Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
0klA.-ARkANSAS
GAME AVAILABLE
Bennie Owen Eager to Bring
Razorbacks Here for
Trouncing.
OCTOBER DATE IS POSSIBLE
Special Permit Would BE Sc
cured to Avoid Con-
ference Rule.
OCTOBER DATE IS POSSIBLE

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NORMAN Okla. feh. The
University ~ oklahoma In anxious
to send It's football team to Tulsa
each year for game with the INT
versity ~ Arkansas or some other
strong eleven s its opponent
This was the statement to-day ~
Hen q. owen. general manager ~
athletics. and coach of the football
team. In discussing "a r~pcr, that
Tulsa desires to see the Sponrrs In
action each year
So far al owen N concerned he
IL willing tn play In Tulsa provided
he is given proper assurance that
tho game Will be properly ndv.r
tised snd that the city will turn out
enough people to make It pay finan-
cially.
tSnfsvcncr Ruic N Difficulty.
hut two other difficulties are In
the way The first In to induce
Arkansas or some other good team
To meet the Sooners there. and the
second 10 that Oklahoma In on the
verge of entering the Missouri Val.
ley conference. That conference,
under Its present rules. does not per
NIT it's teams to play away from
tnrir college towns.
The University ~ Nebraska aud
other members OF the Missouri Vat
ley conference are making Htrenu.
Gus efforts to modify that rule Ne.
braskA wants to play Oklahoma and
soms other team nt Omaha next
fall Athletic authorities at LAW
renee and Columbia ae reported
anxious To stage the Kansas Nils
- l. 10.
Ow~v, Would Change ituic.
II Oklahoma's application In nc.
ccpted, owen will he for n change
In the rule. lie wants TO continue
pInying Texas at Dallas, Oklahoma
Aggics at Oklahoma CitJ and he
wants To take on game nt Tulsa,
" one can he arranged which Will
he "A good drawing card
II Tulsa wants " see the Rooners
play there, the chances that the
Missouri Valley rule will be revised
aro good enough that IL would pay
for Tulsa to begin working for the
game right now,
oklahoma In scheduled to meet
Arkansas next fall on November IS
at Fort Smith or Fayetteville. Ar
kansas has tho option of selecting
the place. This game In In fulfili.
mcnt OF contract which brought
Arkansas to Norman last fall and
calls for return game over there
this fall
Can't Make Espsn~,~ In Arkansas.
Present prospects arc that the
Sooncrr can hope for nothing eS-
cept expenses n they play at Fort
Smith or Fayetteville. Two years
ago, with the teams well matched
and both looking like southwestern
champions. the crowdNat Fort Smith
Was not big enough to pay expenses
TMt town does not seem to npprc.
ciaie good football. Therefore owen
would he tickled to death to have
tho 1919 contest switched TO Tulsa
Arkansas authorities would have to
be persuaded to make tho change.
II is said Tulsa wants a game for
about the last saturday IN October
or tho first saturday In November
The oklahoma Arkansas game
would have to be played November
Is this year or else moved up to
October IL. the only other open
date on the schedule. In future
years II would he necessary TO play
the game not later than the second
Saturday In October II Tulsa does
NO, desire II as late as the middle
OF November.
~ Tulsa shows sufficient interest
and will help Coach owen lind
suitable opponent. there viii L." no
difficulty In bringing tho Sooners 10
Tulsa each year, provided Missouri
Valley rules are changed. II In prnC-
ticslly certain that tho conference
viii accept Oklahoma'- application