Sport: Army Again

At West Point, the brass-buttoned chests had not been so puffed up and proud since the great Davis & Blanchard graduated. Army's football team, unbeaten in its first four games, was rated among the "big four" of the nation (the others: North Carolina, Notre Dame and Michigan). What's more, it was waist deep in sophomores who are good now and almost certain to get much better.

Is there a Davis or a Blanchard hidden among them? Coach Earl ("Red") Blaik says emphatically, "Those days are gone forever"—but as he says it he gazes blandly...

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