SPORT

End of a Perfect Year The build-up was terrific. Sport pages groaned with the burden of adjectives striving to describe the forthcoming supercolossus. And when Army and Navy finally did get down to the business of beating each other's brains out, it certainly was a game of games.

Through the first quarter, the Middies battled Army's powerhouse on even terms. Then West Point's T began to explode. Quarterback Doug Kenna found a soft spot in the center of Navy's line, sent Plebe-Fullback Felix ("Doc") Blanchard bulling through. When the Midshipmen closed up to plug the gap, Army blockers shook Speedster Glenn Davis loose on the flanks. As they had done all year, Army's swivel-hipped backs went for distance once they got in the clear.

Davis breaking loose, Blanchard bulling through (and knocking down, punting, kicking off into the end zone, tackling for keeps, intercepting Navy passes) these were the stars of the year's best backfield, and they lived up to every pre-game adjective. The score--Army 23, Navy 7--fairly measured the edge of the whole Army team. It was West Point's first unbeaten, untied season in 28 years. This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so viewer discretion is required.