Navy vs. Army

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 1, 1947, page 3

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  ROWAN WINS ARMY CAME: SCORE zt TOO MUNICIPAL STADIUM, Phila- delphia, Dec. 1-tR- Elwyn (Rip) Rowan of Tennessee personally ohapsroned Army to a 21 to 0 vic- tory over Navy Saturday in the 18th meeting of the two service schools in football clash that was watch led by President Truman and lo2,- poo other fans. The President, who took his seat fully an hour and a half before game time, stayed until one minute of the furious action remained. Be- fore he was out of sight, and while there still was time for Is sec- onds of play, 10th goal posts had been uprooted by fans It was Army’s fourth straight victory in the series that started 57 years ago when a Navy team challenged a pickup team. Scurres 92 Yards Rowan might be credited with the Cadets second touchdown, midway through the second period. He burst over his own right tackle and went the entire distance on his own It was the first play after scrimmage for the Cadets af- ter stepping an abortive Navy march. The first Army touchdown which came in the first canto, also might be credited to Rowan After tackle Goble Bryant recovered Bill Haw- kin’s tumble on the Cadet 46, Row an made 13 yards in two tries. Army moved slowly to the l9 from where the same 2l2-pound fullback tossed to Bill Kellum, a substitute end, for the tally. Final Touchdown The final Army touchdown was

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 30, 1947, page 42

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  PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Navy’s football team-silent, downcast anc weary-trooped through the shad. ows to its dressing room today after its 21–⁠0 defeat by Army, and no blue fog on the Severn in Annapolis ever was gloomier. There’s not much to say” Capt Tom Hamilton, head coach of the Midshipmen, declared as he forced smile while his players dressed and exchanged no more words than necessary. 1--WE we’re beaten by good Army team. and I congratulate the win ners. They played an excellent game, and deserved to win-period . Hamilton took nothing away from the Cadets from West Point, when asked who got the breaks. “Tfey made the breaks. We had them deep in their territory, and they scored touchdown on q o. yard run. They intercepted passes one for a touchdown, and that is alertness.” Col. Lawrence (Bifo Jones, Army graduate manager OF athletics, came over to shake Hamilton’s hand and inquire about the leg injury OF Dick Scott, captain of the Middies. Hamilton refused to comment on recent suggestions that the Navy might alter its graduate coaching

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Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.