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...secret, either, that the two coaches-Army's Red Blaik and Notre Dame's Frank Leahy-weren't exactly cronies. When asked about it, Leahy said: "I have no animosity toward Blaik ... I don't know the man. . . ." A couple of cold, windy days later they posed for a wintry-faced picture...
Notre Dame had a top-heavy edge of 22 victories to five losses. Then, while Leahy was off to war, Army's super-dupers, led by the great Davis & Blanchard, humbled the proud Irish two years in a row, 59-0, 48-0. But, until last week, a Blaik-coached Army eleven had never scored on a Leahy-coached Notre Dame team...
...Leahy uncovered another weapon: a Fighting Irish player who was actually Irish. It took Halfback Terry Brennan exactly 21 seconds to take the opening kick-off and scamper 97 yards for a touchdown. That took the spark out of Army, although they fought hard and had carefully memorized Coach Blaik's elaborate plans for stopping Johnny Lujack's passes. To make things tougher, Notre Dame uncorked a ground attack it wasn't supposed to have. Final score: Notre Dame 27, Army...
Exeter: ie, Miller; it, Ranney; lg. Marcovich; c. Julian; rg. Davis; rt, Wiley; re, Brooke; q.b., Blaik; lhb, Mellen; rhb, fitzpatrick; fb. Deveres...
...least of the worries that will face Coach Lamar's charges today is Exonian quarterback and aerial threat Bill Blaik, son of the Army grid mentor. Former fullback Jim Lowell, also a passer, will quarterback the Crimson squad for the first time...