Navy at Boston College

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  Evening star, September 18, 1960, page 41

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  Navy ops Eagles, 22–⁠7; BeIIino Star BOSTON, Sept. IT. - Joe Bellino, Navy’s halfback wizard was asked to show of before his family and friends todap and he didn’t let them down. With his mother, father, five brothers, one sister and other partisan watchers in the full house Of 26,500, the chunky athlete from Winchester, a Boston suburb, figured in all three touchdownS as Navy beat Boston College, 22–⁠7. 1t was the football opener for both teams. The game was only 95 sec ondS old when Bellino showed his talents as a passer, taking a pitchout from Quarterback Harry Dietz and hitting John Prichard with a long, spiraling throw for a touchdown. The play, a real eye-popper, covcred 81 yards. Greg Mather booted the point to make it TO, B. C. Drives 63 Yards But any thought of a Navy rout soon was dispelled as the defensive teams dominated play until the Eagles moved So yards to tie the score near the end of the first quarter. That’s how it stood until the third quarter, when Bellino capped a 46-yard advance with a 3-yard scooc into the end zone. The final touchdown, early in the fourth quarter, was another pass with Bellino on the receiving end. Quarterback

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Boston College leads 18–⁠11 in 29 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.