Furman at Army

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  Evening star, September 27, 1953, page 73

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  Smooth Army Team Routs Furman, 40; Ex-Lineman Stars WEST POINT, N. Y. Sept. 26. Gerald Lodge, a 200-pound running guard converted into a fullback. made Army’s 1853 foot ball team look like the Black Knights of former years as the Cadets rolled over Furman friday, 41–⁠0, before $3.50 fans at Niche Stadium. Favored to win by two or pos Sibly three touchdownS. Army showed surprising power and smoothness as it took full advantage of fumbles and pass interceptions in its first game. Lodge, a lineman for two years, teamed up in the firSt-String backfield with Pete Vann. Paul Schweikert and Pat Uebel. Lodge and Uebel each scored two touch downs. Although Furman man aged to hold Army to comparalively short gains most of the time, the cadets never had trouble. Furman, which last week beat NeWberry. $50, was led on Of fense by Ted Yakimowicz. 1t would be too much to say this Army team is on a par with Coach Red Blaik’s great ones of the days before the cribbing scandal three years ago, but Army obviously is moving to the front as a football power. Furn an – n q O. O Army IA IL ID Oil Army scoring: Touchdowns-Lodge f2). Uebel (2D, Schweikert, Holleder observation-disclosures (5).

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Army leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.