Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-29

got the Navy's goat" early in the
contest and the Cadets never did let
loose. The two touehdowns were
made on straight football, and, in
fact, straight football ruled through
out the contest. The victory was
well-earned and the better team
carried Off the honors.
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The spectacle, as usual. was Won
derful. and the biggest crowd in the
history of Army Navy struggles saw
the teams play. Though the weather
was very unfavorable and rain fell.
more than 10000 persons were on
hand. President Wilson and Mrs. Nor
man Colt. his bride-to-be, were there,
and were neutral. The President
went from the Navy side TO the Army
side between the halves. The crowd
was well handled, and there was talk
of playing the game every year at the
Polo Grounds. instead of alternating
the games between Franklin Field,
Philadelphia, and New York.
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oliphant was the whole show Of the
game and the hero for the Army. He
will be selected for most of the All
Eastern teams. He played a grand
game and made the two touchdowns.
He was as strenuous on the defensive
and his work stood out throughout
the entire contest. He has two moro
wears to play with the Army, which
will not please the Navy any too well.
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Captain weyand, of the Army VINO
is a Jersey City boy, was in on every
play and set swift pace for the
Army. but it was not his fortune to
pull off anything sensational. Indeed,
it was hard for the spectators most
OF the time to tell what was going
on. The players were not numbered
and the muddy gridiron soon had
them looking pretty well besmudged
and harder than ever to distinguish.
Tully, the Orange boy, got in toward
at the end of the game for the Army
and held up his part of the line IN
fine style. He looks to be a promis-
ing man for next years team, when
he will probably be a regular on the
strength of the good work he has
shown as a first string substitute
this year.
The fight tonight in Madison Square
Garden between Jim Coffey. the
dublin Giant" and Gunboat Smith,
the able Seaman" may bring about
renewed interest in the boxing game.
Both Coffey and Smith are looked
upon as contenders for the champion
ship. and not SO long ago Coffey was
selected as the man best fitted to
oppose Jess Willard for the title.
But one fine night along came Frank
Moran and cracked Coffey on the jaw
for a knockout. Since then Coffey
has remained very quite and Moran
has been doing lot of talking, but
no fighting. The bout tonight will be
important. Coffey has an army of
friends, who really believe he is the
best man in the business. They were
when he went down
before Moran, and you could hear
them sigh as they left the Garden on
that memorable occasion, when the
vast structure was packed from ring
side to rafters.
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It was claimed after his fight with
Moran that Coffey wasn't in condition.
Surely he tired quickly and he went
down rather easily. His courage was
questioned, but Billy Gibson, his man.
ager. will tell you that Coffey is the
gamest fellow in the world. Well, we
will see how he fares against Smith
tonight. These men met before and
Coffey was the winner by a small
margin. Since then the opinion has
been rather general that Coffey has
and that Smith has gone
back. On that kind of dope Coffey
ought to defeat Smith, and If he does
the old Garden will ring out and
Moran will have to come forward and
give Jim a return match. That will
excite the fans, and the winner of the
coffey Moran bout would make things
even more interesting. BY that time
Jess Willard ought to be in the
humor to fight, or maybe Fred FULTON
will be the IMAM of the hour" In
any event. the Coffey-Emith battle to-
night promises TO be a oorker and
some great bouts should result there
from.
o.
Martin Julian, manager OF Jim Saw
age, has started that old cry that
Weinert Is afraid of his man.
Not few around here used to think
the same thing. After weinert got
through with Savage in their bout in
Square Garden the only fear
was that weinert might
possibly do Jim up so thoroughly
that he would be through with the
fighting game for good. In fact, Saw
age promised never TO think of fight
ing or talk of fighting again IL Weinert
beat him, and everybody knows that
Charles gave James the most artistic
of his career. Still Julian
insists that "Weinert Is afraid" Nay,
nay, Martin. You will have to un-
earth a newer one and a better one
at that. No one will blame you for
urging another Weinert Savage
match, for the last one was very re-
but an old-timer like
ought to be able to dig up
more seasonable and effec-
tive than that "Weinert is afraid"
ufuff