Navy at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 10, 1957, page 1

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  Duke Ties Navy; Terps, CIV Lose; Bold Ruler Victor Bowl-minded Navy, catapulted into high national ranking after topping Notre Dame a week ago, ran into a stumbling block in Duke yesterday and had to settle for a 6–⁠6 tie that did not help the Middies’ hopes for a Cotton Bowl bid. Maryland resumed its losing ways by bowling to Clemson, 26–⁠7, after leading by a touch down until late in the third quarter, while George Wash ineton suffered an upset at the hands of Richmond. 1876. 1t was a day of big football upsets and in racing, the fight for the three-year-old cham pionship was scrambled when Bold Ruler captured the $82, $50 Trenton Handicap at Garden State Park. Bold Ruler finished pa lengths ahead of Gallant Man. with Round Table a badly-beaten third in the big match race. Besides Navy, the only team among the top 10 hurt in the wave of upsets was North Carolina State. Unbeaten but twice tied. the Wolfpack finally lost to William a. Mary, TO. Notre Dame was trounced by Michigan State. 34–⁠6, for its second straight defeat. Details in Sports Section.

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Navy leads 20–⁠15–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.