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

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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

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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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(tf- .l TS Army 6-28 Penn State Rugged Penn State came through in the last few minutes of play to beat the Black Knights 27-16. This was Home- coming Day and a tough one for the Rabble to lose. However, spirit remained high with the Army team throughout the bright and dark spots of the game. Army jumped to a quick one-touchdown lead, but the Nittany Lions took over the lead 14-13 early in the third quarter. Tom Blanda brought us back with a 10- yard field goal, but Penn State ' s line hammered away and Kerr got across for another Lion T.D. Army needed just one to win, but a pass interception ended our chances and set up Penn State for the final touchdown. This defeat failed to dampen our high spirit and the enthusi- asm of the great Army team. George