Duke at Navy

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  Evening star, October 9, 1949, page 42

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  ANNAPOLIS. Oct. 8. - Navy S victory starved football forces their appetite merely whetted. it seems, by a triumph over Prince ton last week, feasted today with a 28–⁠14 conquest of Duke Uni versity to knock the Blue Devils out of the unbeaten ranks OF 1949 1t was the first time since 1945 that Navy put together two foot ball victories. The one touchdown favored Blue Devils went for touchdowns the first two times they got their hands on the ball and then folded before Navy’s late surge that earned tying touchdown in the third period and two for victory purposes in the final. Navy’s triumph was well earned by a fast-charging team that played heads-up ball all the way Duke. in fact, made only one real threat after showing lot of early foot-and that came as the result of a Middle fumble-and was lucky to escape with only IA point deficit. The Middies twice roared down the field on long drives that were stopped within few feet of the goal. AS in the Princeton game last week, much of the Navy’s driving power was supplied by the aerials of Sophomore Bob Zastrow, the passing quarterback with the heft of a fullback. He completed passes to Capt. Phil Ryan and Bill Wilson for the Middies’ first two touchdowns and also tossed to start Navy’s third scoring play. a lateral from Frank Hauff to Bill Powers early in the fourth period that put Navy ahead. Navy’s final touch down was scored after it recovcred a fumbled kickoff on Dukes Dave Bannerman carrying the ball over after succession OF five plays. Navy Keeps Cox Covered. Tailback Billy Cox did much OF Dukes gaining. He was the man to watch, and watch him the Middies did with the result that after he scored the Blue Devils first touchdown he was covered pretty thoroughly while in positon to threaten. Wingback Tom Powers and Fullback Jack Mounie were others figuring In Dukes gains, with Mounie bag ging a touchdown. Zastrow’s aerials were good for 1875 of the 212 yards Navy earned nassinp while Bannerman picked

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Navy leads 20–⁠15–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.