The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-10

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OKLAHOMA CITY. Dee. . "A
dramatic last minute finish marked
tho victory today of tho sapulpa
high school football team over the
Ardmoro eleven which brought tho
former school tho high school foot.
ball chmpionship of tho state. Sn-
pulpa won - 10 II at the Western
league park here.
Hippo Morris Of the victors, In
the last two minutes Of play. with
Sapuipa leading 2l to ~, puntcd
from his own rivc-yHrd line 4
slanting Kick shat FAR 10 tho Bldc uf
the linc OF scrlmmage.
Wllllngham, right h1lfhack for
The Ardmorc men, swept under tho
ball. gathered a Ia. and dashed mad
ly down the sidclino.
starting % yards from tho goal he
crossed tho 30-yard mark, was
tackled on the 30. fought himself
FREQ and charged on, only to bo
dropped Just insidc the sapulpa 10.
yard line, sullivan hit the line and
made a yard Willlngham carried Il
across to tho other sldclinc by a long
run and reduced the distance to goal
60 five yards
hrdmorc Almost Tics ~ IN.
Again sullivan tried tho rcntCr to
gain yard II was fourth down
and -four yards 20 Enin The ball
was snapped 60 the apeedy sullivan
who, with wall or Interference,
started back around tho right end.
Cut off by the desperate defcrsc OF
tho SapulpanH no dropped hack
step and passed over The rrosabar
10 Slough who hugEed the bail and
dropped to the ground but let the
ball fail from his arms.
Sapulpn put The ball in play NJ
the 20-yard line and had fought its
way 10 the conter OF the field when
the final whistle sounded
II was u thrilling climax to Okla
homa's gridiron classic OF the year
and the most momentous high
school game In the history OF the
state.
Thomas OF Sapulpa recovered n
blocked Ardmoro kick on tho Ard
more 2h-Nard line five minutes after
the Eamo started, Three line
smashcs mad, It fret down, Three
moro and Thomas went over for tho
first touchdown lie Kicked the
goal. and tho score at the end Of
the first quarter stood Sapulpa 7,
Ardmore ..
Sapulpa scored again IN the opcu
ing minutes OF tho second quarter,
McAllistyr made tho touchdown att
cr he had received long forward
pass, Thomas again kicked goal.
During the final minutes ot thct
first halt Ardmorc opened UP with
an aerial attack and carried the ball
tn SBpulpa'H three yard lluC. ON
tho third smash, slough divcd over
Tor ArdmuroH trst score. Lamb
kicked goai ana tho score at the end
ot the half was Sapulpa "a Ara
more Z, Neither side wau able Go
score In the third quarter, Ardmoro
had the han In Sapulna territory
when the quarter ended.
Crowd Saw the struggle
According tn II. ". Hutchinson.
secretary uf the oklahoma Athletic
club. which staged the event al the
Western league park. the paid adj
missions totRlcd 3.1T9. Tho partiCi-
patinE teams viii receive tll0o
apiece, he said.
II was an idcal day Tor the sport
Automobiles and street ears were
herded within a generous region ot
the park and a multitude ot boys
clung TO trecs. posts and vantage
points nearby. The air was typicallN
suggestive Of football weather -
clear and Crisp, and the hot dawgs'
and salvation Army coffee ana
doughnuts" warmed the Inner mon
generally
Tho crowd WAS highly demon
strative and the eager spell of youth
cast It's auickenlug spark in tho
breast OF many "A gray-haircd spec
tator from whence cmanutpd many