The Army Cadets hosted Vince Lombardi's former team, the Fordham Rams at Michie Stadium.
Tim Cohane, writer of Look magazine was a Fordham alumnus, and a friend of Army coach Earl Blaik.
Cohane felt the game would help Fordham rise to national prominence.
[1] Herb Seidell, the Fordham captain, lost a tooth in the game.
Several fights ensued and the media named the match, the Donnybrook on the Hudson.