Dartmouth at Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 4, 1953, page 64

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  Gottuso PAGES Middies’ Attack In 55–⁠7 Rout of Dartmouth ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. s. Executing a smart about face, after last weeks bungling start against William and Mary, Navy waylaid a hapleSs Dartmouth eleven today and pummeled it for a 55–⁠7 victory. There was no stopping the aroused midShipmen as they charged up and down the field showing the impotent Indians before them like straw men. A shirt -sleeved crowd of 5000 fans saw Navy roll up a 34-to-7 lead in the first half and coast through the second to one of it’s most decisive victories in modern football. 1t nearly matched Navy’s Clio victory over Columbia in 1943. 1t was a fitting outcome for Navy’s homecoming and a lot of brass was on hand for the occasion. including Navy Secretary Robert B. Anderson. The list of

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Navy leads 4–⁠0–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.