New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
,.,vard Pass in Final
~, o.dod Gains the Day for
Western Team.
.oraII AND BERGMAN
M Az BRILLIANT GAME
,.,.iers Recognize Strength OF
u,,t Point Line and Use
Wide End Runs.
r, JEROME BEATTY.

By JEROME BEATTY.
49,. point. Nov. 6-From South
go. Ind. cane the N0're Dame elev-
~ a,, and because they brought
n,nn dangerous 8 pair Of half
~ =, West Point has seen IN many
~" -,.,,r the Western team won
., score VAS 10 o. -,
~. ~ the hsifbseks was named
,r ,,5 he was bulky and sturdy
...,s.s.d OF great capacity for
- on. The other was Bergman
..-,t,yely tiny and agile and feet
80. nam. men sy Bergman is one
..,.,onS nan" who really has run
,.,.,.d yards IN ten seconds and well
- ,u,b statement be believed
o." :, took long forward pass from
'r.n !, the last period and left the
Vo'a'. .L,,6 in a play that netted hfty
ias '." ,,,o1chdown and the game.
IIgMs, excitement this afternoon was
~. ~" s,y-tb period The first three
Me ~.rs wei. ordered and peace
''p,. IN the fourth the Army al
~. ~ The game and then Notre
b.-, did capture Il, all IN less IMAM
,sr,s minutes. liz. by
49,, 80 nun, and 8 penalty for holding
80 Dame. represented by. fhelan'
- 10 Oliphant, the ARMY ha1foaeN'
,-s8. 4 fair catch Just iortV-seVen
,,rl. from the enemy goal.
}N Ti5a ,hs cadets stood firm. fists
..".he5 wbisperiug prayers, Oliphant
~. ,be ball into the hands OF conn
p5 ,'sss preparations 10 try for : l.
~. - SD gosl from placement. The
80. VS. 0 10 O. Oliphant felt OF the
80 nointed the ball, spst on his
,.,5. psused like a high diver. hest
- then swung his right foot with
mighty sweep.
s,,r as the ball. spinning. sailed on
IN for the goal posts. but the cheer
,..,nsd suddenly. like that OF baseball
- wben an outfelder catches long
. fro,, The bat Of the home town hit
=, The ball hit the cross-bar and
nur5ed back into the field OF play
m Of a few more inches and the
lrmy would have scored. 81, -,
Tor a moment. 10 seemed, al the
mil, was taken out OF the Army
f,ysr. Notre Dame lined w quickly
~ he 2O.yard line, and Cofsll. behind
yong Interference. sped around right
- Yor twenty-five yards. Bergman
Ven. through for five, putting the ball
Or n. midheld line.
On the next play Cofall dropped back
I'D took the pass while Bergman broke
nroggb. on the 80-yard line he
,.rlsd and Cofail shot the ball into
is arms. Hardly stopping, Bergman
e.ttnued his sprint for the Army goal.
Hs lodged two tacklers and the field
rss dear. He was widening the gap
between himself and his pursuers as
h crossed the line and planted the bell
s,ween the posts. Cofsll kicked al
asy goal.
On three PUSHES Notre Dame had car
'sd the ball eighty yards. The for
| ard pass that scored the touchdown
"a. the only one out Of six trials that
9ire Dame completed in the last three
-irters. In the first period the West
rnsrs made twenty-six yards on their
giy other successful attempt.
L was q superior team that beat the
Army. The Hoosiers knew a heap OF
| so;bsll. They realized. for instance,
TAT the strong Army line was some
aug judicially 10 be avoided, and they
| lssk nost of their gains on wide end
urs that started from half dozen
tsgent formations.
Nous Dame used an effective shift
md a double pass. The Army tried
everything 20 no avail, gaining only
Isventy-fve yards by rushing 20 POI
ioI Notre Dame
Desperate. as the end of the game
REV near. the Army tried three sue
tesswe forward passes. none Of which
vas completed With ten seconds 10
lay Charley DAILY. Army coach. rushed
nudnut speedy end, into the game.
Aarrill tired long pass 70 Hudnut
ron The Army 40-ysrd line. but a
Notfe Dame back crashed into Hudnut
e' Tying pigskin. and the Army man
D.mpled up, unconscious, rs the whis-
blew ending the game.
NNAeNANAtff nc Ihu ldktN DhIb III
wy one play. and he lay there on the
,i'Ls. alone with the doctors, while
y teams ran 10 their dressing rooms
- he spectators tramped upon one
u''her in their eagerness 70 get away
'.1 the field.
lhe Army's best chance 70 score
rs few minutes after play began.
'lr put by Coffin after Notre Dame
:; Kicked Of gave the Hoosiers the
On their 2O-yard line. Cofall fum-
SedheId recovering. and it was
AImys ball on that same line
Sle Dame held fast. and instead Of
..'s FOR field goal the Army kept
downs
s'hes BY Cofall. Bergman and Bach
~ quickly carried the ball 10 mid
rs ~ oeiofe the Army offered "a defence
stn. '"' ''o0''e''
~, minutes later the Army made
G.tV yards on forward pass from
IAN 10 Britton, carrying the ball
s eV'ysrd line. but on attempted
o pass that never started, Muir
n.. thrown for q loss Of fifteen
~. On the next play Notre Dame
"A, we ball when ELEPHANTS forward
Eva sh' into Bergmans arms and,
s,I on their 25-ysrd line, carried
~, seventy yards before the at
er..H Cofall and Bergman were
n, ' H and e forward pass over the
", me, incompleted. on the last
gave Possession OF the ball TO
-, Is second period the ball was
s0Nned In Notre Dame territory.
~ session Cofall. for Notre Dame.
\ arree drop kicks for field goals
- vent wrong
Mird quarter was full OF punt-
,.! we fourth was dull, except for
k,,so run around right end by
A,g.a.' until ELEPHANTS fair catch
~, s. ne ehsnce for the kick that
~, hgossed the bar
III ~. '"ne cD. Position. Army IN
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