Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-25
Seven of Most Formidable
Teams in Country Lined
Up for Fall.
OPENS SEPTEMBER 80
Coach Schmidt Is Looking
for Local Collegians to
Win Championship.

Seven Of the best schools In Okla
homa and Kansas are on the 1916
schedule of Kendall football team. ac-
cording to Francis Schmidt, coach,
who announced the schedule yester-
day. Schmidt arrived in Tulsa last
week from his home in Arkansas city
and is putting the finishing touches
to the arrangements for next year.
Leading the list Of opponents is
Oklahoma university, Oklahoma Ag-
gies, Pittsburg normal. Haskell In
dians and Missouri school Of Mines.
The Sooner fray will be staged at
Norman this year, it having been in
Tulsa for the last two seasons. The
chief addition to the schelplC is the
game with the Missouri School of
Mines, which is booked for the
THANKSGIVING attraction.
Open september 20.
The season will open September 80
at Wilburton. Okla, and the first
three games will be on the read. The
Kondalites will make their first Tulsa
appearance on october 21.
The first game will be with the ok
lahoma School of Mines at Wilburton,
Okla. Wilburton was defeated by
Kendall last year, but is a good open
ing date. A somewhat better contest
Will follow at Enid on october Z,
Kendall playing Phillips college. No
football relations have ever before
been established between Kendall and
Phillips, but the Enid schoc; is knowh
to be strong in an athletic way from
the kind Of basketball team it boasten
of last winter.
ON October II the Proshyterlans
will again be pitted against the Uni
versity Of oklahoma at Norman. Ok'
lahoma is being touted for the south
west championship and Kendall Is
after o. U.
Home October -
Kendall will be at home october
81. but the opponents 70: this dar-
have not been definitely picked. 1t
is hoped to bring Drurv college from
Springfield. Mo. here. but arrange
ments have not been completed. a
conflict in dates is the only thing thai
stands in the way of the match, as
Drury is anxious to invade tulsa.
Pittsburg normal school, which put
up such Il stiff defense against Ken
dan two years ago, has been booked
for another engagement this year.
playing here October 2S.
ON the Saturday following this
Kendall will be hosts to the Okla
homa Agg1es. This game is beginning
to rank with the oklahoma Kendall
match as q yearly feature. The Pres
byterians fought the Aggies to 0
tie at saltwater last year and plan
to finish the Job this fall.
November II is an open date, but
Coach Schmidt is communicating with
the Austin School of Mines and eX-
poets to arrange for a go with them.
the Has.ell Indians. of world fame,
who went down to defeat before Ken
dali last THANKSGIVING, will return
for revenge November Is. Another
victory over the Indians will put the
local college on the athletic map per-
manently.
November "a is open and the last
game Of the season is with the Mis-
souri, School of Mines. which is stu
ated at Rolla, Mo. Two years ago
Rolla won the southwestern cham
pionship, winning every game, ana
whitewashing every strong team in
the Missouri valley conference. They
established worlds record for total
seasons score. They always are
among the strong contendors for the
Missouri valley cup.
Rolla Game Climax.
The schedule as presented works to
a fitting climax with the Rolla Game.
since Tulsa cannot witness the o. L.
game this year, Haskell Indian and
Rolla school of Mines will be the fea-
lures. With the possible exception Of
Wilburton and Phillips. there is not
q date on the schedule that is not
feature attraction and which will re-
fleet great credit on the winner. 1t
is n tribute to Kendalrs reputation
that such a schedule could be ar
ranged.
According to the present situation,
every man who formed last years
aggregation will return to school this
fall and several new men have writ
ten that they will be one the field to
contest the right Of the veterans. De-
Weese is the only man WHO will be
absent when Coaches Mckinney and
Schmidt call out the moleskins.
"Puny" Blevins. all-state tackle,
and Ivan Grove. fullback and last
years captain. are dressing tools in
the oil fields this summer in order to
be in perfect shape for football. John
Young is keeping in shape with base
ball. while Rube Leakley is chasing
crooks as a member of the Tulsa po-
lice force. Wallace. Handley and Ed
wards are in the harvest fields. 9th
ers of the old squad are taking par
ticular care of their physical condi-
tion and will he ready for the strenu-