Army at Columbia

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  Evening star, October 26, 1952, page 69

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  Pass by Mitch Price Gives Lions 14-to-14 Deadlock with Cadets NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-M Mitch Price passed Columbia into a last second 14–⁠14 tie with Army today in a football game witnessed by Gen. Eisenhower and a near capacity crowd of $1,000. Army appeared to have the game cinched until the very end when John CaSella recovered Pete Vann’S tumble on Army’s 80. Price passed to Al Ward on the IA and then on fourth down, with Columbia no closer to the goal, he threw to Ward in the end zone for the touchdown that sent the crowd into a wild demonStraton. There were only Is seconds to go when Wards kick tied it up. Gen. Eisenhower. an ex-Army back who attended the game in his capacity as an alumnuS of West Point and as the president of Columbia on leave of absence, left at halftime with Army apparemily safely in the lead, 14–⁠7. AS final gesture, he trotted across the gridiron as the crowd cheered and saluted the massed gray ranks of cadets. Fumble Gives Army Score. Weaver, a 205-pound defensive end from Kingston, N. Y, recovcred a tumble on the Columbia % to pave the way for the first Army touchdown and intercepted a pass to set the stage for the second. Fred Attaya went eight yards on a pitchout for Army’s first score and then ran “a yards in the second period on the same type of play for the second. Columbia drew first blood in the game when Attaya was smothered trying to punt on fourth down and Columbia took over on Army’s II. Bob Mercier made IL yards and finally Bob McCullough ploWed over from one foot out. Fumbles Frequent. The game, played in perfect football weather, was marred by frequent fumbles and interceptions Columbia was the underdog and for most of the second half 1t looked as if the thin blue ranks would go down to defeat before Armys fast-charging line and backs. l. Attaya was Armys big ground gamer and at the stait of the second period he made the longest run of the day. a 42-yard dash down inside Columbia’s 1O-yard line. However. a clipping penalty set the ball back to the 26 and Army’s attack begged down. Army n o,A}i Columbia q n – Army scoring: Touchdov ns-Attaya t2): conversions-Shain (2). Co umbla scoring: McCulloueh. Ward. Conference.-The, Ward,

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Army leads 14–⁠4–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the five since this game.