The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Oliphant's Line Smashes
Tear Navy Eleven to Shreds
Herald Expert Says Teams
Were Evenly Matched Had
Ollie" Been Left Out.
CRAIG Is MIDDIES' STAR
Breaks of Game Go to West Point
Failure to Cover Up Fatal
to Middies.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

BY JOHN A. DUGAN.
New York. Nov. N.-orland oliphant
AII-American half back and formerly Of
Purdue University. with the help of the
ten West Point cadets defeated the Navy
Midshipmen today at the Polo Grounds
Tor the third successive game. which gave
Army the edge OF one contest in the an
hual gridiron classic. The score was Il &c
8, Onphant registering all points
Outside of the individual work OF this
grIdiron warrior the teams appeared to be
evenly matched in strength. although
CONN and Ford gained conside -able
ground due 10 the same Oliphant making
q brilliant interference.
The breaks of the game paved the way
for Army to make its first counter, Car
lyle Craig. the star of the Navy eleven.
making a costly tumble which opened the
way to the Navy goal line.
Failure to Cover Costly.
The second touchdown came as a result
Of the failure OF the Navy HEAVIER to
cover Up on the right side of the line.
making a forward pass. All-American
center McEwan intercepted the pass on
Navy's 40-yard line and had easy sailing
10 the 15-yard mark when the same
Orland Oliphant from Purdue. dashed OFF
right tackle showing wonderful broken
field work and planting the pigskin be-
hind the cross bars.
This score came in the third period, and
from then on Army played the safe game
and held Navy at a distance through the
educated shoes OF Mr.. Oliphant and Mr..
Ford.
During the first half the chant of the
Fight, Fight which came from the
Navy stands was worthy of its echo. as
the middies from Annapolis showed even
strength with the Army eleven at rush
ing the ball, as each team registered
three first downs. Craig, from Raleigh,
y G. made the tumble early in the game
on the 4-ya-d line which gave Army q
chance to cross the goal line in four line
piunges.
HeimSurg Some Punter.
IN the firal thirty minutes Of action
: IVY WAS able TO make but one first
{ 0wr. while Ol'phant scored four for the
West Pointers Won Weinberg bested
Ford and Oiphant slightly in the ex-
,hGnge of punts in the first half, but this
H:I-Amcrican and left half back of the
\ rny team and Ford more than evened
tro matters in the two final periods.
The famous PritchRrd to Merrilat
forward pass which paved the way for
TIE Army's victories in 1913 and 1914 was
r''astered today by migrants Sailors.
In the i've attempts of this forward
Ecave but one was successful Neyland
camping under a heave from Oliphant.
Uncle SANS middies played an open
game. using cross bucks, shifts. delayed
ard forward passes. At the aerial
S,.ghtIy better than that of Army, as
ia eleven attempts at this style Of play
they completed three, two of which re-
suited in first downs.
Breaks were with the Army through
out the game. The only thing in this
line against the West Point eleven was
the difference in penalties which are s.
yards for Army and Is for Navy
In the second period Won Heimberg
punted 20 yards. the ball hitting
the Army's 2O-yard line and rolling over
and over, until it reached the last chalk
mark for a touchdown, while OIiphant
and the Army team looked on at its
progress.
The offensive style of the two elevens
on punted balls was far different this
being a big factor in the result Of the
game. notwithstanding the lucky breaks,
which were all Army.
Army's Style Best.
On a punted ball. Army would have
six men down the field awaiting the
Navy receiver. who on most occasions
was Carlyle Craig, from Dixie. Navy
still used the same form of the ends
going down to get the man catching
the boot from Won Heimburg's toe.
The difference of running back the
ball in this exchange of punts was
Army's. as orland oliphant outdis-
tanced Craig on every occasion.
Craig was easily the star of the Navy
team, as he showed wonderful and
consistent ability at broken-field run
ming and especially on punted balls.
During the closing minutes of play,
when darkness and fog made II al
most impossible to see the ball, Blod-
gett attempted a forward pass from
his own 2o-yard line. which luckily
ing the battle held the Army for
downs, while Army was not called
upon TO stop the midshipmen's at
tack. as Navy always punted on third
down.
Leslie 'Bif" Jones, left tackle of
the Army team and formerly of Gen.
trail High School, of Washington, with
the help OF Jack Redfeid at the flank
position were the defensive stars for
their eleven, as Navy failed to gain
around their territory. Redfield turn
ed the Navy attackers in and Jones
was always on the job to halt the
play.
II was Oliphant, and Oliphant again,
which spelled defeat for the Navy
eleven today.
OF the 1000 seats disposed of for to-
days game only 5000 were placed on
public sale through the New York ball
club. The other 5000 were divided
equally between the two academies The
ball club today began the work of re-
turning requests for nearly 3o.e00 tickets
that could not be filed. Extraordinary
precautions were taken to prevent the
tickets from falling into the hands of
the spectators and only a few did reach
them. These were sold at an average
price of $50 per pair.
The arrival OF the midshipmen ives
delayed considerably owing TO the facr
that the ferry boat on which they en-
barked to cross from the Jersey to the
New York shore got lost in the fog.
However, the cadets entertained the
crowd with the very best singing ann
concerted ''rah-rahing" heard at an
Eastern football game this year.