The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-24
MISSOURI NEXT ON
SOONER SCHEDULE
Preparations Being Made BY Many
vInltIans And Fans From All
Over State to See Game.

Norman, Okla, Oct. 24.-With the
great Oklahoma-Missouri football game
only a few days away the coaches Of
both squads are watching their men
with care and putting on the finishing
touches that will insure their protegees
being in the pink of condition when
they don their suits at Joplin.
From both camps come reports con-
flicting in their tenor and beyond the
fact that both state universities have
speedy teams in which are found some
of the most brilliant pigskin chasers
in the west it Is extremely difficult to
dope the caliber of the aggregations
with certainty. Early season perform
ances, however, make 1t clear that beth
the Sooners and the Tigers are unusu-
ally strong and the article of football
they are exhibiting is of the csassiest
variety Both Hollenbach and Owen
have wealth Of good material to Sc
lect from and the fans are declaring
that the struggle for victory will be
memorable one.
The first real test for the Sooners
came Friday when they met the Okla
homa A. & NJ team on Boyd field. The
warriors from the state agricultural
and mechanical college are by far the
fastest coterie of moleskin weaTers
that have ever flashed the orange and
black In Oklahoma and the battle
which they put up against Oklahoma
was fierce one. In a game replete
with old style football the Sooners
vanquished their heavier opponents by
a 12 to score after a bitter fight dur
ing most of which the leather was in
the Aggies territory. The result shows
that varsity is fully as strong as was
claimed, since the agricuIturists have
a formidable lineup.
Nevertheless, gloom reigns in the
Sooner camp tonight and the students
are turning their eyes Joplinward with
less confidence of victory than yester.
day. The hard struggle with the
Farmers has left che varsity in Grip
pied condition. three Of the very stars
of the team. all eligible for the game
with the Tigers. being injured. Nairm.
the mighty tackle, on whom so much
depended. sustained dislocated
shoulder and may be out of football
togs all the rest Of the season. Ger
tain 1t is tnat they cannot enter the
Missouri game Woods and Capshaw,
the great halfbacks who are proving
enigmas to all foes, were likewise in
jured and may 90 into the Joplin battle
crippled
Reports leaking out from the Mis-
souri camp show that HoIlenhach also
has good cause to look with anxious
eye toward the hospital ward. It is
said that the close victory over Iowa
sent number Of his prize hooters to
the crutch factory and several are re-
covering but slowly. The failure of
the new game to prove painless may
yet be factor in decidia the battle
of the 2sth.
Practice next week will be in secret
at both schools and will consist large
iy of the working out Of new forma-
tions and trick plays the success or fail
ure of which will also mean the
strength or weakness Of the teams
when the final test comes
Fans in all parts Or the two states
are making arrangements TO be pres
ent at Joplin for the game. Oklahoma
will send a delegation of rooters and
the band may also accompany the
team.