United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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r ' »■¥; kJ M S tHJ f l J -i W » ' ■sir ' ,-- i ■-..- . - 50 r Arm ' s anbwur to Bcllino, Jimmy Connors On the ground or from the air, George is a big threat Bounce Boston College! This became our motto the week of September l6th to the 24th. Could Army come back and win its big game with B.C.? The Corps thought so and so did the sportswriters. But B.C. wasn ' t to be taken without a fight. All through the first half, the Rabble offense was held down. Boston College led with the score 7-6. Where was Army ' s Twelfth Man? Why, they were all out on the field, ready to greet the team at the open- in g of the second half. Even the Superintendent, General Westmoreland, was there to give the team that needed push. Army started to roll. Within the first few minutes of the third quarter, the Black Knights scored another T.D. Then Dick Eckert passed to Paul Stanley to finish off B.C . for our second victory. The end of the line ■

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Tl; »r ' t :Hl» Goooooo, RABBLE! ' 4 ' Good catch, Gibbie, now all the way. Buffalo was a tough opponent for the Army eleven. The Bull line ' s average weight was 202 pounds and both Roger Zailskas and his replacement were out with in- juries. For the first thirteen minutes Army ' s attack stalled. Buffalo was breaking through the defense with short passes into the flat. Then Dick Eckert broke loose with a 74-yard punt return and T.D. Later Glen Adams, recently switched from quarterback to right halfback, ran another punt back 71 yards for the second T.D. Next Tom Blanda kicked a 23-yard field goal. The third score came after a 44-yard march, when Jim Connors dove over from the two. Al Rushatz took advantage of a Buffalo fumble and plowed over for our fourth. Then Tom Blanda passed to George Kirschenbauer to add another T.D. to the smashing defeat, the result of that unbeatable 12th Man spirit! Buffalo That ' s good for another first down

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The big Rabble team traveled three thousand miles to meet the California Bears, and it wasn ' t about to accept a defeat. But throughout the first half of the game, the Black Knights showed signs of the fire being alive only in bursts. Perhaps the team missed the support of the Corps or maybe they were just getting used to a new team, but whatever the cause may have been, the half closed with the scoreboard reading Cal. 10 — Army 0. The Bears thought that victory was theirs. The Rabble, however, showed no signs of dismay, with the utmost determination and calmness, it hammered its way through, around, and over the Bears to cross the Cal goal four times. The Army team seemed to sense once again that it had the Twelfth Man present even if only in spirit. Nothing could stop our backfield as it dashed through holes in Cal ' s line, holes provided by Captain Al Vanderbush and the other big linemen. California couldn ' t duplicate their performance of the first half and the final play ended with Army ahead 28-10. Happily the big Rabble headed for home with their third straight victory. O. v--»»H Just a little higher. Phil A bingo for Stanley ' ? ■V : hr-- California - ■ T-% » ■.. ..aaji r . !SP A hard one Co stop 195 k