Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-02
DEFEATED NINITA, 10 Ia O-NIs-
ITORS NEVER ALLOWED
A CHANCE.
MANY BRILLIANT PLAYS
Although Crippled Captain John
Young Played His Usual Game
Two Regulars We're out.

| terday afternoon, when the visitors
were showed under by score OF 40
| to o. Outplayed in every angle OF
the game, the Ninitia team never had
more than a remote chance TO score
Twice Ninita had the ball within
| scoring distance but lacked the punch
and was held for downs. Sam Nc
Birneys charges were crippled by the
absence of their two star ends, Rex
Dawson and Red Heald and for this
reason failed miserably in their at
tempts to work the forward pass
only one out Of score of passes
was completed apd that resulted in "A
touchdown.
The first touchdown was scored
three minutes after the game -Tened
ana scond followed in short order
The balance OF the first half the vis-
itors solved the Tulsa attack and
kept the bah well away from their
goal line until just before. the half
ended, when off-tackle plungcs by
Lester Gillespie planted the pgslin
on the 5-yard line. The half ended
Lester Gillespie, Tusa's rangy right
halfback, was easily the star of the
game. Time and again he wrisgled
and fought his way through the en-
tire Ninita first defense for gains
ranging from 10 to 80 yards. Cap
tain John Young, although crippled.
was not far behind him and ran rings
around Nnta's ends. Wakefield who
played end for the home team during
the second half, electrified the spec
tators several times with wide end
runs 1t would be hard to pick out
the stars for Tulsa in yesterdays
game, but in the line, Murdoch, who
was playing his second game, acquit-
ted himself creditably.
Captain Bailey and c. Beard played
stellar game for the visitors and
engineered several forward passes
that resulted in long gains.
The game was marred by much off
side playing and dozen times the
Tulsa team was penalized five yards.
Taking the ball on the kick off.
Tulsa rushed it quickly down the
field when J.. Gillespie tore off Is
yards for the first touchdown. Cap
tain Young added the extra point.
The ball see sawed up and down the
field for the balance of the quarter
until Tulsa had it on the visitors so
yard line. Young tossed beautiful
forward pass to Allen, who raced
across the goal line for the second
touchdown Again Young kicked the
goal
Tulsa threatened once during tie
second quarter, but time was calls !
before they could push the ban over.
Tulsa started with rush in the
second half and with the two Gil
lespics tearing off long runs, Young
carried the ball across for the third
touchdown in quick order, and again
kicked the goal. Ninita's best chance
to score occurred after the kickoff.
After recovering the ball on their
own punt, Bailey went 80 yards be-
fore he was caught and planted the
ball on the 20-yard line. There they
were held for downs and Tulsa started
the march to another score. Before
losing the ball Ninita tried for a
field goal but failed.
Young scored another touchdown
in the early part Of the final quarter
and kicked his fourth goal.
Vinita fumbled the next kickoff and
Tulsa recovered the ball, carrying it
across the line in three downs, with
Young scoring on a 2O-yard run
around end. The attempt at goal
failed
B. Gillespie scored the last touch
down after steady march down the
field. Young failed 10 Kick the goal
The lineup:
Tulsa Ninita
Allen .................. Williams
Left End.
Duffield ................ p. Beard
Tpft Tack lp