Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-28
Ball Season Ouer NoO the Soue League
Army Warriors WhifewGSh
Navy, Piling Up Fourteen
Points in Desperate Fray

into the sailors left side OF the scrim-
mage line The player from Purdue
ripped everything out OF his course and
slid across the goal tine with three mid
dies clinginE TO his legs. To complete
the task he kicked the goal and the navy
foot ball craft began to founder.
oIiphant Loose Again.
The sailors stuck to their guns through-
cut tho remainder OF tho first and second
Teriods without further damage. but with
the beginning OF the third quarter OH
ri ant was again turned loose on the
NRvy and for the second time found a
vulnerable point In the Annapolis defense.
AZ In the initial score. the touchdown
came quickly and unexpectedly.
The soldiers kicked of and Craig. the
middies' quarterback. rim the ball we'll
back before he was dowLed ON the Sec
ond lineup he attempted forwa pass,
but Center MoEwan of the Army reached
M to the full extent Of his six feet two
inches and speared the hall in midair.
lie Immediately srrinted Cor tho Navy
goal and passed the twenty f've-yard
limo before he was pulled down.
Givea Good support.
Eere Oliphant was given the tall and.
clipping through hole in the center Of
the line. he dodgei ard due Ell h way
fol the Avmys second touchdown, from
which no kicked goal, ccmplet.ny, the
scoring for the day.
Although oiiphant was the stoe Of the
GENE. his bright play wag made pos i5le.
by the excellent support ofrerded him by
the other members OF the ca e eleven
Army Wins IA, t1vs.
TltfIa fir,o was Loaf n uTciinii
Both Captain weyand and Captain Miles
were brought together by the referee to
choose the goal and kick OFF. The army
won and chose TO defend the west goal.
The army kioled off at en9 20 tho navy's
thirty-yard line where a niidshipman was
downed without gain, Martin, on the
first rush. carried the pail TO his forty
yard line for a first down and on the
next play made nine yards through West
Points left tackle. Craig punted TO the
army's twenty-yard line. where Coffin
was downed without gain. line buck
by oliphant, the former Purdue star.
failed to bulge the navy line and then
the army punted TO navy's forty-four-
yard mark, where Craig was thrown.
Davis made two yards and then Martin
F, plunged through right tackle for two
more, Won Hcimberg punted 20 the
army's twenty-yard line and the ball was
brought back 70 the army forty-yard line.
Coffin punted. The navy fumbled and
the ball was recovered By Weyand OF
the army close to the navy goal Ford
and Coffin, for the army. failed to make
any impression on the mldshipmen line.
West Point Kicks Goal.
With one moro try. the ball was en-
| - 10 NJ md "a
| by smashing through Nays left tackle
for q touchdown oliphant kicked the
goal, making the score to O and the
Army sang their Good Night" song.
i The Army kicked off 10 the Navy's
:, twonty-five-yard line. Martin ran the
ball back 70 midfield. Davis tried the
Army's left wing without result Won
Heimberg punted to Gerhardt on the
Army's flfteen-yard line A line plunge
failed to gain. Oliphant punted 10 mid
! tield. Craig taking -he punt. "A forward
pass, Craig TO Johnson. Melted the Navy
five yards. A second forward pass was
spoiled by McEwan Won Heimburg
punted to Ollphant on the Army's five
yard line. ollphsnt by good running and
i poor tackling on the Navys side, car
ried the ball to West Points forty-yard
line Coffin plunged through outside the
Nays tackle for eight yards. and Oil
plant added two more. giving the-Army
first down. Oliphant punteG over the
Navy goal for a touchdown.
Won Heimberg punted 70 the Army 4
forty-five-yard line. Coffin came back tc
the Nays thirty-five-yard line. Oil
plant made one yard around the Navyl
left end. On the next play Gerhardl
funibled and il was the Nays ball on
their own thlrty-five-yard line. The sol
diers were penalized five yards for of
side. The Navy lost fifteen yards foi
holding. Won Heimberg pnntcd TO the
Army's forty-yard mark, Oliphant i'm
mediately puntcd back 60 Davin on the
Nays thirty-yard line. Craig wsa
blocked for q loss. jackson took John
sons place at right end for the Navy
The ball was on the Nays thirty-yars
line when the first period ended
, AZ the opening OF the second perio,
& Continued on Page Two, Column Six