New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-28


was ',,,aiths in the drab hali-hsht
shhuns teams battled near the goaI
the Three Army plunges talled 20
Inc .bs Navv's hshting. hard-presseo
snsAe IN. when ,he ball was given 70
de.et.. an the fourth down he went
u yH'".,gb Ike a bullet traVcrslng the
O.'.ie O.! . custard PIE ,. ....,,,-
eu,.s was no measuring TINS touch-
~ see that IL was over. Olphaht
cow Nos~ rlunging on through the
csIs fe'l that has blocked the long
ecu. ..olions of Cobb &ad Crawford oil
T.orsr Cravstn and Doyle.
~ hind quarter mad been under
,,lv brief period. Craig had
va" ado d brilliant thirty yard run
r. +be kickoff. bringing the Dah 20
D;J6eld Eight hundred midShipmeH
M nm. ravinC and roaring Tor a score
Ri ON the NEXT play McEwan prohe
.broucb and stopped She charge.
craig dropped back and shot LOT
- mass toward Johnson, throwing
,sther 10 o certain position IMAM 10
r.o,p man Always alert and on th7
lii, NcEwan rushed over. inter.
.c,,ed the pass and ian TO the 2o-Edr'
- cfore he was overhauled by Cralt.
- tool one hot sho' al the line
and failed 20 gain
Tben after battering the Navy de,
f,rce fore and aft. likewise aDalt ana
obov in one smash, IL was none otnel
nan our Indiana hero who rusheu
tesSlonc through the Nays right wing
IN the third quarter for a Zo-!a-u
s,,.rt that carried him over the lhe
for the closing touchdown oil the ua!;
IN This dash Olphant slipped
,trouob tackle for starter, but alteI
,ieoriro the first line OF defence ne
,icted his course. Where there was
time he ducked and lodged with anna
ing adroitness and where there WASH
mace or time he rammed ms man anu
bcv.led him over. Substituting a pray
Of "e's" for the 90 ana the
lis moniker. Ohphant was named by an
expert .l a-;,.o in
MS legs could have neld up agali 81
the handicap Of wet field ana TWO %
,broe orappiors as the eX-Purdue oach
d;don at least a dozen occasions. lie hdI
GOOD interference TO help hlm along,
I'm, when this interference slipped ana
tsiled or was broken up he made ms
on interference with the power ne
INIT i'm his drives up and down the WEI
Tlau. -. mo me
e.. .,,o.tacIe Swinging back TO the
oncning Of hostilitics, more thah 1V'OOo
~ he beauty and chivalry who 21orh
- ,noual occasion watched with IN
re,oI interest the arrival Of the fresl-
fcpt;al part. which made ITS an'eaI
nee ir . Aotlla of motors SHORTY oo
l.~o two bells.
Nr Wilson lost the toss and elected
d, ~ th the Navy through the H,S'
La{ lie was esconSced back oil lho
b,ee that Hans Lobcrt was supposed 70
rste famous. bus didn't. MS ia,
earirr orchids made brave atle'hP'
10 foil the for. but her white tut hech-
n,oco was lost in the spiral drlits OF
eOl whittier color scheme from Ohe
mists ...,..ro.
AFTER the Army and Navy man0uyrefs
b.J Jrau-r the deserved applause when
always attends such patrot'e -
tocl-s. n1u, the skill displayed, tfe TWO
.ssr,s nsttered out into the quagmlre,
bor.lded by an avalanche of melody
ard cg,aclysmic outburst that proved
h-vond any doubt that in the Wy OF
vcegl rre7aredness Uncle Sam OF ours
il 80 both ON land and see.
The cheering and the singing were
,heva renro.ch ln addition TO when
tbey had something on both teams. i0r
they were numbered by placards, hello
W bv the cheer leaders. The cadets
inst before came time. celebrated by
setting adr.ft flock or school OF car
rer rigeyrs. each wearing the arm!
eoors Of gold. gray and black Ell
fsc,iveiv attached 20 their persons
We don't know who the pigeons were
Tor they werc not numbered. We don
lrcs much more who the players we're
o. what thew did. for they were not
fanbered. either Having adoptei me
Earyard-Yale cult and acting, ll the
bs'ief the public isn't interested ~ u
the public i-. wotthehel the service
rivals soon started the create; and
,aoet spectacular guessing conte+. o.
ta- century.
The Navy started with a rush by
tearing of 4 first down on two plays,
bui thereafter was outclasscd. Inc
first long Army punt came 20 Craig on
the first bound. He was standing on
his own l5-vard line, and If he had per-
miited the ball 20 travel along touch-
-cs wound have been attained war
ease.
IN place Of which Craig made fran
dc grab for the ball, and when IL
bounded away Redfeld carried 1t onto
the i-ysrd line. and Oliphant later car
ned 10 over This first big mistake
killed any short chance the Navy ever
had to grind out tie.
fol Oh Navy bad 40 attack 10 score
touchdown with an interference that
ialtered and broke and was at all times
Ineffective. The Army played the bet
Ter. surer hsrdcf football u had the
letter team play and the greater power.
i had line that smothered the Navy
forwards. and iu McEwan at centre D.
had tho best lincman on the field.
The Army had much the better ends.
for here the Navy was weak. and the
Army had iu Oliphant a halfback who
Gould ret started and 20 somewhere
and then keep on going.
10 oppose this the Navy had good
t1nter In Won HeimbuTg and good
!sst man in Craig. On one occasion
lon Heimburg stood back Of his goal
me and .oe-thUmped the wet. heavy
oei Tor clean carry Of fOrty-nine
5afds against what breeze there was.
al odds the best kick Of the day.
end on other occasions Craig raced
9rough for gains. but there was no
NasS attack consistent enough 70 even
nae thre4teniup gestures al the Army
goal line.
Nitef the Army had counted touch
-ofn in The FIRST quarter. neither eleven
- able % get anywhere in particular
through the next period The Navy
g'1yed ~ best football in this quarter,
seore
IN two occasions the midshipmen
forced the Army bach 10 within ten
arc Of ~ own goal line. But on the
~ OCCASION Coffin punted out Of dan
~ and On the second " r.. Olip1ant
hDpfd ~ twenty-five Yards before he