Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-29
ARM ARMY BEATS navy IN ONE OF THE
FIERCEST FOOTBALL STRUGGLES
IN THE ANNALS OF THESE Two
INSTITUTIONS, SCORING IA TOO
Thanked Sides by Unapproachable Interference Oil
plant the Busy Bertha Saies Through the Nays Armor
Plated Defense Touchdowns and Kicks Both Goals
Before Gathering of 10000

New York. Nov 2s.-The Army foot
| bail eleven, showing better state OF
preparedness than the Navy team. trl-
umphed over their Annapolis rivals
here Saturday BY a score of II TO Q.
Twice during the 51-minute battle
| between the competing academies, the
soldiers hurled q 42-centimeter shell,
in the person Of Elmer o. Olphant,
through the protective armor Of the
sailors battleship. and in the gray dusk
| OF driZzling afternoon the midship-
mems craft sank with every gun
working desperately but futilely
| against the superior equipment Of the
Army
| Although the MILDLY team fought
with un:linching courage from the
/ opening shot until the Naval Acade-
! M pennant sank from sight. the
struggle availed it nothing against
! TIE overwhelming power Of the ca
| diets attack. Time and again the
! West Pointers pierced the first and
second lines Of defence, until the Navy
was exhausted By its efforts to hold
the soldiers in check.
! oliphant the Threat"
/ Had Oliphant been wounded in the
\ opening minutes Of the conflict the
midshipmen might have had a chance
but the football battering ram from
the middle West refused to heed tbs
I savage tacklng that halted his mad
rushes.
/ Through the lire and around the
\ erds lie crashed or sprinted. hurting
/ OFF tackler after tackler. until the
/ nl;ddies found that il required the en-
4 tire eleven 70 stop him at times. Since
/ i was not always possible to concen-
! trate the whole squad in his flying
path. his gains constituted about 20
, per cent. Of the distance covered by
( the Army charges
/ President Wilson and some $4,000
I other spectators watched the battle,
| forgetting in their enthusiasm the
clammy. gray mist and the occasional
| drizzle Of rain which marred an 9th
erwise perfect gr.diron classic.
The improv.sed eridiron vas sur
rounded by temporary stands which
housed for a few hours. a distinguish
cd host Of government. army and navy
officers, as well as prominent society
representatives from almost every city
in the country. n the midst Of the
gay!y colored throns two spots of un-
usually brilliant hues stood out where
tie battaiions from tie academies were
chartered in the side line stands
from thee points II vantage the ca
dets and the midd.es hurried songs and
cheers across the field led by the
blare Of the rival institution bands.
Excellent interference
Although Ol.phan; was ne particu-
lar star. his brilliant Play was made
p"ss-U!e ~ tAe excellent support at
forded him BY the other members Of
the cadet eleven. For once. at least.
this season an Eastern sridiron bat
lie OF more tnan ordinary Importance
and interest Was fought OUT 10 The end
\ without either UPSET o. reversal OF
football form Before the contest the
wagering favored lh- Army At ODDS OF
10 3. and the result showed that
these figures. based upon tile season
play u the TWO teams were Hot mis-
leading.
With both elevens k1yeI L. the last
notch for the final and most important
game u their schedule, there was the
sam variance IN offensive ana Gaten-
slve strength 1ha, has been indicated
~ th.!r respective work all fan The
caGets showed greater power, both in
attack ana in defenGin. their ovn goal
line, than the Injdd.es. ASIDE tra n BE-
7 cas!onal gains made through forward
passing or an end sairting dash by
Craig. Annapolis lacked the drive and
strategy = pierce the West Point for
wards FIR consistent gains
The ridd;es' best exhibition was
made when on the defence. and they
fought 50 hard. both individually and
collectively that tha Army time and
again was forced ID kick after failing
10 gain by either line plunges or end
running.
Arny's Weight Counts
The heavier Nes- Point eleven was
able TO use its weight u advantage
in the slippery going and the players
Of both teams kept their footing in a
remarkable manner. considering the
TACT that the turf was soft and mushy
from the heavy rain Of the forenoon.
Y While the play was Of the usual hard
character that marks the annual meet
ing Of the TWO service elevens, it was
extremely clean throughout. and the
hoSt Of feeling prevailed among the
! players. The warm, misty atmosphere
/ proved very trying upon the members
CT both teams. and long before the first
I half was ended, they We're drenched
from the drilling rain and their own
! exertions.
! The victory Of the soldiers Saturday
was the third consecutive one in as many
years, and puts West Point il the lead
| in the series, which began in 1890. Since
that year % games have been played
between the two academies, including
7 the contest Saturday. and the coun.
stands 10 games to nine in favor of the
| Cadets, with one match-that Of 1aS-a
| tie.
| The lineup:
ARMY NAVY.
, Redheld. Britton, lie. re, johnson, Jackson
F. Jones, Knight 1t .......-.-...-. IT. Gilman
" mare, iS .-..-..-.........-.'.. IL, smith
/ McEwan, Goodman. c.....-...c. Goodstein