The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-24
NOTHING 10 NOTHING
Fierce Contest Between Two
Oklahoma College Teams.
PLAY LACKED SENSATIONS
And Was a Remarkably Clean
and Clever Contest
PLAY LACKED SENSATIONS

Nothing to nothing was the result Of
the contest between the football teams Of
the Klngdsher college and the Oklahoma
University.
/ The two leading teams Of Oklahoma
met on the Rnghsher gridlron to decide
the Territorial championship.
The day was fair with the exception
Of high wind from the southwest,
which rendered accurate kickink difficult.
The game was well attended considering
the fact that the day was a busy one
for the merchants Of the town. Intense
excitement on the part Of thes pectators
prevailed throughout the game which was
the finest exhibition Of football ever seen
on an Oklahoma gridiron. For two
long halves, the teams battled up and
down the gridiron and not till the whistle
blew at the end Of the second half was
the uncertainty over. Kingdsher's de-
tense and the ease with which she broke
up the heavy mass plays Of the univer-
sity, Their main reliance owing to their
superior weight, were surprise to the
most sanguine Of Kingfsher supporters.
backs did good work in breaking the n
reference Of Kinghsher's heavy backs.
on which they had largely depended for
their gains and which, in many Of their
former games. had torn through the de-
Tense Of their opponents. Both sides re-
sorted to punting at various stages OF
the game and in this honors were even.
Each team was IN good condition and the
play was fast and furious. The game
was an exceptionally clean one and al
though the play was remarkably fierce
on both sides, no players were obliged
to leave the field on account of injuries
Sensational plays, which characterize
the majority Of football games We're lack
ing. TIL elongest gain was a 25-yard run
by StahI Kinghsher's fullback, on the
kickoff at the beginning Of the second
half The sensation Of the day was the
brace of the Kingfsher eleven. when they
held the University for downs within five
yards Of their goal and thus prevented
a touehdofn. The play In detail was as
follows:
Norman won the toss and chose east
goal, favored by the slope OF the field.
At $3.50 Captain Norris Of Kinefsher
kicked off and johnson receives the BAH |
and returns yards. Roberts bucks the /
line for 5 yards; uni" makes yards
in next three downs on line plays. sTTni" /
tres right end run and loses 2 yards:
then bucks twice on tackle for Yards:
Mccartney makes yards on left end:
Tribley bucks on left tackle for yards. /
and Roberts makes yards on right end.
Ball goes to Kingfisher on tumble by |
Hefley; Alley makes three yards on right /
end; Norris makes six on left; Long |
bucks right end for yards; Chapman. !
left for four more Another short gain |
by Alley and another by Norris net the /
required distance; Norman's ball on |
downs Roberts makes 21b and Tribbey I
4 yards. Three plays on the line netted /
seven yards; Kinghsher holds and takes |
ball on her 25 yard line; Kinghsher in (
turn is held and hall goes TO Norman on /
downs. Norman bucks the line for one /
yard Johnson, quarter, advances ball /
and it IS given to Kingfsher. It is given /
to Kingfsher; Kingisher gains two yards |
on right end. two on left end, and punts |
out OF bounds on Norman's fifty yard !
line Norman makes eight yards in two I
downs, and loses on next attempt but /
makes required distance on next play /
King6sher secures ball on a tumble on |
her fifty yard line Chapman makes /
~ yards on left end: Kinghsher Is held /
for downs and University gets BAN in /
center Of the field. They make Z Yards /
in two downs by mass PLAYS. Trfbbev
bucks left end for four and a half yards
and Chaplain loses a yard on an end run
Line bucks by Roberts fails to gain King
fishers bah on her forty-fve yard line
Time. Score, 0 10 0.
SECOND HALF.
Norman kicks of to Kinghshefg TWEEN
~ yard line. stahl, by a brilliant run.
it twenty-five yards; Kingfsher
loses a yard, gains two and Norris punts
% yards 70 Johnson, who returns five.
Norman fails to gain and punts % Yards
to Porter, who returns five; Kingdsher
fails to gain and Norris punts D yards.
johnson falls on the bali for Norman.
Norman gains ground slowly. bucking
Kingishers line. taking three downs to
make tn erequired distance three times in
succession, and then is forced to punt.
bali goes thirty yards to Porter. who re-
turns it ten; Kingfsher makes six yards
IN two downs and Alley bucks right end
for ten yards. Kingfsher fails TO gain
on next two downs and Norris punts 9
yards Norman's ball on their forty-fve
yard line. Line buck for yards. eris-