Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-28
ARMY CENT|METER
SINKS NAVY CRAFT
Stalwart West Pointers, Showing
Better State of Preparedness,
Triumph Over Annapolis
SCORE OF GAME is ID TO o
In Presence Of President and Dis
tinguished Gathering, Service
Teams Battle Fiercely.
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the Navy team here to-day. II to .
Twice during the battle the soldiers
hurled a forty-two- -centimeter shell. in
the person of Elmer . oliphant, through
the protective armor of tho Sailors
hatti.ship. and In the gray dusk OF a
driZzling afternoon the Midshpmen
craft sank. with every gun working
desperately. hut futi!c!y.
Although the MILDLY team fought with
un'linchnI courage. the struggle
arailcd IL nothing against tho over
whclm!nv power OF the Cadets attack.
The irresistible charges Of the former
Purdue University star could not be
stopped by the sailors. and the West
Pointers time ANA again pierced the
iirst and second lines Of defense until
The Navy was bent and exhausted by
it's efforts TO check defeat
Had Ollphant been injured I'm the
opening minutes OF the conflict the
Midshipmen might have hal a chance.
hut tho Middle Western football bat
tcring ram refused to heed the savage
tacklInr that scarcely halted his mad
rushcs. Through the line and around
tho ends he crashed or sprintcd hurl-
ing of tackler after tackicr. until the
Middics found that IL required the en-
tire eleven 10 stop him at times His
gains constituted about 20 per cent OF
the distance covered BY the Army
charges
SPECTACULAR SETTING
FOR GItIDIHON CLASSIC
President Wilson and some 1000
other spectators watched the battle.
forgetting in their enthusiasm the
claminy. gray mist and the occasional
driZz!c OF rain, which inarred an other
wise perfect Gridiron classic fought out
In = setting never surpassed in the
history OF III" Army-Navy football
series. The improviScd gridiron at the
Polo Grounds was surrounded by per-
manent and temporary stands which
housed a distinguished host of govern
ment army and navy officers. as we'll
ns prominent society representatives
from almost every city In the country
In the midst OF tn" gayly colored
throng. two spots of unusually brill
liant hues stood out where the two
battalions from the academies were
dnar,ered in the side-liue stands From
these points OF vantage the Cadets and
the Mtddics hurled songs and cheers
across the Held, led by the blare OF
the rival institution bands. The vocal
uproar was terrific and sustained
From the minute tho two clcvcns went
into action. the sound waves rolled TO
heads OF the steaminr. struggling
players.
The break OF the game came almost
Immediately after the kickoff. and II
was the West Point team that proflted
Craig muned "A high. twisting Kick from
the toe OF the Army fun back Colin.
Right End Neyland divcd through the
mud and clutchcd the spheroid on tho
Nays ten-yard line.
OLIPHANT Is FIRED
INTO SCRiMMAGE LINE
Then Quarter Back Gerhardt un-
covered his masked battery and fired
oiphant INTO the Sailors scrimmagc
line. The player from Purdue rippcd
everything out OF his course and slid
across the goal line with three Middies
clinging to his legs. To complete the
task. he kicked the goal
The Sailors stuck to their puns
throughout, the remainder OF the first
and second periods without further
damage. but with the beginning of the
third quarter oliphant was again
turned loose on the Navy. and for the
second time found vulnerable point
in the Annapolis defense. The touch
down came quickly and unexpectedly.
The Soldiers kicked off, and Craig ran
the ball we'll back. On the second
lineup. he attempted Il forward pass,
but Center McEwan. of the Army,
speared the ball in midair He imme-
dately sprinted for the Navy goal, and
passed the twcnty-ivc-yard line be-
fore he was pulled down Here
Ohphant was given the ball. and, slip
ping through hole in the center OF
the Sailors line. he lodged and ducked
his way past the secondary defense for
the Army'S second touchdown, from
which he kicked goal, completing the
scoring for the day
Although Oliphant was the star Of
the game, His brilliant play was made
possible by the excellent support bv
the other members of the Cadet eleven
Before the contest the wagering fa-
Norcd the Army at odds of :, to 3 and
the result showed that these figures.
based upon. the seasons play for the
TWO teams were not misleading
10TH SERVICE EIEyENs
KEYED TO LAST NOTCH
with both clevens keyed to the last
notch, there was the same variance il,
offensive and defensive strength ,bot
has been indicated by their resuectiv.
work all fall! The Cadets showed tbo
greater power, both in attack and in
defending tnelr own goal line. AMMAN
oiiS iachcd inc dri"c and strategy to
pierce the West Point forwards for
consistent gains. and their best exhibit
tIon was on the defense The Sailors
fought so hard that the Army time and
again was forced TO kick after failing,
TO gain by either line plunges or end
running!
In these exchanges of punts Coffin
outficked Won iiemberg and later held
his own against Blodgctt McEwan's
passing for punts was better than
Goodstein's, and the Army line, az a
whole. gave better protection to Colin
than the Navy kickers received. Tho
heavier West Point eleven was able to
use its weight to advantage i'm tho slim
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