The Washington times., 1916-11-26
MAY ELECT FISHER
TO HEAD MIDDIES
Washington Boy, Star Of Defeat
at New York, May Get
Coveted Honor.

Tom Fisher, who received his early
football training at Eastern High
School, In this city. 10 expected to be
, chosen captain Of the Naval Aoad.
emy's varsity eleven for 1917. Fisher
played great football against the
Array team At New York yesterday.
II was his beautiful flying tackle that
brought down oiiphant after the
Army stars ninety.yard gaiiop from
the kick-ofY.
Fisher belongs TO the class Of 1919.
10 twenty-five years old, weighs 1874
pounds, and stands f,ve feet seven
inches. He Ia the varsity third base.
man and very popular at Annapolis.
Superior class. especially In the
baekfeid. gave tho Army its fourth
aoldier boys triumphsd, 10 TO 7.
Some 10000 oitlssns, not counting
the governor Of New York. Cabinet
array or Issser lights in both branches
OF the Government service. saw the
Only for the absence Of President
yId.s th n, game weas hsy .,a n,S
which 20 to make ArmyNavy foot.
ball battles historic. He had planned
to attend: but his physicians advised
Chilly winter winds swept through
the great stands packed with cheer.
ing partisans OF the soldiers and sail.
ors. The gay gowns OF the feminine
rooters were hidden under furs and
heavy coats, But there was no lack
OF vivid color. Seas OF ehrysanthe.
NUNS swayed as their weaTers cheer
cd and shouted. and the pennants OF
both schools were waved proudly.
A Twe-Gsne Msrgis.
when the cadets troopcd out OF the
stands at the end OF the game and
rushed" the coiors, they had eleven
victories to their credit to the Navy's
nine. and they celebrated this achieve.
ment In time.honorsd fashion.
Seven hundred and sixty strong.
they massed In front OF their beaten
rivals. did . serpentine dance about
the field before forming u great oval
and then, at Q given signal, rushed
peii nell about their coiors, held aioft
by three OF their number.
The soldiers did most OF their
cheering early In the game. for the
kick'off. oiiphant caught the ball on
his own 5.yard line and carried u
back through q broken neld, past
eleven plunginE middies to within nve
ss s1, % the nsEy s sSs fo From ao ,si.
II also was oiiphant who later
kicked a ncid goal FOR tho Army
Geedsteia q Here.
Goodstein. the young center for the
Navy. was tho hero OF the Annapolis
clans. He broke through the Army
line In the third period. blocked one
OF vidal's punts. and raced hfteen
yards for q touchdown.
II was all Army In the hrst half of
the game. Oliphants running back
OF the kickoff almost the entire length
OF the neld made IL look to the spec
tators as 10 10 would be n runaway
oiiphant and vidal were the Army's
stars, keeping the ball In their oppo.
nent's territory all through the nrst
pass. GeThardt TO Bidai, brought the
second Army touchdown early In tho
second period. Oliphant failed TO kick
a goal for either touchdown.
Navy Flights Hard.
with the score rs TO o against them.
the middies returned to the field after
the intermission between the halves
TO make q desperate EFFORT to win.
Roberts. who caught the kickon on
his own 0-yard line, ran back twenty
Ave yards before he was tackled.
The whole Navy team appeared TO
have found new vigor. Plays on
tackle and well executed forward
passes brought the ball To the Aymy's
25-yard line on an exchange OF punts.
Goodstein then broke through, blocked
a kick, and made a touchdown, Relief
kicking the goal.
The Army's goal line was again i'm
periled, only 20 pc saved by a forty
yard run by Oliphant.