Evening star., 1915-10-24
|G. j. IS DEFEATED
BY ARMY ELEVEN
Blue and Gray Loses to Sol
diers in Hard Fought Game,
o to 10.
ROUGH PLAY CAUSES
EXPULSION OF PLAYERS
Two of Georgetown and One of
Army Team Banished-0liphant
Scores All Points.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WEST POINT, October 2s.-
The Army surprised and satisfied
its most ssnguine admirers here
today, when it defeated George
town University by score of 10
to o. The game was one of the
roughest ever staged on the
plains. One Army man and two
Georgetown players fell under
the ban of the officials for un-
necessary roughness and were
ruled off the field. Had the bat
tie lasted another minute Wall Of
Georgetown would have been
banished for slugging, for he sail
ed into Goodman, the Army CEN
ter, in full view of the spectators
in the stands. The whistle ending
the fray, likewise ended a dis.
graceful scene.
Gormley, Georgetown's right
tackle, bit hole in McEwans
arm during the last quarter.
Georgetown was pointed for this
game and fought desperately to
stave off defeat. The collegians, in
spite of the fact that Meacham,
Parker, Ford and Coffin, all head
liners on the Army eleven, were
on the side lines throughout be-
cause of injuries, were no match
for the cadets. :.
Army Team Well Coached.
The Army in it's play today showed
the painstaking care which the coaches
had devoted to its development this
week. The Cadets forwards always
got the jump on their heavier rivals,
and Georgetown's backs, especially
after Gilroy, their star, retired early
in the second quarter, failed to gain
consistently. Gilroy on the Georgetown
team was the one bright spot while he
w
five yards once from a punt, lodging
the whole Army team with the excep-
tion of Murrell, who caughe him way
back. Oliphant, the doughty westerner
from Purdue University, again was the
hero of the game. He scored all of the
Army points, taking the oval over for
a touchdown and kicking the resultant
goal and also booting one pretty goal
from placement in the last quarter.
Oliphant did all the Army's kicking,
aryf6 q n
kicker. on nearly every exchange. Nc
Evan, until Gormley bit him, was in
every play and made several spectacu-
lar tackles.
Cadets Get Score.
The Army's first score came in the
second period after pretty advance
from midfield. The Cadets got the ball
on the visitors 4S-yard line after an
exchange of punts and with Oliphant
bearing the brunt of the attack started
Hoge helped in the onslaught, which
finally found the Army boys pounding
away on Georgetown's 10-yard mark.
1t was first down for the Cadets at this
carrying the ball both times, the Cadets
made it a score. The touchdown came
at the extreme left side of the line and
Oliphant kicked out to Neylahd, who
caught the punt out on tne lo-yaTQ
mark. Oliphant promptly kicked the
goal. The Army's other score came in
the last period. Gormley made it pos-
sible when he caused his team to be
penalized half the distance to the goal.
which put the ball on 10yard line. >
forward pass netted no gain. Merrill
being forced back for a loss on the
play Then Oliphant dropped back to
the 35-yard line and with Merrill hold
ing the ball kicked a goal from place.
ment.
Georgetown never got within strik- |
ing distance of the Ariny's goal line.
The Cadets suffered the loss of forty !:
yards for penalties, once twenty-five
yards for roughing it and once fifteen
yards for holding. Georgetown lost
yards as its penalty total,
thirty-dye of which came for rough
play. Capt. Weyand, Neyland and Jones
all played well for the Cadets,