Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
Slaughter of 80 to 0 Results
From Methodical Smash
ing Of Sooners.
ATTACK DEMORALlzES TEAM
Presbyterian Backs Not Given
Chance; Force of Numbers
Aid in Massacre.
CRv cHARLEs j. RRILLl

(By CHARLES J. BRILL)
BOYD FIELD. NORMAN. okla. Nov.
24-Again that notoriously weak line
Of Won Mefford and Won McBirncy has
been crushed Attacking along a front
extending from end to end the
crimson judggernaut ~ Gen. Bennie
owen smashed it's way to an so 10
victory over the Presbyterian cohorts
Of Boyd field here this afternoon he
fore the eyes Of several hundred oh
servers who watched the battle from
"A safe distance at one side. Accord
ing to the official report issued to-
night. the Sooner army advanced
nearly eight hundred yards by hard,
methodical smashing, added another
Sc yards by surprise aerial assaults
attained it's temporary objectivcs on
"a occasions and cut thru the last
line Of defense an even dozen times.
Try as they might the Prcsbyterians
could not Withstand the carefully pre-
pared offensive OF the enemy. OBJ
taining catapulting momentum be
hind their own forwards. the picked
Electives Of Soonerland would rip huge
gaps in the Kendall first line and
then. in fierce hand to- hand en-
counters with those in the secondary
defense. force their way forward until
they had broken clear thru or the
reserves coming up would cut them
down, but not until material advant-
age had been gained.
Demoralized by such an offensive,
the feeble counterattacks of the
Tulsans quickly were smOthered. In
the main proving abortiVe and fire.
quently breaking down completely
with heavy losses.
Kendall Entered Hopeful.
Kendall entered upon today's CON
test halfway hopeful OF repeating
last years surprise defeat Of the
Sooners. They figured that II their
line could hold, they had a chance To
win out. They figured that n il could
hold only fairly well they could make
"A creditable showing, but even the
most enthusiastic Sooner would not
predict before the start that the state
universitys margin of victory would
be much more than half as much as
IL was.
Luck favored the invaders Captain
Allen won the choice of positions and
chose to defend the south goal which
gave his men the advantage OF a slight
breeze as well as the first chance TO
carry the ball.
Malone received the kick and ran
II back to the thirty-yard line. An
ticipating that the opposition would
expect the ball TO be given To Springer
on the first play, Allen tried to cross
them up 10y calling Malone. The
Sooners, however, We're prepared for
anything and Malone was thrown for
a two-yard loss. Then Chs die dropped
n pass from Springer that W>Suld have
been good for "A splendid gain and on
the next play, Springer was held at
the line. Then he was forced TO Kick.
Knowing the Kendall line had been
weak, Graham Johnson picked IL out
TO be tested Immediately. Boyle
smashed thru off tackle for five yards.
He repeated for ten and Abbott bit
the other side for three. This com
pletely demoralized the Kendall de
fense so that IL easily was shattered
when Abbott carried the bah again -
yards, to goal A l5-yard penalty for
holding neutraliZed the gain and
brought the bah back. Even this
lucky break could not settle the Pres
byterian defense and, plunging thru
the line for steady gains, the Sooners
marched right back to the goal line,
Davis diving for the last three yards
needed for the first touchdown. Then
he kicked goal
Without ever losing the ball on the
next kickoff, oklahoma again marched
down the field for "a second touch
down. Abbott registering. Again
Davis kicked goal The first period
ended, oklahoma IA. Kendall 0.
Early in the second period was the
only time the Kendall elan ever
threatened TO score. Having the ball
in the middle of the field at the open
ing OF the period. Malone shot II long
forward pass to Springer which netted
30 yards. Three times Springer
rammed the line, making three and
two-yard gains. Springer was thrown
three times for losses and then he
passed To Tays for a gain. Another
pass To Cheadlc took the ball to the
Sooner 1j-yard line. There Davis in
tercepted another pass and within
three minutes thereafter Davis had
scored another touchdown.
During the latter part of the second
period and all during the third Bennie
owen sent substitute after substitute
into the fray while giving his first
string backs a chance To- rest up for
the final quarter. He wanted TO see
Kendall slaughtered 20 revenge for
last years defeat, And that is what
happened in the final chapter After
scoring two touchdowns in each of the
first three periods he sent his re-
freshed guards back against the tired
Kendallites in the final period. during
which they rolled up 3S more points
Statistics show Massacre.
Just how badly the Kendall men
were outplaycd after their morale had
been broken is indicated by the sta
ustical review OF the contest
In 104 rushes Of straight football
Oklahoma gained 7S5 yards and lost
ten. Nine times the Sooners attempted
forward passes three Of them being
good for total OF Sc yards: five were
incomplete and one was intercepted.
Davis punted once for 4h yards and
Graham once for 80. The Sooners
made "a first downs and were penal
lied three times for ~ total of 40
yards.
Kendall rushed the ban only IL
times. her total gains by straight foot
ban being "a yards. Three OF these
II charges resulted in losses taialing
ten. Four forward passes were COM
pleted for total gain of 107 yards,
five were intercepted and four were
incomplete. Springer kicked three
times for an average Of 80 yards. only
four times did they make first down.
None OF Kendalls men had chance
10 star. Before the backield could
start It's plays the Sooners were
swarming around the backfield men,
and with the Kendall defense COM
pletely broken down every man on the
Okla hOma eleven looked like n star