The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-02
FOLLOWERS
Of FOOTBALL
ON TtPT0E
fridays Double Header Promises
Two Of Seasons FItTCe
GIltIfon SCT'mm1ges

! Working for more than two hours
| in spite OF the fact that the therm0-
meter was lowering al the freezing
point, Coach Shira gave his Method
ist football squad thorough and
sound grilling at Mineral Wells park
Wednesday afternoon. stopping only
when the coming of dark made it inn
perativc This afternoon at least two
hours OF hard work IS on the docket,
land the cause of ii ali is the game
with O. G. L, Friday afternoon. the
first OF a double header Likewise the
experience of this same O. c. 4 team
which went down 10 defeat At .ne
hands OF the Blackwell Baptists the
forepart of the week on account OF .
lack of hard work has caused the
Metdodists to spunk up
For nearly two weeks the local col
legians have been without game
Last week was scheduled game with
the Northwestern norman uf Alya. but
this was cancelled, and realizing that
inactivity will be the ruin OF any
team. the authorities have been work
ing overtime TO secure game for
Friday and finally secured the Okla
homa Christian university Of Enid Tor
the date.
Christian Team Is Strong
II is not to be denied that the
Christians nave caused great deal
Of uneasness among supporters of
the orange and white Though a
school only three years of age, O. G..
o.. has been turning out strong grid
iron aggregations, and this year has
the heaviest line IN the state, not eX-
Guiding the state university Last
Year this team defeated Fpworth
University, to 0. and few weeks
later ltpworth held the state univer,
sity to a 3 to 8 tie. Chief factor In
the victory Of tAe Christians WAS the
work Of Mcssal tackle, who not only
Was hard TO stop when he started
with the ball but, unaided, he tore
great holes IA the line Of defense Of
the Methodists through which the
backs carried the ball for consistent
gains He is stili tackle on the
Enid team and his work is said D
be even more sensational than last
year
Locals Are Outweighcd
The defeat Of the Christians by the
Baptists directly Is attributed to lack
OF practice on account OF the strong
game played last year and the year
before, most of the schools OF the
state have fought shy this season,
and the scarcity of games has detraet-
ed from the interest taken in foot
ball and assisted by oyerconfldencc
brought about defeat. word brought
from Enid within the last three or
,,f
dav has been In prospect, is to the
effect that Coach Raiciifte. VINO bl
the way, was one OF the best quarter
backs Oklahoma university ever pos
sessed. has been putting his men
their PAGES and that they VIII
show at the top Of their old-tlme
form Since his team will outweigh
the locals and as he is product oi
Bonnie owen, close formation adj
yocate. he probably Will depend upon
straight football 5hira, on the 9th
,r hand. has been a strong patron OF
he forward pass and kicking game,
and It is probable this style will be
used by the locals.
3 tier Rivals VIII Meet
Always bitter rivals, tne second
game OF the afternoon between Nor |
nan high scho and Logan county |
nigh school, should prove every bit
rs interesting as the collegiate con.
est Added 10 old time rivalry viii |
1e the inducement held out IN the |
act that the losing OF this game will |
eliminate one or the other from the |
scholastic championship of tac state
according TO rules OF the new Okla
ioma lntersohoastic Athletic asso-
.iation which in It's first season.
The first game Will begin at
,'clock and the second immediately at
he close.