The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-18
BAD HEAD WORK LOSES
VINITA GAME At TULSA

Tulsa won from the Yinita high
school at Tulsa, by the score Of TO 0.
The only touchdown came in the third
quarter, when after a little bad head
work on the part of Vinita. and one Of
the grandest last ditch fights ever put
up by high school. The Vinita team
held the Tulsa team for fourteen downs
in the very shadow of their goal posts.
but a free tumble, each time gave
Tulsa the ball for another try and
finally a touch down The Tulsa
World has the following account OF the
game:
Sweeping around Vinita's right end.
and warding off tackler after tackler.
Captain Young of the Tulsa high school
football team scored the only touch
down of the game between Tulsa and
Vinita high schools yesterday after
noon at South Main street park. With
the ball on Vinitas ffteen-yard line
and the third down, Captaia Young
took the ball on and by some clever
work crossed the goal line near the
right hand corner of the field. He
missed tn goal, and the game ended
with the score standing to 0 in favor
of Tulsa
"vinita kicked off to Tulsa at
promptly 3:15 o'clock. During the
first quarter the ball was kept well
into the middle of the field, but the
fumbling of forward passes by the
Tulsa end probably saved Vinita from
being scored on, as several times the
receiver of the pass had clear field
but dropped the ball. During the Sec
ond quarter, the honors were very |
evenly divided, with Captain John
Young of Tulsa pulled off couple of
fifteen-yard runs around the Vinita
ends.
when the second half opened, it
was evident that Tulsa was going after
a touchdown. They quickly put Vinita
on the defense. and a fumbled punt
by the Vinita backfield, gave the Tulsa
team the chance they needed. The
ball was quickly rushed to the twenty
yard line where Captain Young missed
a drop kick for goal.
Some poor headwork on the part
of the Vinita backfeld here resulted
in touchdown. The kick rolled back
of the goal line, but the Vinita team
safety, instead of putting the ball
down behind the goal for touchback,
which would give him a chance to kick
from the twenty-five yard line, attempt
ed to run the ball out and was tackled
just after he ha dcrossed the goal line
into the open field On the first down,
the Vinita backs failed to gain. Then
came mixup that resulted in consid-
cradle rag-chewing from the side lines.
The referee had taken time out, and
was thrown back of the goal line for
what apparently was a safety The
referee, however brought the ball back
ruling correctly that the play was foul,
as he had not blown his whistle.
"Vinita then punted the ball. but it Il
was Tulsa's ball on the twenty-yard
line. Two rushes carried it to the fif-
teen-yard line where Captain Young
took 1t over on a long end run.
1T was the last play of the quarter.
and whe nthe third quarter opened 1t
was evident that Vinita was satisfied
to play on the defensive. Three min
utes before the game was over. Tulsa
advanced the ball from their own forty
yard line to the Vinita thirty-yard line
On two well executed forward passes.
As usual. Captain Young of the local
school was tower of strength, both
)n the defense and offense. A crowd
If about 400 students witnessed the
game, one of the features of which was
he parade of rooters, headed by a
'three-piece" band, between the
lalves."
The lineup.
Tulsa Position Vinita
Dawson Right End Hill
<raemr Right Tackle Leforce
Nernoodle Right Guard Crouch
Iartin Center Evans
\rcher Left Half Cameron
'henault Right Tackle Bumgarner
Wakefield Left End Jones
'oung Quarter Scott
}. Ginispie Full Back Mitchell
j. Gillispie Left Half Carter
liller Right Half Bailey