New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
FIFTY THOUSAND
SEE ARMY BEAT
NAVY BY 1910 7
Oliphant Once More Stars
IN Gridiron Battle-Fame
for GoodStein
Rv w. o. MCCLELLAN

-, enc,cucy Of the Army and Navy
. che Polo Grounds yesterday. The
,-~v landing the first punch in the
.,,,e Of an S7-yard run, piled up 10
,.i-,s 20 2. and is that much more eff
s,ent than the Navy.
Considered in the light Of football
-.-,. the action which took place in the
i.s Of Coocan's Bluff was nothing
-o,b. Viewed in the light Of 8 spec
.,.l4 +. was colorful and exciting
.,,srb 20 quicken the pulses even at
the temperature.
Tbe preparedness Of the Army, as
,,cnplise cd by the West Point football
team. was almost startling. The Army
+, this case was composed mostly Of
csse, Elmer Olphant, who in few
Years Will be a second lieutenant. He
"a, not get into active service any too
Oliphant a Busy Man
With a few young ELEPHANTS sta
timed AZ some Of the towns along the
Mexican border, the next raid OF
pspeho Villa certainly would result IN
hand Of bandits being thrown for a
ass Il was Cadet Oliphant who
,,urb. the ball on the first kickoff and
ran IL back for eighty-seven yards. 1t
vas the same Oliphant who scored o
goal from placement And 1t was
Oipbant who once more shot through
the entire Navy line and disabled the
man who finally tackled him.
With a Lieutenant oliphant stationed
~ some point like Columbus. New Mex
ieo work for the War Department
would Be considerably simpihed. The
Secretary Of War could fash Olphants
signal and 60 20 bed. In the morning
Lieutenant Oiphsnt would come trot-
ting through the sage brush with
Pancho Villa slung carelessly across
BIS broad shoulder, even as ne trotteu
across the field yesterday with a
sqgrming Navy back slung to MS
shoulders.
!, would be an exceedingly tough
task for any large body Of MeNlcans 70
stop Lieutenant Oliphant from carry
ing out his orders, too. orr, OF the
Widdies. will testify 70 this. Orr was
Tho last man between Oliphant and the
Navy goal line. He tackled Ohphant
vitb an the force that was in him. He
checked the rush Of the Army back, but
he had 10 be carried of the field after
ward
The Navy lads seemed dazed IN the
first half. but IN the second half the
concentrated spirit Of all the hgnVlne
adnirals OF the American navy rose
within them. and they put up a tight
that had the Army dazed for a lew
moment, in turn. Goodstein, who will
some day stand on the bridge OF
super-dresdnought, is the Nays hero
il was Goodstein, centre rush for inc
Niddies. who acted upon the tactics OF
ADMIRAL Farragut and scored the hrst
and only touchdown for the Annapohs
team. Vidal was attempting a punt,
when Goodstein, putting on full speed
ahead. crashed through the BLACK
uerseyed Army line and blocked the
ball with his chest.
Sails to Touchdown
The, Future Ensign and Later on
ADMIRAL Goodstein scooped up the ball
without even lacking 20 port or star
board and sailed straight on TO
touchdown. IL was about as neat a
feat Of navigation as the potenuts,i,
super-dreadnought commander VIII
ever perform. I..
Il was lighting game throughout
The Army cadets, TO show their con-
tempt OF the Nays football preten-
sions, PLAYED nothing but straight iooV-
ball. The Navy, too, resorted TO Tor
ward passing only at times, and con,
fined It's attack 20 circling the ends ana
crashing al the Army line.
In the excitement the players on
both teams were very careless as 70
where they kept their fists. More than
one nose spurted red and more han
g couple Of eyes will be blued for some
days as the result o. the extreme ear
uestness with which both sides took
the game. As side show TO many
scr.mmage there were few private
and individual battles staged by pairs
from the rival colleges.
The mobilization Of the fifty -hou-
sand soldiers. sailors and civilians IN
The lee Of Coogsn's Bluff proceeded
slowly The President was unable 70
attend, but nearly all the rest OF ON
clal Washington was on hand, IN uni
forms that asssyed much gold TO the
ton or in high hats and frock coats
The state and municipal governments
were also more or less impressiVely
represented.
The concrete stands were filled 20
capacity, and the temporary stands OF
wood were bending under the press
which they were made TO hold. mere
civilians lined the upper slopes OF
Coogan's Bluff to get a peep and TO
hsten 70 the game.
Daniels in Jovial Mood
Newton D. Baker, Secretary Of War,
occupied q box on the north side IN
he uncovered section with the west
Point cadets. Josephus Daniels, IN
iovisl mood, which was not even
elouded by the defeat OF the Navy
team, was slowed in box near the
Annapolis contingent.
The ANNAPOLIS boys arrived on the
acld first IN their navy blue coats ana
went through some pretty marching
cyolutions. Secretary Daniels was SO
delighted that ne rose and waved ms
hat as the middies swung by their sta
ton in the field. 9,
The West Point battalion arrived
later, In their gray overcoats, each
cadet armed with a megaphone ana
Carrying a flag with the black and gold
and gray Of the Army. The cadets Of
both branches o. the service were
'ociferoux. The Army boys raised yeils
Of confidence, TO which the Middies
Fetorted with screams oi defiance.
About ten minutes behind the sched-
uled time a detail Of cadets wheeled a
small field piece out toward the centre
Of the grounds. There was puff Of
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