Army at Duke

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  Evening star, October 17, 1954, page 64

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  Alabama Passes Whip Vols no. Arkansas Downs Texas 207 Underdog Army Stuns Duke, 1914, to Spoil Clear Record Lutz, a converted quarterback plunged into the center tor ! yards and set up a dazzling ma neuver that enabled Sophomore Bernie Blaney to sweep his left end for 26 yards and a touch down on the next play. Duke Gets Stronger. Although Army moved as deep as Dukes 10 again in the dying moments of the third period, il looked as if Duke was becoming stronger. On the play that cost zeigle a broken jaw, Duke punted and the Army halfback returned it to his 48. Clipping was called against the Cadets however. and the ball was placed on the 1-yard line. Lash was called on to kick out on first down and he booted from his end zone to his own. 33 where Duke staged it’s second march. Although Lutz did the heavy preliminary work, the Blue Devils counted when Pasca crossed up Army by running enc for four yards and a touchdown jim Nelson, a guard, kicked the point this time, making it 21–⁠14 and with 9:10 remaining the crowd sensed a great comeback and potential tie. Optimism -abounded on the kickoff that followed. It was 6 high, wierd boot that took ont big bounce and fell dead or Army’s 8. Uebel and Cygler, wht were playing deep, looked at each in confusion before Cygler fel on the ball. although the nearesr Duke tacklers were many yard, away. Now the pressure was on Army but after Uebel picked up yards the Cadets sprung tn, speedy Bell. Directly over hi right guard he sped. breaking int, the clear Eighty yards late Pascal and Lutz nabbed him bu the ball was on Dukes IL, in stead of Army’s 8, and it wa perhaps the key play. Crowds Protest Shifts Tactics. Army fumbled away the scor ing opportunity which suddenl dropped out of the blue, Duke Guard Martin Rose recovering OF his 9 when Uebel let the bal skitter out Of his hands. Here the crowd may have beef as responsible for Army’s fina score as anybody else. Lackin. two yards of a first down afte three plays, Duke lined up n punt formation. The crowd Gu loose with a howl of disapprova for such safety tactics and causet the Blue Devils to call time ant re-Study the situation. Coach Murray decided it fol his quarterback by sending il four players and this time thu Blue Devils went for the frs down. A pitchout was botchec up by Pascal and Ed Post, an. other halfback and Army tool the ball on downs on the IA. : That was the end for Duke An offside penalty against thu Blue Devils and three plunges Vann carrying on the last, made it 28–⁠14, including Chesnauskas final placement. buFsy bhrny ---- ---- 9 4 : - >. Army scoring: touchdowns = Lash ziegler; vann 2. Conversions--Giock paESaf Dgke eeO1s4sot scorins toushsdoynsRlaney Left end-Johnson, Bliss. Lett tackle-Stephenson. Clock. Center-Chance, zvetecz, Bishop. Right guard-Chesnauskas. Right tackle-Ordway, Melnik. Right endrHolleder., satterfield. Left alfback-Zeigler, Murtland. Cygler Right halfback-Bell, Lash, Wing. Fullback-Uebel, Knieriem. DUKE. left end-Sorrell, Benson, Moon. Left tackle-Campbell, De Loatch, Hord Left guard-Birchfield, Nelson. Rose. Center-Palmer, Falls, Snowberger. Right guard-Torrance. Klinger, Fesper. man. Right tackle-Kn’otts, Cox, Knoecek Right end--Stallings, Kocourek. Black. Quarterback-Barger, Jurgensen. Sight halfback-Bass, Blaney, Conner Fullback-Lutz, Aldrich, Eberdt, Sebas- tian.

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Duke leads 14–⁠11–⁠1 in 26 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.