Navy at Princeton

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1953, page 65

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  Welsh and Hopkins Lead Navy TO Rout OF Princeton, 65–⁠7 Continued from Page CID IA yards for a touchdown mid way in the final period. Princeton’S Single-wing plays often were smeared before the ball carrier reached the line of scrimmage. Steve Eisenhauer had his best day for the Middies and Joe Gattuso had another good one in his line-backer role. Breakdown of Scoring. Here’s a brief recap Of the touchdowns by Navy: Phil Monohan scored on a 2-yard buck after he set it up with an 18-yard squirt. A 81 yard pass from Welsh to Ron Beagle figured in this score. 2-Bob Craig took a pitchout from Welsh, ran wide, almost lost his jersey but kept running and went 79 yards, thanks to a block by Jack Perkins. 3-Hopkins was alone in the end zone as he took a 15-yard pass from Weaver after Hopkins had intercepted a Will Frye pass and returned 38 yards. Hopkins took a bullet pass from Welsh for IL yards and a score after Bob Hepworth recovcred a tumble by Frye and then made 46 yards on a Statue OF Liberty, reversing his field twice and receiving a key block from Hopkins. 5-Hepworth shot over from 2 yards out after Hopkins recovcred a tumble and Welsh hit Jack Reister with aS24-yard pass That was the last touchdown before the half and Navy led, $40. 6-Hepworth scored on a 49, yard pass play with Welsh throw ing. IRON Beagle took a. pass in the fiat from Welsh and went 20 yards. 8-Dick Guest shook off Dick Emery and pranced IA yards after George Thomas set it up with a 29-yard dash. Thomas would have gone all the way if he hadn’t tripped over his own man. 9-George Knots. Navy’s third-String quarterback, went Is yards on an optional play at the end of an 81-yard drive, featured by 30-yard run by Knots and a 20-yard pass to Jim jack son from Knots. 10-Dick Padberg scored from the / after Princeton was guilty of pass interference in the end zone, giving Navy a first down on the l. Knots put this one under way by intercepting a pass and returning “a yards to the Princeton 16. Thomas, Gattuso and Joe Mac Kenzie each added one CONVEX sion and George Textor two. This was Navy’s biggest scoring afternoon since 1919, when the Middies somewhat outclassed Colby, 1910. The Lineups. Left end-Beagle. Riester, Byron, An kderSon. Left tackle Perkins, Kosischeck left guard-Eisenhauer Textor. Davis McEachen. Center-Olson. Wittner, Mackenzie Right guard-Leach, ,Aronis, Roger. Right end-Fullam. Hopkins. Quarterback--Welsh. Weaver, Knots >, Lett halfoack – Hepworth. Werness Right halfback – MOnahan, Craig ! Fuliback-Gattuso. Guest, Padberg. EnINOEION. Left end ) shaffer Van Gytenbeek Ledger Left tackle-R. Smith. Milano, Muys Left guard-Inhoffer Torrey. Peck. Center-Stevens. Hem, j. Thompson Right guard-Cunard, Herbruck. Right tackle-Kovatch, Grotte, Atldrich. Right end-Mathis, DiRenzo, Spinelli HuSeth uarterback-Yovecchio. Hovde, Doub Emery. Left halfback Frye, Flippin. Pinch Richards. -, Right halfback-Russell, Agnew, R Thompson. Fullback-H. Smith. Pitts. Martin. Navy “ II 20 IS 13–⁠6s Princeton ------ 0 0 0 = Navy scoring: Touchdowns-Monahan Beagle, Guest, Knots, Padbere. Conversions-Thomas, Gattuso. Textor ca Princeton scoring: Touchdown-H Smith. Conversion-Martin.

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Princeton leads 18–⁠12–⁠6 in 36 meetings, counting the two since this game.