Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-27
ARMY DEFEATS
NAVY ON MUDDY
GR|DIRON TO-DAY
Veteran Player Oiphant Is
Bright Particular
Star
HIS SPECTACULAR
WVNA WUN VlCIVkI
President Wilson and Mrs.
Gah Are Heartily
Cheered
Fred s. Ferguson.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
Polo Grounds, New York, Nov. 81
0liphant IA, Navy 0.
As darkness descended over the Polo
Grounds late this afternoon and electric
lights twinkled around the field so that
the players could gain some idea as to
where their opponents were, Oliphant,
Army's veteran player, defeated the
Annapolis midshipmen.
The middies were helpless before the
Army back as he smashed through their
line and scored both touchdowns and
then kicked both goals for the West
Pointers. In the opening quarter Oil
phant tore through Navy's line for the
first score, and again in the third
period crossed the middies goal
1t was a one man contest. But for
Oliphant, the Navy would have had an
excellent chance, for she showed good
fighting spirit and consistently with
stood Armys attack.
Rain Fell Steadily.
What would have been a brilliant as.
semblage Of aSid braided army and
navy officers and fashionably dressed
petite women was turned into mass of
damp and uncomfortable humanity to-
day by lowering skies and q steady
drizzle at the annual football battle be-
tween the West Point cadets and the
Annapolis midshipmen.
This material evidence of the spite
of the weatherman, however, did not af-
feet the enthusiasm of the great throng
and President Wilson, his fiancee, Mrs.
Norman Gait and cabinet officials
cheered the struggling players as they
slipped over the wet and soggy field.
A noble effort was made to inject the
usual enthusiasm and vivacious spirit
which marks the annual struggle be-
tween the army and navy. Prior to the
start of the game members of both
teams, with hundreds of their support
ers and bands paraded the field, paus
ing to cheer President Wilson and his
party as they passed his section.
Ohphant Makes Touchdown.
After the soaked players took their
position, Craig, for the navy carried
Oliphant's s kickoff to Navy's forty
yard line. Line bucking proved futile
for both teams and a punting duel re-
suited. Oliphant returned punt to
Army's forty yard line. Army re-
covered the ball on tumble and punted
to Navy's five yard line.
Three line smashes by Army were
withstood by the middfes before Oil
phant was showed through the line for
touchdown. Oliphant kicked goal.
Score, Army 7, Navy O.
Army after scoring kept the ball in
Navy's territory. Coffin of the sol
diers was worsted in punting duel
with Won Heimburg. In the middle Of
the first quarter the dri2zle stopped but
the lowering sky threw darkness over
the field The period ended with the
ball on Navy 30 yard line.
Navy Fumbles.
Navy fumbed soon after the second
period opened but recovered. An Army
penalty for offside play put the ball on
Army's 30 yard line after an exchange
Of punts. Failing to gain ground by
straight football Navy resorted to punt
ing and Army did the same.
Soon after Coffin for Army missed n
forward pass and was interrupted when
he tried to punt but Army recovered
the ball on her fifteen yard line. The
soldiers punted back to midfield and
held against terrific line bucks. Won
Heimberg punted into Army's 25 yard
line when Oliphant returned the ball to
the as yard line.
After two line attacks Army punted
and IL was Navy's ball on its own 30
yard line. Army recovered the ball soon