Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
TULSA TRAMPLES
0KMULGEE ELEVEN
Locals Play Steadiest Game of
Season in Running Up
Score Of 38 to 0.
BACKFlEl0 DISPLAYS CLASS
Shurtleff, Cramer and Cap
tain Hopping Tear Thru
Line for Big Gains.
BACKFIElD DISPLAYS CLASS

Tulsa high school eleven played
trhe 10 form yesterday afternoon In
thelr game at homo and crashed thru
the strong high school team from OK
Ihulgcc To 3S 10 0 win. The locals
Ine proved too strong for the visitors
ana the b1ckficld too fast and il was
seldom nat Captain Hopping. Cramer
ana Shurtlef did not show a big gain
when carrying the ball.
okmulgce- had the strongest team,
mat has PLAYED the locals at home
this season and made hard fight.
but their teamwork and plays were
interior 10 the locals. Both teams used
straight football the lprgest part OF
me uHie Wtho Okmnlgee, after find
ing she could not gain thru the locals
llnc. tide an effort to open up. but
thcir attempt was a complete failure
1hcN tried seven passes, none OF
Whlch was completed, ana two inter.
ceptcd by Tulsa players.
Teamwork Good.
fraccys team played the steadiest
FaE" they have showed this season
against the Okmulgeo crew. There was
an absence OF Individual playing, the
"n'ire team WORKING like a machine.
Bass, Dickinson. Roop, Hopping,
'runor ana Shurtlen did the feature
work for Tulsa Bass. who held down
the position occupied by Frank Woods
In previous games. performed in a
manner that would become the Ia
regular He carried the bali across
Tor the GraceS eloven's first touch
down and connected With a long pass
that was responsible for another.
Shuttlcn at fullback probably
plaved his best game this season dur
ihe three quarters that he was in tho
contest Ills plunges thru the Visitors
line with one or two of The opponents
hanging on him were spectacular.
Ciamer and Captain Hopping con-
tEued Ia shine in broken field rum
ming. tho two oiVidinL hoEors in this
division, each gcttinS away with a 10
yard run Tor touchdown. Roop. LEFT
ond, besides completing a long pass
Tor d touchdown, probably prevented
the Okmulgce team from scorinc by
fast tackle of Campbell left half
for tic visitors. who had gotten away
on lateral pass play i'm the second
quarter.
Ior Okmulccc. Ekstrom. right end
Campbell. lett half and Phillips a;
} lfrtcr played the best game. Elk
suom showed we'll on defense. Car
tier. the captain. and fullback, alsu
weht well for his men.
lass Makes Score.
Tulsa lost the toss at the beginning
of the game and Okmulgee choose to
receive and defend the north goal
line. Roop booted tho ball to the 20
l line. Okmulgce made "A vain ef-
H. 10 work il back but lost the ball
10 the locals. Captain Hopping, era
mer and Shurtlcff then moved II for
ward TO the 1O-yard line for Tulsa.
where a pass, Hendricks to Bass. be
hind the goal made thoir first touch
lnNt1 failed ltplg Unnl N Il
pkmulgcc after receiving the bah lost
IL lg1ln to Tulsa who had worked II
to the visitors l0-yard line when the
quarter ended.
ShurLiff made the second touch
down shortly after the next period
opened by plowing thru tackle. push
! ing the defensive line before him.
Cramer's try at goal went true. OK
mulgee received again and a short
! kick by Shurtliff was recovered 10y
Roop. Cramer then pulled thrill
after Hopping and Shurtliff had
spilled men for him. with forty-yard
broken field run for the third touch
down. His try at goal again failed
to land and Tulsa kicked to Okmul-
gee again. Tulsa had taken the bal
away from them and had II on theiI
thirty-yard line when the half ended
Okmulgec succeeded i'm holding tn,
locals to one touchdown in the third
period. They kicked to the twenty.
yard linz. where series of rusheS
/ by MCWilliams. who had been substi-
/ tuted for Shurtleff. Hopping. Cramer
and Dickenson. placed the ball ON
| Okmulgee's forty-yard line. Here
| Captain Hopping made his best play,
"A repetition OF Cramer's, 10y dashing
/ thru tackle for a touchdown. Cramcr
missed goal. Okmulgee received and
when the quarter ended II was the To-
cal's ball on the visitors forty-yard
| line.
Tulsa opened the final quarter with
n thirty-yard pass, Hendricks to Ropp.
who went over for a touchdown. Graz
mor kicked his second goal. After
kicking to Okmulgee again and taxi
ing the ball near the center of the
field a long pass to Bass put IL within
a few feet Of the goal, where Cramer
smashed thru for a touchdown on
the next play, He missed the goal
and the game ended
, SCoro hN pcriOdS.