Sport: Scoreboard, Dec. 7, 1959

¶ Army's injury-ridden backs were finally hale and hearty and the bettors made Navy's outweighed midshipmen 7-point underdogs before the kickoff in Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium. But right from the start, Navy drove home its blocks with clean precision, turned loose darting, stubby (5 ft. 8 in., 185 lbs.') Halfback Joe Bellino for three touchdowns. On defense, Navy used four halfbacks to throw an umbrella over Lonesome End Bill Carpenter, put such a rush on sharpshooting Quarterback Joe Caldwell that he consistently missed open receivers. When the slaughter was done, Navy had rolled up...

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