The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
GREAT PROVES NAVYS NEMESI
ARMY QUICK TO
GRASP ITS Big
CHANCE TO WIN

q whipprt from scrimmagc. threw the
Army's forward passes and dominated
the game with the and ef-
fectiveness of his antics. The Army
backs Were all good and In many a
spectacular run. They didn't monopo-
lie the spectacular runs. however. The
game brisiled with these, the snatchinE
Of the other sides punts and passes, and
Craig of he Navy. Il little man who was
n bundle OF speed and an .nexhaustible
depot of energy, %illuinincd the Nays
playing and was as busy n versatile
go the Navy side as ELEPHANT was for
the Army.
II was Craig wlib tool; the Army's
opening kickoff and the Army men were
Gown under that kick in fine style. At
covering punts the Army was still better.
Led by two able ends. Redfield and Ney-
and the West Point eleven showed
marked proficiency In beating down
under the ball. Generally there was -
group of them to close In on the re-
ceiver, but for all that they had to
watch the u%ndaunted n swift little
Craig every second.
The playing for the irst few moments
VAS very fast. The rivals were going to
u eagerly. The Navy had the better of
IL for a brief spell. but the runbac< Of a
punt-a trick in which the Army ex-
celled-shifted the advantage to the
Army, and when a lift by Coffin to the
Nays 8 yard line was muffed by Craig.
Redheld jumped and nailed the ball ~ II
Bounded from the Navy lads arms.
II WAS touchdown time In Army cir
Giles. but the soldiers had TO dig and
night their hardest TO 20 the rest Of
She way. short thought 1t Was. Tho
Hrst down didn't do II, nor the second.
nor tho third. but on the fourth. with
the Army line milling around with the
Harvard shift. Oliphant, who runs lower
than most backs. piled In irresistibly
and spilled himself several yards behind
the goal line. He kicked the goal. and
hat was tie last scoring In hat kaif.
Never Near to Army toa
Mr.. Iangford. the referee. had to boz
row from An Army wats bottle to make
tho dirt 10 II would heap up FOR the tee
for the KICKOFF. which was singular con-
radering tina rainfall. There was "a good
1oal of punting for the remainder of the
half. Although Westphal's good plunges
had rocked the Army early in III. game
the Navy had nc running attack from
acrimmage thereafter which amounted
TO anything. The i~nadequacy of the
Navy offence was shown by the fact
that the midshiprnen never were nearer
than twenty-five yards to the Army's
goal with the ball.
In the second quarter a Navy player
batted n kicked hall back with his
hands, Navy kicked ball. The ball
was within five yards Of the goal line
at the time and probably would have
gone over. hut II was a ieadless play.
for IL made sure ot play being r-sumed
or tn. 20 yard line. Runs by o~llrhant.
the human natt.ring ram. III Army for
ward pass deity Intercepted by the
Navy and 4 rnth.- weak attempt 10y the
Army To- work the Harvard hidden hall
specially occurred in tn. second quartz,
Which brought no apvieciabl, advantage
70 either team. The hidden ball niaipu
vre consisted Of a pass to oliphant. who
turned Ms back t. the scrimmage lines.
then turned around and tried to born
through rnti". This risc was smeared
a-bornin'.
IT,. Army touchdown in the second
half came from Kaleidoscope change Of
aspect. Craig grasped the kickoff and
made a brilliant dash through the murk
10 the 80 yard Line Martin ouldn gain
and then the Navy took III a~eronautics.
\ forward fling was .tssIyed. McF.wan
raught it and McEwin ~ploOuehrd down
the sidrl!ucs. vita the Navy missing
tackles, To- the Nays 20 yard line.