Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-28
Soldiers overwhelm Middies in Bat
tle in Which 0liphant Is
the Bright Particular
Star.
HE SCORES EVERYTHING MADE
Two Touchdowns and as Many Goals
Due 10 Work Of Former
Purdue Player.
RAIN FALLS MOST OF TINE


NEW YORK. Nov. N.--The army foot
ball eleven. showing a better state Of
than tho navy team. tri-
umphed over their Annapolis rivals here
today by a score OF IA 20 o. Twice during
the sixty minutes battle between the
competing academies, the soldiers hurled
a t2-oentimeter she'll in the person OF
Elmer O. ouphant, through the protec-
tive armor OF the sailors battleship and
In the gray dusk OF driEzllng afternoon
the midshipmen craft sank with every
gun working desperately but futilely
against the superior equipment OF the
army.
Although the MILDLY team fought with
unflinching courage from the opening
shot until the Naval academy sank from
sight the struggle awaited Il nothing
against the overwhelming power OF the
Cadets attack The Irresistible charges
Of the former Perdue university star
could not be stopped by the Sailors and
the West Pointers time ana again pierced
tho first and second lines OF defense UNI
tl the Navy was bent and exhausted by
ito efforts to check defeat.
Cannot stop Him.
Had oliphant been injured in the OPEN
ing minutes OF the conflict the Midship-
men might have had a chance. but middle
western foot ball battering ram refused
TO heed the savage tackling that scarcely
halted his mad rushes. Through the line
and around the ends he crashed or
sprinted, hurting off tackler after tackler
until the Middies found that It required
the entire eleven TO stop him at times.
Since II was not always possible to con-
centrate the whole squad in his flying
path his gains constituted about 70 per
cent Of the distance covered by the Army
charges
President Wilson and some 1900 other
spectators watched the battle between
the rival arms of the service. forgetting
in their enthusiasm the ciammy. gray mist
and the occasional drizzie OF rain which
married en- otherwise perfect gridiron
classic fought out in a setting never sur
passed In the history OF the Army-Navy
foot ball series.
Cheers ana SONGS Ring Out.
The improvised gridiron was surrounded
by permanent and temporary stands
which housed for a few hours a distin
guished host of government army an
navy officers as well as prominent so
cial leaders from most every city In tn
union. In them idst of the Raily coiore,
throng two spots of unusually brillian
hues stood out whore the two battalion
from the academies were quartered in IN
sideline stands, From these points o
vantage the cadets and the middle
hurled songs and cheers across the field
led by the blare OF the rival institution
bands.
The vocal uproar was terrific and sus
tanned There was not a moment Of wait
ing on the part OF either the soldiers o
the sailors, From the minute the tw
elevens went into action. the sound wave
rolled to midfield. where they crashe
over the heads Of the steaming. strug
Cling players who fought on APPARENT
oblivious 20 the hurricane of sound.
Exchange of Punts.
The break IN the game came alInos
Immediately after the kick off, and
was the West Point team that profiteC
After the opening play there was an eS
change of punts interEpersed with
few drives at the line. but neither teal
appeared 10 have marked advantag
until Craig muffed high. twistin
kick from the toe OF the Army fullbacl
Coffin. Right End Neyland was follow
ing the ball and when Crais dropped I'll
pigskin he dived through the mud an
clutched the sphere OIL the navys ter
? yard line. Coffin and Ford both hurle
themselves into the middies' line, oni
TO be repulsed without gain.
Then Quarterback Gerherdt uncovere
his masked battery and fired oliphaI