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SUNDAY NEWS, OCTOBER 20, 1946 46 1 4 1 Army Cracks Lmm, 4S-H4; Scores By Gene Ward Army, monarchs in moleskins, sat enthrowned on the pinnacle of 23-straight conquests at Michie Stadium, West Point, yesterday afternoon after lambasting the Columbia Lions, 48-14, before 25,500 fans. Feature of the shocking shellacking was the return to full duty of Felix (Doc) Blanchard who celebrated his recovery from a leg injury by spattering the Lion line for four touchdowns, one of them a 92-yard return-of-kickoff jaunt. His scoring sidekick, Glenn Davis, also sizzled, hitting paydirt on a 66-yard run, while the other two touchdowns came via the ww Bw muggr ni i tm 5. AO jw aerial route. FIRST PERIOD Kusserow received and Columbia started from its 26.

On the third play Rossides, taking a lateral from Kasprzak, swept around Army's Poole and wove 26 yards to Army's 48. A Kasprzak-to-Swiacki aerial clicked, but an offside set the Lions back to their 47. Rossides fumbled and Enos pounced (NEWS lolo by Jakob) Sffiiiriiiiii' JIcrniui Outruns Rams It's All-American Herman Wedemeyer (lower left) sweeping Ford-ham'a left flank in Polo Grounds clash yesterday, Gaels Trim Rams, 33-2; Wedemeyer Sets Pace By Joe Trimble Ji tiee was tempered with morcy yesterday afternoon at the Polo (Grounds when St. Mary's took it easy on Fordham' poor Rams before a crowd of 30,798. The Gaels, trying not to score about as often as they were trying to, ripped olF five touchdowns and won.

33-2. Herman Wedemeyer, Gael all-America, was a hot Hawaiian and his great exhibition included three touchdown passes. It was the visitors' fifth win apainst seven losses and one tie in their trips to our on it for the break the Moleskinned '3c. Mules needed. It was Army's ball on Colum Injury To Insult It was bad enough for St.

Mary's when Joe Andrejco (42) intercepted first period pass-but the Ram made would-be receiver feel worse by sitting on his head! bia's 44 and six plays put the leather in the end zone under Hlanchard's arm. The TD unfold ed like this: Davis, on a cutback for 12: Blanchard, on a lateral from Gustafson, for 13; Blanchard, on, a duck lor uavis, wiae xor 10; Davis, no gain; Blanchard, a touchdown from the 6 around the Lions' right end. Kusserow was wrapped around Doc as the big town over the years. euv hit naydirt. Gustafson, sub bing for the injured Tucker, did a rnels Ham.s 7..

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Mar 7 Konlhniu ARMY PooJr BiUt SlWIy Know eronil.t; Itrvaitt on fourth down from the Lion 43 and 46. 3 Po. 1. Oliver J.Ai Hani H.impfon R.O TOnhauubiu8iy I'mUry Kaoiirxak KoHulfa R.H Olson F.B Kuiwerovr Columbia Army Score: Army 7, Columbia 0. SF.COM) PERIOD Davm Fuwdn Blan-har( Blanchard hobbled.

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run with intriptiil ias at 8 of 4th. f'onv(r-hioiim .1 IlilafmcntMl Safety, Km ilhatu I'rowe tarkleil tiy Uiwd bt-bind coal hue al 1 of 3ll. RefiTPP Paul Swaffirhl. Rmirn: IIral I.iiH'Miiiao Phihn tit'iillin-r, V. V.

I'm-lur, Hairy. Hiwtim folteve Klrhl Jntlffo Kay Itarhiiti. raciow. covered on their 12 and quickly booted out of danger, but the Cadets came right back, Davis touching it off with a 17-yard punt return which put the pill on the Columbia 30. Blanchard was smeared for Tucker, who has a wrenched arm.

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Galiffa laa and 5-yd. run at 1 :51 of 4th. CnluntlMa touchdown Y.ihlonsUt ff-yd. buck at of Tlionio-on (-yd. RusiteU las to end rone at 14:14 of 4th).

Army ronvprions Ray o. Columbia coinprMions Yablonski Ii. Officials- Referc Halloran fProyl-dnce) t'mpii-c Hcnzoni (I'oIkIc: l.inea- f'oftce IKutbera); Kicld illdice Wallace WaMhineton) up the fifth Army TD, which took five plays. From the Lion 37, where Glenn, had planted the pigskin, he made 10 through the middle. Rowara ripped 30 to the 2 and then scored, but a back-in-motion penalty shoved Army back to its 6.

Gustafson threw a quick, short pass lo Foldberg on the goal-line. Columbia's Hampton rushed in to block Ray's conversion. Columbia couldn't gain and kicked, but two successive penalties pushed Army back from mid-field to its 22. In the following exchange, Army lost 2 and started operating from its 20 with a bacjf-field of Gustafson, West, Scott and GalifTa. They coudn't gain either, but West put Columbia in a pickle with a tremendous 74-yard punt.

Blaik's second and third-stringers were cut to pieces by a 70-yard touchdown thrust. Yablonski made 'J7 on a reverse. Kusserow went 17 and then 19. Yablonski slammed over from the one and Yablonski converted. The Army regulars st(rmed from the sidelines and Blanchard took the kickofT on his 8.

He went up the middle through a tremendous hole without a hand being laid on him. As he finished his 92-yard sprint, his fourth TD, Fuson and Enos, still were on their feet made his first appearance and stayed four plays all the Cadets needed for their second TD. On the second play Davis threw to Hayes on the 19. Blanchard busted for 18 and then bulled over guard from 1 for his second tally. Ray stuck to his promise not to pile it on.

