The Sentinel=record., 1916-11-26
OLIPHANT WAS THE STAR 0F THE ARMY
Goldstein Was the Hero of the Navy Blocking One of the Army's Punts in the Third Period and Getting the Ball and Making Touchdown.

New York, Nov 25.-Army skill triumphed over Navy pluck when the teams from West Point and Annapolis clashed in their annual battle at the Poio grounds today. The Cadets vie torious score was l5 to '. but the Middies fought gamely and grimly un- til the final blast of the whistle
 Some 50,00O citizens, not counting the governor of New York, cabinet of ficers, genera.s, admirals and an array ol lesser lights iu both branches of the service saw this combat Only for the absence of President Wilson the game would have provided all the spectacu- lar incidents which go to make Army Navy football battles historic.
 Chill winter winds swept the field and grandstands
 When the Cadet rushed" the colors at the end of uae game they had II victories to their credit 10 the Nays nine and they celebrated this achieve ment in time honered fashion.
 Seven hundred and sixty strong they massed in front of their beaten rivals, did a serpentine dance ab1ut tine field before forming a great oval. and then at sigma rushed pell nell about their eoors, held aloft by three O, their nun Der
 The soldiers did most of the cheer. ing early in the game, for the Army started eff with q rush. On the kick off Oliphalt caught the ball on his own five yard line and carried it back through broken field past 1 plung ing Middies to within five yards of the Navy's goal. From that point 1t was rushed over for a touchdown. IL was also Oliphant who later kicked a field goal for the Army.
 Goodstein the young center for the Navy was the hero of the Annapolis clans tonight. He broke through the Army line in the third period. block. ed one of Cidal's punts and raced lJ yards for a touchdown.
 Governor Whitman, MNyor Mitchell Secretary Of the Navy Daniels and Secretary of War Baker were among the officials occupying boxes during the battle
 The soldiers paraded in company formation dragging a mountain gul as mascot. They started a storm of applause as they gave a display of the m china lflra r,arnbiu,. for ,rebfoh thay are famous. Then their band played them up into their bleachers at double time. A few moments later the Mid dies, about 1900 strong marched in. Their perfect marching produced an other outburst of applause, which con- tinued until the sailors reached theif seats. They brought goat as their mascot.
 Just before the army team appeared upon the field the cadets standing with heads uncovered gave the West Point cheer at the end of which two inch cannon roared q salute to the so,dier players.
 W hen the navy team came into sigst a few minutes later their goat mascot greeted them with antics that were accepted by the Middy rooters at be- tokening good luck.
 Between the second and third periods Secretary Daniels and Secra- tary Baker, surrounded by officials high in their respective services, walk ed to the center of the field and greet ed each other.
 In the Hudson river a fleet of l6 battleships and lesser fighting craft Lad dropped anchor to give their men and officers a chance to see the game land it was said that about 10000 were granted shore leave for the purpose.
 It was all Army in the first half cf the game Oliphants running back of the kickoff almost the entire length of the field made it look to the specta- tors as if it would be a runaway race. OliIhant and Vidal were the Army's stars, keeping the ball in their op @.oNfnTNJIrEn ON pAGM TIInER