The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-05
viii Weeks Wins Place
in Hall Of Fame
"u'' Games Star
IME STOPS SAPULPA
,u,ard From Goal Line When
or on Whistle Ends Play in
on Final Period

OF
jori, ,.. t.,rv ntt.lv
VI o., Billy Weeks ana his Currok"o hifh
tho hool team mates yesterday nlimi.
PARTED Snpulpa from tho state hol-
"hic football championship race by
the nning 20 to 10 IN hnrd fought
,nosilliantly played gam"
~ The writer has seen oklahoma
motholaftic football Tor IL years but
tionvet has there been "A player who
Lor ccllcd the great Cherokee end In
>dividual play Nor have there
Sin,en few equals 10 the gamo oNhib-
TO "a yesterday by Weeks Twice he
alisgged the oval over the final lino
tice forward passes. He flashed into
duractlcally every play on the defense.
al unping into a close formation, stop
ing runners o. smashing interter-
tholcc MS the play came around his
TO IA. and breaking up passes.
hip Open Football Wins Game.
- Cherokee won by the use OF open
rcrotbail. especially successful with
'e overhead attack while Sapulpa's
uaoring came as the result OF straight
football.
an, with the first period devoid OF
In orihg. though Sapulpa kept tho ball
-. Cherokee territory n majority of
30 time, Tricb OF Sapulpa plunged
,sycr for touchdown shortly after
lie start of the second period Morris
,,,,ilcd goal.
m, with the ball on their own t0-yard
faae, Cherokee attempted two
drnashes and lost two yards. Then
uarterback IIarkins ran out the
~ ght side OF the line, led by the
'hcrokec crfercnce. That IN. most
" the Interference. Right Haifback
I'd Captain BENEDICT. crouching low
hind the line after receiving the
III. dashed go yards on the loft side
sfore he was finally dragged down
Sapulpa's two-yard line. This
Day bewildorcd opposing players
I'd spectators and was one OF the
ost cleverly executed trick plays
'er seen on local gridiron. bcne-
ct plunged over on the next play
I'd Weeks kicked goal.
Action In Fourth Period.
q The third period was an even bat
Z he with Meth eleven able to score
4 nd with bot, .csorting frequently &c
Eating. hut action started early
~ the fourth period when Thomai
is)oted a goal from placement on tn
w-yard line, thus giving sapulpa
N Z lead.
+. wCherokcc received and aided
tkrgely by the completion OF n 80
lard pass advanced the ball to Sa.
bdipas coward line, Benedict passed
~ to Weeks who went over Weeks
licked goal.
II 4 Dramatic Climax.
% Sapulpa took the ball on a kickoff
AID by n first down and successful
)-yard flip. was within striking dis.
# tnce when Johnson. fit running
pate To Weeks. intercepted pass
shen Johnson passed 40 yards Ia
feeks who dashed rs yards for his
'rcond touchdown Weeks failcd
pal Sapulpa attempted forward
Sass on which Johnson made n sen
iiional intorception. Sapulpa wns
ild and Morris punted. Here tho
PEAKS OF the game almost gave Sa'
tJlpa victory. The Cherokee back
Hmblcd tho punt and Jones OF Sa'
ulpa recovered on Cherpkee's three
ard line. Twice Joe Tfieb attempt
4 to plunge over and once Req
!homas threw his weight into the
me but the white jersied lads OF
he north held stubbornly, one NOR,
iay--tho last down. about n yarc
} GO. Trleb had previously gained
auch needed yardaGs and his sigma
yas called ayain--when the fina
thistle blew ending the game. !
tas n dramatic conclusion to n gam'
marked by many thrilling features
! which victor ard vanluished allk'
nared In the glory.
Weeks, Johnson. Benedict. liar
ins and Henderson Were Cherokee
srs, For Sapulpa Trieh, Thoma
nd Conner were stars, Morris fail
ig To play his usual brilliant game