He started a mixture of second and third-stringers and they proved the equal of Fordham's regulars. As a consequence, the frame slowed down to a standstill, with the ball in Kam territory most of the time. Iite in the quarter the Rams put together their first sustained attack and ran up four first downs successively as they slammed from their own 16 to the Gael 13. A penalty pushed the visitors back to converted and it was 14 0. The Lions went after the kickoff and Cestary's boot went to Davis who scooted back 13 to and Blanchard scored it.

The ball was on the Lion 35, fourth down, with Dav5s back to punt. He fumbled the ball, picked it up and sizzled around end to the 7. Three plays later Blanchard bulled from the 4 and Ray converted the count up to 28-0 at half time. Score: Army 28, Columbia 0. the Lion 47.

However, penalty on the play moved the ball to the Army 34. On the next maneuver, first period The Gaels' preference for wide-open football cost them two meoc-ing chanrp.t in the early minutes. Weili-meyer pus-u'd to end Kyan on tha liam but Kynn'g lateral at-ti'iiipt went wide and Andiejeo recovered. Kordhain, unable to move thtt ball, booted bark to St. Mary's territory and the Gaels, after pic-V-inif up a fust down, Hfii iri lost the ball when Andrejco intercepted on Fordham's But with less than five minutes to ko, an intrieate pass play blossomed into the first score.

With the ball on the Ram 46, Verotti started an end run to his left be-lnnd a screen of interference. As he cut toward the line, he handed the ball to Wedemeyer who faded back and lofted a long pass to O'Connor who mas drifting like a free soul on the 13. lie just romped over tf complete the 4l'-yard play. Wedemeyer converted. Score St.

Mary's 7, I'ordham, 0. SKfOND I'FRIOl) St. Mary's started deep in its own territory due to a pair of clipping penalties. Wedemeyer then punted from his own Roal line, but short, and Kordhain took over on the t'alifornians' 31 deepest the Kams' had been able to pet into enemy land. They packed out a first down, with Andrejco doinfc most of the lufrijinK.

moved to the llael 1:1 on a seven-yard dash by Stan Bloomer. Mac punted on the next play and the visitors took possession on their Wedemeyer uncorked his arm on the first play and St. Mary's had another Tl. Herman flipped out to the right to Crowe who was out-Tunning; the Ram backficld defenders easily. He took the ball with an over-shoulder catch while in full flipht on his 35 and raced yards down the sideline.

Wedemeyer airam converted. Just for variety. St. Mary's scored acain in this period without throwing the ball, and without Wedemeyer's help. Johnson did most of the lurKin)i as the Gaols went 75 yards in seven plays.

Five first downs in succession took the Coast players through the breathless Kam line to the 4ti. A penalty apainst Fordham for excessive time out put it on the half-yard mark and Ahlstrom plunged over. Wedemeyer kicked the extra point but it didn't count because a lineman was holding. He tried again after the ball had been moved back and missed from the Score: St. Mary's 20, Fordham, 0.

THIRD TEUIOU Jimmy Phelan, St. Mary's coach, their 8 and then they tried a Statue of Lilerty play on the goal dashing Davis twisted loose through the line and went all the way, 66-yards, behind a key block hy Rowan. At the Lion 30 he faked Kusserow out of the park, cutting inside the Lion back and leaving him clutching empty air. Davis set up the next one, too, THIRD PERIOD Davis came back hotter than ever. He took the kickoff on nis 3 and whisked 60 yards.

This set VfV. 1 line. Ihe ball was fumbled and Fordham got a safety and two points as Hreen tackled Crowe behind the goal line. Score: St. Mary's 20, Fordham 2.

FOURTH PERIOD The St. Mary's first team then returned and scored again after a minute of play, Wedemeyer firing a long pass to Verotti. The play started from Fordham's 47 and the receiver gathered in the ball on the Ram 20. He wasn't touched. Wedemeyer converted for the Gaels 27th point.

Halfway through this period, Wedemeyer befuddled the Rams with a trick manouver and the fifth St. Mary's TD. Fordham quick-kicked from its 11 and the ball bounced all the way back to the Gael 37 after dropping a mid-field. Herman calmly picked it up and booted it right back over the heads of the amazed Rams and it wis downed on the 5. Bloomer tried a short pass down the middle but O'Connor intercepted on the 15 and ran for the fifth touchdown.

Wedemeyer missed the point. (Other picture on back page) as his convoys. Ray converted. Score: Vmy 41, Columbia 7. FOURTH PERIOD The Army subs collected a jaunt of 69-yards.

A penalty against the Lions moved them to the Columbia 40 and West and Shelley slammed to the 22. Then Galiffa slung to Shelley but a penalty nullified the play and the Cadets went back to the Columbia 35. Galiffa hurled again and Rawers cut behind Nork to take the heave on the 5 and go over. With six minutes to go Columbia got a break when West, back for a fourth-down punt, fumbled and was hit on his own 40 Lions ball. Two Caruso passes failed but a third hit Rakowski on the Army 32.

Fitzpatrick tried for a first down through the line and failed. With just 15 seconds left the Lions came back with their second touchdown. Recovering a fumble on their 31 they went all the way on runs by Kusserow and Kondrat-ovich with the clinching 18-yard pitch from Russel to Thompson in the end-zone. Final score: Army 48, Columbia 14. (Picture on back page) (KEW3 toto by Jakob) First Down But Really Down! After unreeling 10-yard gain in first quarter at Polo Ground.

Fordham's Joe Andrejco is smothered by St. Mary's tacklers (center). Gaels romped, 33-2..