The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-28
OELAHOMA's FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Norman. Okla. Jan. 2T.--The foot.
bali scaadule for me university Of ok.
lah0ma season 81 1910 Is completed.
with the exception or one Or two dates.
When next season opens the gridiron
warriors OF Oklahoma viii find q big
piece OF work before them.
Coach Benuie Owens has been busy
the past few days and as a result Of
this work. he says, we will have BY
far the heaviest schedule We have
ever had and the dates aDd places for
our big games are, with but one ex-
eepuon. in our favor, a circumstance
that heretofore We have never been
able 10 arrange. The 1910 season viii
mean more IN football 70 Oklahoma
than any season since have been
here. and I might say, since the game
was started in the school" This shows
that Oklahoma is rapidly advancing
in this branch Of athletics.
The season opens Sept. 80. when the
sooners go TO Edmond to meet Cen
ural state. This Is always the initial
game on the schedule On oct I.
Kinghsher college appears on Boyd
field Following this game. Oct. T.
Oklahoma A. and n. holds the boards
az Norman saltwater can never be
rated and they may spring the unex-
pected on the varsity. Il is said that
their 1910 team will be a strong one.
but II will not be able TO regain still.
waters old time form. These three
games Will act as preliminaries 10
knock the rough edges of the men.
When these have been played the men
ought 70 be hardened from the sum-
mer's vacation and ready for the hard
and important games OF the season.
nov. .. comes the first big game Of
the year. when oklahoma's old enemy.
the Texas 'Loug-horns." journey to
Norman. Football fans are already
figuring out the dope for this game
and they say there is no way that the
Texans have a chance to win. Texas
bad sweet revenge last season BY
hanging 80 to defeat on Oklahoma
at Austin. Texas. This Offset the
worst defeat Texas ever experienced
when, the year before. Oklahoma stung
them 90 TO O. and now the rub Is Al
hand Oklahoma IS bound TO win and
has all the dope her way. Ovens and
his men want to show their followers
that the game last season was all
Next comes the only" game II The
eyes OF all Oklahoma university stu.
dents. Nov. II. and Kansas univer.
slty spells the excitement The jay.
hawkers will do battle at Oklahoma
City and the largest crowd In football
history Is assured II this game Il
won the state viii not be big enough
to hold the noise Kansas viii know.
If she wins. that she has been lucky.
very lucky.
The date for the game with the
University Of Missouri has not been
definitely settled but It will be played
some time during the latter part Of
October at Joplin. No Here again
Oklahoma meets a big one. but the
are not very well acquainted
with the Tigers and consequently
can not rate their strength.
Nov. rs. the Durant COZ sge team
win play at Norman and this team
viii serve AZ 4 tonic for the team ii
preparation for the Thanksgiving Day
game and viii kIll any staleness the
team may have suffered
The Thanksgiving Day game IS yet
to be arranged ard one or two other
rood games viii be booked TO complete
tne schedule The games with Kansas
Missouri and Texas VIII be the big
cards for 1910 game with Epworth
win 10 doubt be arranged
but the date has not yet been select
ed. Coach Owens Is going 70 work
out a system Of new plays for next
season. Another departure from local
athletic rule may be al attempt at j
training table