The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-28
ARMY VICTORIOUS
OVER MIDDIES IN
ANNUAL STRUGGLE
West Pointers Win Game From Mdshpmen at Polo Grounds
by Fourteen Point Margin Olphant Star Army Right
Halfback Twice Races Across Sailors Goal Line.

and was as busy and versatile on the
Navy side as oiiphant was for the
Army.
1t was Craig who took the Army's
opening kick -off, and the Army men
were down under that kick In fine
style. At covering punts the Army
wac still better Led by two able
ends, Redfield and Neyland, the
West Point eleven showed marked
proficiency in beating down under
the ball. Generally there was group
of them to close in on the receiver.
and but for all that they had to wateh
the undaunted and swift little Craig
every second.
The playing for the first few mo-
ments was very fast. The rivalsw re
going to 1t eagerly. The Navy had
the better Of 1t for brief SPELL but
the run back Of punt--a trick In
which the Army excelled shifted the
advantage to the army. and wner e
line was muffed by Craig. Redfield
Jumped and nailed the ball as II
bounded from the Navy lads arms
1t was a touchdown time In Army
circles, but soldiers had to dig and
fight their hardest, to go the rest of
the way. short though it was. The
first down did not do it. nor the sec
ond, nor the third, but on the fourth.
with the Amy line tilted around with
the Harvard shift, Oliphant. who rurs
slower than most backs, piled in iT
resistibly and spilled himself several
yards behind the goal line. He kicked
the goal, and that was the last scor
ing in that half.
Both Sides Frequently Punt.
There was good deal OF punting
for the remainder of the half. AL
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rocked the Army early in game, the
Navy had no running attack from
scrimmage thereafter which amounted
to anything. The tnadequacy of the
Navy offenses was shown by the fact
that the midshipmen were never
nearer than twenty-five yards to tbs
Armys goal.
In the second quarter a Navy play
er batted a kicked ball back with his
hands. Navy kicked ball The bali
was within FIVE yards of the goal line
at the time. and probably would have
gone over. but it was a needless play.
for II made sure of play being re-
sumed on the twenty-yard line. Runs
by Oliphant an Army forward pass.
intercepted by the Navy, and a rather
weak attempt by the Army to work
the Harvard hidden bell specially
transpired in. the second quarter.
tage to either team. The hidden ball
maneuver consisted OF a pass to Oil
plant, who turned his back to the
scrimmage lines. then turned AROUND
and tried TO bore through center.
The rusa was smeared
The Army touchdown In the SECOND
half came from Kaleidoscope change
of aspect Craig grasped tho kick
off and made brilliant dash thrpugh
the murk to the thirty fve-yard line.
Martin could not gain. and then the
Navy took up aeronautics. A forward
ding was essayed. McEwan caught r.
and McEwan pfowed down the side
unes. the NayX- missing tackles. To the
.avy's twenty-yard line.
This was situation made to the
order for Oliphant He came wide ana
own left end and his biockers helped
him. He ran into a few tacklers en-
route. but he either hurled them over
or twisted away from them. Those
whom he did not shoulder aside Ne ran
around. He was just as easy To stop
as ton of brick. and he was over
that touchdown line like an avalanche,
Navy Fights Hard.
The Navy braced and made itseven
fighting for the rest OF the third period.
but was ontplayed In the fourth. al
though in the fourth there were many
rapid-ire changes Craig intercepted
a forward pass and hurtled forward
to Nays forty -Ave-ysrd line. Then
the Army intercepted n forward pass
The Navy made a strong rally near
it's goal line. and forced forward
pass on fourth down. Failing tn
tercepted this one
The Navy sent Blodgett In - play
end and he tried 10 launch several
fancy plays. but with poor success,
He" threw beauty of o forward
pass thirty yards or more, and low,
but nobody could get down to re-
ceive II. and the last named perform
ance was looked after by an Army
man. Biodgett and Martin. however,
did account for a twenty-yard for
ward pass.
Blodgett was in two striking evolu-
tons before the game ended. One
consisted of an end around dash by
him In which he was to put out the
Army end at the other wing, while
Miles, the Navy captain, who wAs In
for only a moment. ran with the ball
Some Army husky broke through ana
smeared Miles In his tracks. Next
Blodgett scurried around an end and