Army vs. Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 3, 1950, page 42

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  Midshipmen Spanked by Bob Zostrow In Completely OutpIoying Cadets ! 80 with less than a minute OF play left. ! Zastrow. watching the clock. threw one unsuccessful pass. . long job intended for Larry Tread well. 1t was incomplete. On the next play zastrow SEEM ingly was trapped deep behind the line of scrimmage. Eluding his pursuers, he ran toward the sidelines and. off balance, pitched an aerial to End Jim Baldinger of Pittsburgh, who made a remarkable catch in the end zone. There were two Army Defend ers covering Baldinger, Gene Gribble and Herb johnson. Some how, Baldinger caught the pass and it was ruled complete for a touchdown with only Is seconds of the first half remaining. Army Starts Too Late. Army was the aggressor in the second half. but by now it was anticlimactic. Early in the third period Navy attempted a field goal. Drew kicking from 20 yards. But the ball fell far short and thereafter, as dusk covered the field, it was apparent that Army couldn’t win. Navy was on the defensive, but it had the game. In the third period. Navy had the ball after a punt by Bobby Blaik on it’s IL. Two plays later it was on the IA. On third down, for some strange reason. Zastrow attempted to throw a long pass. The Navy quarterback was chased to his end zone and smotnered for a safety, making it 14–⁠2. / Army now was the attacking team but in the final period with the Cadets having a first down on Navy’s 81. End Jack Gurski intercepted a pass by Blaik on his own II. Then Halfback Powers caught an aerial thrown by Pollard on his own 8-yard line. Army pressed thelEafter but it was in vain. On another occasion Blaik’s fourth down pass hit a goal post instead of the in tended receiver. Jim Cain. In the waning moments, Zastrow fumbled and Army recovered on Navy’s 25. The Black knights got as far as Navy’s 10, when Cain fumbled and Bob Nc Donald, an end. recovered for the Middies on the 5-yard line. Navy Looks Panicky. Navy, trying to kill time, began to look panicky. With a minute left Cameron attempted punt deep in his own territory and it was blocked by Elmer Stout and Chuck Shira, the former claim ing the ball for Army on Navy’s 9. It was almost too dark to see. Army got off four plays, the last of which was an interception of pass by Frank Fischl by Gurski, i who might have made it 20 or 21–⁠2 if he’d had any foot. Gurski was caught with a clear field 5 ahead and fairly blasted out OF bounds. Tackled during his run. he fumbled. The ball rolled crafty toward the sidelines, but by that time the crowd was out OF line } and beginning to swarm over ths field. 1t was just as well that S time had run out.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, December 4, 1950, page 6

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  NAVY WILL CUT GRID SCHEDULE: BEAT ARMY SAT, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. - R – Navy accepted college footballs ac- colades today for it’s stunning 14–⁠2 conquest of mighty Army but re- mained firm in it’s determination to soften future schedules. This victory, pleasant as it was, will have no effect on our deem- phasis program said Capt. Howard Caldwell, stocky, beetle -browed ath- letic director of the Annapolis Academy. “We simply can’t go on playing such back-breaking schedule year-in and year-out, It’s suicidal” Navy has cancelled it’s 1952-53 home-and-home agreement with Ohio State. It will play Rice next year in Houston and ask the South west school to drop the 1852 game at Baltimore, please. Navy officials feel that the Mid dies, who won only three of their AiiiiS Sd4liCo, lll1SllJ lldfC lldC dil excellent season if they hadn’t bit ten off more schedule than they could chew. T think one of the big reasons that we beat Army is that we had two full weeks to get ready” said Eddie Erdelatz, moon-faced, 36- year-old coach of the future Ad- mirals. Navy’s convincing triumph in Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium Saturday, snapping Army’s 28-game unbeaten streak. left baffled experts clawing for explanations. Army’s Coach Earl (RedD .Blaik accepted the setback without ex- cuses and apparently without sur prise. I’ve said all along Navy was due to explode against somebody” he said. They just kicked the heck out of us, that’s all”

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  Milford chronicle, December 8, 1950, page 24

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  FRANKFORT William P. Truitt is a patient in the Delaware Hospital in Whining ton. Mrs. Ida Duthie spent the past weekend with Mrs. Everett Long, Sr. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Coffin Of Darby, Pa, were weekend guests of his brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Coffin and family. Mrs. Everett Long, Sr., spent a part of this week visiting Mrs. Lee Cullen. in Delmar. On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Lay ton Lynch, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hickman spent the day on an extended motor trip. The quartet visited in Toms River, N :, enrOute to Philadelphia, where they we’re guests of their mutual friends, Mr.. and Mrs. John Antonivich and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester v. Hudson were Sunday dinner guests of Maj. or and Mrs. Warren E. Perry anC two sons at their home in Collins Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Tingle entertained as house guests las week: Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jennings of Cape Cod, Mass, The New Eng landers were on their way south They left for Florida on Friday. Last week the congregation o the Ocean View Preshvteria1 Church entertained on Tuesda, evening with a social in honor o their new pastor, DR.. S. Turne Foster and Mrs. Foster. DR.. and Mrs. Robert S. Long, Jr and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson o. Nc Cabe, Jr., motored to Philadelphi on Saturday and watched the Navy thrilling 14–⁠2 football victory owe the stalwaTt Army eleven.

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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 75 since this game.