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Navy running back Napoleon McCallum was unstoppable in the first half, and Princeton quarterback Doug Butler led a strong comeback in the second, but the Midshipmen held on, leaving the Tigers at 2-1 in the Ivies, 3-2 overall...
Through the first quarter, the Middies battled Army's powerhouse on even terms. Then West Point's T began to explode. Quarterback Doug Kenna found a soft spot in the center of Navy's line, sent Plebe-Fullback Felix ("Doc") Blanchard bulling through. When the Midshipmen closed up to plug the gap, Army blockers shook Speedster Glenn Davis loose on the flanks. As they had done all year, Army's swivel-hipped backs went for distance once they got in the clear...
...Crimson opened Saturday against the Midshipmen. In a sloppily played match neither team could seem to master the effort needed to put away the game. After the Crimson tied the game at eight with 2:23 remaining Bob Moble skipped a 20-foot shot past Harvard goalie Brian Graham, giving Navy a 9-8 lead...
That tie came back to haunt Harvard, which ended the regular season a game ahead of the Midshipmen. But league rules dictated that a tie couldn't help determine a league champion, so the batsmen flew to Cornell the weekend between finals to play off the tie. Harvard overcame that obstacle...
...hosts the 11-4-1 Midshipmen tomorrow at noon, and if Cornell wins either game, then Harvard takes the league crown. Otherwise, the Crimson boards US Air flight 301 for Ithaca, N.Y. tomorrow evening...