Holy Cross at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 15, 1916, page 1

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  OLIPHANT STARS AS ARMY BEATS HOLY CROSS MEN Place Also Distinguishes Himself in Football Game at West Point West Point, n. Y, Oct. i4.-Oliphsnt, hero of the Army and Navy game Of a year ago, and Place, another Westerner. who learned some football at Wisconsin few years ago under Coach juneau. were the stellar performers for the Army to-day in the victory over Holy Cross. The score was II 20 0. These two slashing backs ate up a lot OF distance to-day, and between them scored all the Army’s points. Holy Cross proved to be weaker than was expected, and were il not for some rather loose handling Of the ball By Army backs it is more than likely that the cadets would have run up twice as many points. goal from placement, touchdown and two goals from touch downs. a total Of ten points. was Oil plants scoring record for to-day. This does not take into considerston the several long, spectacular runs ard the short dashes through the line which the former Purdue star negoti ated during the course Of the game. Place. q new man who is coming fast, made good to-day, although he did not handle the ball clearly at times. His tumble in the initial period gave the visitors the ball on the Armys 3O-yard line, and they quickly followed 10 this advantage with an overhead play which showed them the way TO the Army’s lO-yard line. Here the quarter ended. and on the resumption OF play their next effort failed and their only en- &c for a score went glimmering. The Army tailed in the opening per.od. Ouphant and Place in spite OF a i5-yard penalty, carried the ball from midfeld 70 a score. Place going over for the touchdown. -he Cadets other tallies came in the last period; Oliphant, reversing his field in splendid fashion. zig-zagged his way thirty-tive yards to Holy Cross’s 5-yard line and then on the next play smashed his way through for the score. The redOubtaoLe Hoosier also kicked goal from place ment from the 20-ysrd line n this period.

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  The sun, New York, October 15, 1916, page 1

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  OLIPHANT STARS FOR ARMY ELEVEN His Spectacular Work Fealures Victory Over Holy Cross, II to q. Wrsr PoISr. “. =. Oct. i4.--Except for a short two minutes AZ the beginning ~ tho second period, when they had the bal on the Army’s ten yard line. Holy Cross never had a chance with the Cadets to-day. The final score was 4; Army. II Holy Cross. o. The West Pointers displayed a pow er:ul attack this afternoon when with old fashioned. straight football tactics. they defeated the Worcester c~ollcgians so handily, The Army hackfield. notably Place and Gerhard, handled the pig skin rather losely at times. 1t was one “f th’-” fumhlcs by Place which gave the visitors the oval on the Army’s 80 yard line in the first period. Holy Cross uncoIked two overhead plays AT this point, one of which was good and showed the way to the Army’s 10 yard line. when the whistle blew. On the resumption Of play. however. the Army line. which outplayed the Holy Cross forwards all the way to-day, braccd and when another air line play was launched 1t went over the goal line into an Army mans hands. oliphant. who Is always doing some thing spectacular, was the stellar per former to-day. His smart dashes on tackle. long z!gzaeginE run and plunges into the line were features OF the game. He tailed eleven of the Army’s points. once he ran 81 yards. most Of the dis. lance with a tacklcr or two hanging across his broad back. He scored u touchdown, booted n pretty placement goal and tailed both times on his trials for goals after touch. down. After that he retired to max. way for another Army back, Writers who Is also looming fornidably on tn, ! football horizon. The Imam

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 15, 1916, page 25

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  Army Wins Game From Holy Cross West Point, N. Y, Oct. 1.-the Army won from Holy Cross today, II to 0. The cadets outplayed their opponcnts from the start, but some loose handling Of the bali at critical times and penalties for holding occasionally nullificd fine work in advancing the ball The collcgians were weak in over head plays and their line was no match for the quick-charging Army forwards. Oliphant kicked a place ment goal, scored a touchdown and tailed both goals from touchdowns for the Army and then retired from the game. His zig-zag running was spectacular.

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 15, 1916, page 25

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  ARMY DOWNS HOLY CROSS wv VEST POINT. n. Y. October IL =, ne army won from Holy Cross to day. Stpponents from the start, hnt loose handling OF the ball at critical times ing n,,”,; penalties for holding occasionally nutmeg fine work in advancing the bail; oliphant kicked piacemcnt Soai. scored touchdown and taiIieS polh Eoais from touchdowns for the Nr’hN ana then retired from the game

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Army leads 18–⁠6–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.