1947, page 42

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  .Tars’ 38–⁠19Win verCorneI| First in L Ti|ts Sailors Twice Come From Behind After Breaks Aid Enemy ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 18.-Navy exploded with pent-up fury today and made its first victory in more than year smashing one. Before shirt-sleeved throng Of $4,000, largest crowd ever to see a game on Ithaca’s Schoellkopf Field, Navy romped to a 1919 triumph over Cornell after twice coming from be. hind in the opening half. In recording their first victory In the last dozen games, the Midshipmen recovered from two cruel breaks. Barely three minutes after play started, Cornell held a TO lead when Reaves Baysinger. Navy quarterback, fumbled and the Big Red recovered on the Tars’ 10, scoring on the third play when Bob Dean passed to Capt. Walt Kretz. Early in the second period, after Navy had tied 1t at TT, Harry Cassci intercepted an ill-starred An napols pass and galloped 81 yards to put Cornell ahead again, 1877. but despite these setbacks. plus a 97-yard scoring play in the third quarter. Navy always looked too superior to leave the issue long in doubt. With Capt. Dick Scott and Tackle Dick Shimshak starring in a rugged line which consistently racked up the Big Red ball carriers, and with Bill Hawkins tearing big gaps in the Cornell forward wall, Navy made a runaway Of the statistics, rolling up % first downs to 4. gaining 351 net yards, rushing, to 10, and even out gaining Cornell in the air, 1876 yards to 152. Navy Marches rs Yards. This was a sure, confident Navy eleven today, even in the wake OF those mistakes which spotted Cor nell two early leads. The Midshipmen played their best game since their unforgettable stand against Army last November, despite the absence of Pete Williams, regular left halfback. After Cornell capitalized on Bay singers tumble to take TO lead, Navy charged back and scored as soon as it got the ball on the kick off, marching rs yards in eight plays, with Hawkins and Baysinger lead ing the running attack and Bob Schwoeffermann grabbing big pass en- route. Jim Wills, the former Jayvee, who has blossomed as crack placement kicker since being promoted 10 days ago, came in the game to boot the first of five place. ments, running his string to seven extra points in as many tries. On the second play of the second period Baysinger, badly rushed, at tempted a long pass to Billy Earl along the east sideline. Cassel, a sub back, plucked it out of the air and tight-rope walked 81 yards for a touchdown, making it 1877. AS before, Navy roared back, but after parading 10 yards, the Tars lost the ball on their 5-yard line. Shortly afterward. however, Nays new power began to assert itself. The Midshipmen took Cornell punt and starting on their own 46-yard line, banged down the field for 54 yards and a touchdown. When Wills added the point Navy was ahead for keeps. Boots Weird Field Goal. Not satisfied with this 14–⁠13 lead and with time running out for the half, Capt. Tom Hamilton sensed chance to fatten the margin after Quarterback Bob Horne passed to End Phil Ryan, who was brought to earth on Cornelrs 13. He sent in Willis to try his first field goal and the youngster from La Plata. Md, standing on the 81 and at an angle, booted weirdly sailing kick. which, however. met requirements and made it 17–⁠13. Cornell showed power only once in the second half, and that was at the very outset when the Big Red moved from it’s own 80 on the kick off to Navy’s Is, assisted by a pair of 15-yard penalties which account ed for half of it’s output of first downs. There, Navy held and from this point on the Sailors were supreme, although by neat piece Of deception Cornell managed to score third time. Once Navy wrested the ball away on it’s own Is, Hawkins, Baysinger and Co. began to roll again, making “a yards in eight plays. The climax

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 19, 1947, page 1

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  Navy Halts Loss Streak With 1919 Cornell Win ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-P- Nays suffering football ma CAlne finally clicked as it did in NE waning moments of the Army game a year ago and trounced Cornell, 1919, to end an 1l-game Win famine. = with Reaves Baysinger and ooo Horne az the controls, the Nl0dles simply packed too much oIenSlve power for the Big Red III a decentralization game Witnessed by 33, 1877 paid. It was l1e largest crowd ever to watch q game IN this neatly-landscaped Stadium. Not since opening day in 1916 HAen Navy nosed out Villanova, ldo It’s colors been raised in vic ory’ Then straight losses and ‘‘SI weeks tie with Duke inter Vened. punching out % first downs to .ouf Tor Cornell, the Middies’ sound gaining efforts added up “ 0S’ yards as compared to I’ll I, me home club. Cornell NOV “ only 10 yards along the sound, scoring once after recoving a tumble and again on a

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Navy leads 9–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the six since this game.