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Army, on the other hand, can not blame its trouble on extended injuries. The Cadets, mostly juniors, just don't seem to be able to score. They've totalled only 18 goals and their leading scorer, football quarterback Bab Blaik, has nine of these. Captain Bill Depew has seven, and the rest of the team only three...
Time and again Blaik sent his follows against the Navy wall; again and again he was forced to punt out. And the people who filled Municipal Stadium kept waiting for the Army explosion they were sure was coming but never...
...Navy end was planted in the Army backfield just as Pollard took a handoff and was prepared to start around end. And it was Pollard, withal Army's meet Successful ground gainer, who was indirectly responsible for Navy's first touchdown. Instead of falling on an errant pitchout by Blaik, he kept trying to pick the ball up until finally Middle Captain Tom Bakke broke through and recovered the ball. It was a key play, and Pollard handled it poorly, but then army backs are taught to pick up loose balls and gain a few yards rather than merely keep...
Navy's secondary was equally sharp, for there were at least two defenders by Blaik's intended received every time...
Offensively, Navy did not make long gains, but it succeeded in grinding out three or four yards at a time. The sailors all but destroyed the Army guards, and in the third period Colonel Blaik had to replace Brian and Malavasi with Volonnino and Hart...