Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1915 — Oliphant the Real Star In Army-Navy Football Game. [ARTICLE]

Oliphant the Real Star In Army-Navy Football Game.

Elmer Q. Oliphant, former Purdue football star and now the big sensation of the east because of his spectacular work in the Army-Navy game of last Saturday, is being made the subject of editorials and news-column write-ups. The Lafayette Courier closes an editorial about him by saying: “Those of us who long ago hailed him as the greatest football player Purdue ever produced now feel more secure in the position we took at the time ho was performing for the Gold and Black, and local citizens who made it possible for the illustrious son of a Lnton miner to embark upon a career as United States military cadet may properly take pride in the part they have played in his advanceemnt. For a man who can play football as Oliphant played it Saturday undoubtedly possesses the indomitable force that makes a great soldier and we shall expect to hear of Ollie making more touchdowns for the Army, and for his country, if the occasion ever arises.