Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18
SOONER ARKANSAS
BATTLE IS DRAW
Teams Struggle for Hour
Without Either Being Able
to Cross Goal Line.
OKLA. = SHOWS BEST FORM
Owen Men Have Ball on Raj
orbacks' 10-Yard Line When
Final Quarter Ends lAa

Special 10 The World.
F'T. SMITH, Ark. Nov 1.-THE
University of Oklahoma football eleven
| carried the ball forward 800 yards
more than twice as far as the UniYer-
sity of Arkansas team today and the
Sooners outplayed the Razorbacks by
wide margin thruout most of the
game but they were unable TO cross
the Arkansas goal-line in the pinches
and the teams httled for an hour
without "A tally.
The to 0 sco\e failed to indicate
which OF the two northern teams in
the southwestern intercollegiate con-
ference has the best claim to the con-
ference championship. Two Texas
teams, Rice and Texas Aggies. also
are still in the race.
Wallace. Abbott asd McDermott sem
seusationals sooner halfbacks, tore
down the field time after time for
gains of ten, fifteen and twenty yards.
Abbott carrying the ball farther than
any other player in the game, but
their teammates. failed to back them
up and the Sooners always failed when
within the shadows OF the Arkansas
goal.
The Razorbacks defense always stiff
eued when their goal was in danger
but it appeared to the spectators that
lack of headwork on the part of the
Sooner field general was big factor
in losing the game.
Both teams used the forward pass
and played the open formations thru
out the greater part of the game, the
Razorbacks being more successful
than the Sooners in completing their
passes. Davidson for Arkansas out
kicked Davis for Oklahoma. on Of
fensive play, Davidson was the big
star for his team. He was the only
man who could gain with any con-
sistency and he made all Of the Ar
kansas passes.
On defense. McDermott. half; Du-
rant, end, light tackle and McGloth
lin, Guard. showed up best for Okla
hona altho the entire oklahoma line
played good football. For Arkansas.
Ewart and Coleman in the}ine, Wilson
at end and Alcorn at half played the
best defensive games. Wilson was put
out of the game by the umpire in the
last quarter for slugginC.
In the second half practically all
the play was in Arkansas territory.
Time after time the Sooners carried
the ball to within . 3 and 80 yards of
the RaZorback goal. on three of
these occasions Davis attempted
!
, wide and the third fell short. Just
before the finish Abbott made a
| sensational 30-yard run to the Ar
kansas 25-yard line, Arkansas was
penalized Is yards for Wilson's slug
glng and the Sooners were on the
l0-yard line.
With ten seconds to play Coach
| Bennie owen substituted Smith for
Luster at quarter. Instead of calling
| for another >place-kicl Smith sent
Abbott around the end and the for
mer Norman star negotiated only
three yards the game ending with
the ball in possession Of the Sooners
on the RaZorback sevenyard line.
On several occasions when the
Sooners were in Arkansas territory in
the second half Buster called for two
runs before he used the forward pass.
/ lie usually called one of the half
backs to carry the ball, then carried
| u himself and on his own runs he
never gained more than n yard of
two and frequently loSt ground. The
team was then left with only one
down to try n forward pass and when
this failed was forced TO punt or at
tempt to place-kick.
McDcrmott proved 4 star at break
ing mp forward passes He nabhed
the ball four times after Davidson
| had hurled it at an Arkansas end or
halfhack and Luster Intercepted a
fifth pass. In addition TO these the
Razornacks attempted eight other
passes which failed and completed
eight on which they gained total of
81 yards.
Soorcrs attempted ten passes, three
Of them being completed for total
gains of At yards two We're inter
cepted by Arkansas and five others
failed
The Sooncrs carried the ball PSI
yards on straight football In 5S rushes
while the Razorhacks could gain only
50 yards in "a downs. Sooners made
first down Is times to seven for Ar
kansas.
Davidson's punts averaged AZ yards
while those of Davis for Oklahoma
averaged. only 3S yards.
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