The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
FOOTBALL SEASON
WILL OPEN SOON
More Big Games on the Schedule For
Sooner the Coming Season
Than Ever Before.

Norman, Okla Aug 16.-In about
five weeks the football team of the
University of Oklahoma will be get
ting into shape for the hardest sea-
sons work it has ever had before it.
The schedule includes more big games
than the "sooners" have ever had to
play in one season before The uni
versity opens on the 18th of Septem-
Der and it is expected that many of
the football men will be back the
week previous to begin getting into
shape for tie seasons work. Cleve-
land Thompson, the big center on the
team for three years. will captain the
team this year. He is now with the
U. S. geological survey parties inves-
tigating the oil fields in the northwest
ern part of the state. He will be in
excellent condition when he returns.
Contracts have been closed with the
following schools for the dates men
toned: Central normal school. Sep
tember so, Norman; Kingisher col
lege, October 8, at Norman; Oklahoma
Christian university, October IA, Enid;
Oklahoma A. & NJ, October 21, Nor
man; University of Missouri October
2S, at Joplin, Mo-; Fairmount college,
November 4, Norman: University OF
Kansas, November II, Oklahoma City;
University of Texas, November 81,
at Austin, Texas. This leaves but one
open date, November 19, and it is
thought that no game will be arrang-
ed for it owing to the few days be-
tween the Kansas and Texas games
although there is some thought of play
ing Epworth at that time, Heretofore
the university has never been able to
get a game with the university Of Kan
sas except in the early part of the
season but the close games the
Soonersv have played the "Jayhawk-
ersp of late years have induced the
Kansas men to arrange for a game we'll
along in the season. This, the Soon
ers" think. will improve their chances
for the victory they have been work
ing for for many years. X. U. is Ok
lahomas great rival on the gridiron.
This is the first year a game has
been arranged with the University Of
Missouri. The "Sooners" expect to
have a close game with the Tigers. :"
Bennie Owen, who received his
training under Hurry Up Yost and
played with him several years, at Kan
sas and Michigan, will coach the
"sooners" again this year His work
in the past has been very successful
and he almost invariably is able to
turn out a strong team even when
there is a decided lack of good ma
of last years team will not returnST
terial While several of the mem
bers of last years team will not re-
turn this fall( it is expected that sew
eral men who played on the scrub
team last year will be able to make
the first team this fall and in addition
there will be number of neS men
working out for places in the team so
that it will be probable that the Soon
ers" will have stronger team than
ever.
Thompson, the captain of the team,
has made his 20" for three consecu-
tive years. Last year he was named
as center on the All-Southwesten team
Last spring he was elected president
of the University Athletic association
He is a member Of the M fraternity
! and was last years appointed center
on the all Sigma M football team.
With him as captain the "Sooners"
should have a successful year.