Navy at Miami

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 12, 1961, page 26

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  NaWCausing Cornell Coach WorryAp|enty ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 12.-After sitting through all the Stats tics, scouting reports and past records, Saturdays Navy Cor nell game may boil down to one rather basic observation. After what happened last week. Cornell’s Tom Harp is worried more about a crackup than Nays Wayne Hardin is worried about a let-down. This, Of course, should be CHEEKY news to all the ships at sea. “Let-down?” Hardin SAYS. looking back to Fridays 17–⁠6 upset Of Miami. Il don’t think we have that type of ball club. These kids won’t overlook any, body. We’re not good enough to overlook anybody, and we’re not bad enough to be afraid of anybody” Four Reasons Hardin figures there are at least four good reasons why his youngsters will maintain prop er behavior: Q-The unit system. IF one team gets over-confident,” Hardin says, we’ll put in another. That’s an advantage of this type system” 2-Thc Army aspect. Cor nell is coached by ex-Army aide Harp and uses the Army systenn, complete with a lonely end. That’s supposed to stir up an obvious reaction among Midshipmen. t3-The Ivy League aspect. A year ago, the MiddieS were forced to share the Lambert Trophy. emblematic Of Eastern supremacy, with an Ivy League team. Yale. I’VE still remem- Der that” Hardin says, swallowing hard. a. - Preparation. II see where we’re favored by Is to II points” Hardin says, but so was Miami. I think the kids are aware that Cornell could beat US. There’s no question in my mind about 1t. We’re preparing as hard for this game as we do for any” Top Backs Sidelined Cornell would like to be doire the same, Harp said, via telephone hookup here. but . there are injuries. For a start er, Harp reported that his two top backs. George TeleSh and Ken Kavensky, are injured and through for the season. In the Ivy League, he said, I’VE don’t have too many people to begin with, and now we’re down to rock bottom” Telesh and Kavensky scored all the touchdowns in Cornell’s opening $40 victory over COL gate. Without them, it was OLA against Harvard last week The threats now are Quarter back Dave McKelvey and his understudy. Gary Wood, who is the team rushing leader with an 80 yards-per-carry average on 20 trips. Add to them, Joe Simpson. a left halfback who has breakaway speed, and Marcy Tino, another halfback who can throw the running option pass.

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Miami leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.