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

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Miami of Ohio A determined but undermanned Miami team returned to Oxford, Ohio, after absorbing a 30-7 defeat in Michie Stadium. The Redskins outgained the Rabble on the ground, but they literally handed the game to Army by fumbling five times. The Black Knights took full ad- vantage of their recoveries and scored their first two TD ' s after recovering Miami fumbles. Tom Blanda, with the highest passing percentage in the nation, threw scoring passes to Bob Fuellhart and Paul Zmuida in the second period to convert Miami ' s 7-0 lead to a 15-7 deficit. In the third quarter the Black, Gold, and Gray marched eighty yafrds after an unsuccessful Redskin field goal attempt. Kirschenbauer and powerful Rushatz ham- mered over for two TD ' s. Colonel Earl Blaik was among the spectators who watched the relentless Army attack overthrow the Redskins. Not another one

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•1 Villanova It was a dark day, indeed, for the Villanova squad when they met Army on the Cadet homeground at Michie Stadium. Determined to avenge the two heartbreaking defeats suffered previously, the Black Knights dominated the play from start to finish. The game featured a spec- tacular pa ssing performance by Tom Blanda and an equally outstanding ground attack spearheaded by all three Army backfields. The line smashed at Villanova, opening wide holes for the halfbacks. Tom Blanda and Dick Eckert kept one step ahead of the Wildcats with their passes to the ends and halfbacks. Villanova played a good game, but when the final gun sounded, they were completely humilated with the scoreboard reading 54-0. The Black Knights once again demonstrated what the combination of fine players and that Army spirit can do. And 198

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vsmBsssaBsamm And what are you gonna do about it? The Rabble were all prepared to meet the Orangemen of Syracuse. The Corps, after a massive rally, went to New York where they continued the greatest display of spirit and enthusiasm ever seen. The Army eleven sensed this support and put up a battle unsurpassed thus far in the season. The Rabble were 7 ' point underdogs — a fact that made them fight even harder. Blanda got Army rolling when he kicked a field goal in the second quarter. Then came our TD, the result of fine work in the backfield and the virtually impenetrable Rabble line. After the second-half kickoff the Big Team — sparked by Joulwan, Kuhns, Vanderbush, Clements, and McCarthy — drove down to the Syracuse three-yard line. Yearling Dick Eckert carried the ball over on a clever pass-run option. The Orangemen fought back with a TD, but it wasn ' t enough. The 9-6 victory was a great one, and a tremen- dous credit to the fighting spirit of the mighty Army team and the Corps.