The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-28
Football Folk Are Swarm1ng
Streets of University City
Oklahoma Alumni FIoCking to
Help Owens Recruit Team
Down Missouri SOOnerIand
Is Confident,

NORMAN. Okla. oct 2s Especial y
Irhe red letter day IN tho sport calendar
bf Sooncriand d. Nnrd Tits morning WIN
boo alumni hundreds of high school stu
|icnts and the whole university p"pult-
lion looking forward "a on" thlng mo
tridirun battle to begin with the footing
bf whistle on Boyd field at 3lb THIS
hfternoon
Beds were nt premium last might.
lrherc were few homes I'm the city thht
were not housing old grads, some ~
whom had not set foot on the Oklohomh
Iampus for five or ten years and high
krhool students from almost every town
| n the gtotc were here. The guests OF
FORMER classmates back home.
soonerland Has Faith.
IT'S peculiar spirit that permentes
Norman today Sooncrs have been in
he habit Of winning This ~ the first
rear In seasons that visitor has come
Royd field and tnken a victory away.
IN ir "A mixture nf enthusiasm for the
chool, faithin the wonderful ability Of
lennie owen and determination to over
ONE overwhelming odds and snatch vic.
ory from Mi1sourl with recruits matched
Igainst veterans Of the valley
That spirit exhibited itself Friday night
when students held u pep meeting and
Shlr tail parade to the tune of Boomer
boomer" while they carried the Tiger
through the streets and burned him In
Afflgy II was the same spirit that
brought the freshmen out In uniforms
M white troSsers and red Jerseys for
pep parade Friday afternoon. and -
viii he the same spirit that is behind IN"
Dklnh homa team when Referee Mcbride
blows hls horn nt 1l5
One Of the greatest factors In bring
ng back tho Alumni from every section
Pf the state was the fnct that they we're
a "A.
we're working against this year They
responded to the call. and they are In
Norman this morning
Iine Like Stone War.
Boomers are depending upon the as
Eumption that their line IL impenetrable.
ryler and Tolbcrt have developed into
wonderful tncklers; McGlothlln. with his
l0i pounds Of weight. is m mnte for
hem. md Brewer seems 10 have solved
Definitely the problem of center: Sam
Montgomery is a. good as any of them
he Ia strong after hls malaria attack
Owen will have plenty Of substitutes
90. II he decides to use more than the
minimum number of men. he has Davis
md Krnmer and BalCet and Carl Clarke
or weight. and Ross Johnson Whlse-
hant. weight md McFerron Mt ends.
Wilroth may be in shape to substitute
II fullback Then there is HowHrd ant
;raham for halfhacks. with Whisenant
possible sub NJ ouarter.
Team VIII Have support.
Downtown streets are swnrminR VIII
fudents md former students discuss
ng this player and that one comparing
h~m with other plavers who have gon,
before. getting and r'ving dope" on ~
1n'i score, and Just enjoying them
Ieives"
The grnndstand win begin 10 IN by
'ciock and nv there won't be " yacan,
)eat on the bleachcrs, Neither iA ther,
o be nnv dates NJ today's game. Tn,
cam needs the united support of root
brs n II to get this support
Seniors will attend the game wearrs
he sorbreros they wear on the campus
)ophomorcs md juniors win wcar theil
insignia. and freshmen will occupy tn,
(ast bleachers, each man In uniform o
ehW- trousers and red Jerseys
Throughout the first half Pen Tesde,
4igh will lead cheers for Mccain ant
)urant Tyler and Tolh"rt. Sam Mont.
komerv and McGlothlln. Brewer and Ora
hnw Johnson, Briacoe, Won Tungeln anc
McDerm,tt. and there may he chee,
n two for the veteran cripples who ar.
Unable to he on the field
One ~ the lectures OF the day will b,
meeting of alumni on the steps Of IN,
ibrsry an hour before the game begins
Another Will be n meeting OF the h'r'
chool editors and business managers
70 he held lust before noon out at IN,
)chool OF Journalism