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...increased his slow heartbeat; MacMitchell's still pumped at a tardy 43 beats a minute. What he needed most was crack competition. Ready to oblige: Wisconsin's Walter Mehl, conqueror of Glenn Cunningham, who was out of the Navy and in training; ex-Dartmouth speedster Don Burnham...
Navy's underdogs charged hard (six-man line, with two close backer-uppers) and barely missed some important tackles. But to miss Blockbuster Doc Blanchard and Speedster Glenn Davis was disaster: Army scored in seven plays...
Taking just two deep breaths, Army's football-wonders blew down Notre Dame, 48-0. Since second-and third-stringers sufficed for nearly half the game, Army's touchdown twins, Glenn ("Speedster") Davis and Felix ("Blockbuster") Blan-'chard, were still in the market for a good stiff workout. Last week's Scoreboard indicated that they might get one, or even two, in their upcoming games with Pennsylvania and Navy. Penn pricked Columbia's little bubble (32-7) and Navy finally lived up to pre-season raves by walloping Michigan (33-7). Some experts, squinting hard...
...players must be kept in step for future soldiering. West Point's former footballers have set a good example: of 513 wearers of the "A," no less than 88 have risen to the rank of brigadier general or higher.* Davis and Blanchard have their military sights set. The Speedster, who got airsick on a recent trip home, is air-force-minded. The Blockbuster thinks he will specialize, appropriately, in artillery...
Clearly enough, the future has its bright aspects. Besides question-mark Voiselle, there are two top sophomores on the present club: Third Baseman Napoleon Reyes (25), and Shortstop Johnny Kerr (22). Cuban-born Reyes is a flashy, high-stepping crowd-pleaser. Lanky Johnny Kerr is a speedster, and already one of the top short fielders in the game...