The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-11
Turl. Deaf Ear to Invita-
ton From East; Other
New Material, Too
A BUSY WEEK IN SIGHT
Number Practicing to Be
Much Larger After Opening
Veterans Coming Back
py R. 4. BRGDGEWATER.

A high school football star OF
surh promising Calibcr that Bo Nc
Nlnu. the famous all-Amcrican
.Du,it,rback of Centre college, spent
+ several days here trying TO take
III, yoIugstcr to kcu,ucky with him,
bss definitely decided to cast his
iot with the University of Tulsa this
lie is Almon White of Muskogee.
au.hIsu school center in Oklahoma
forthc last two years. Coach Francis
srhmIdt OF Tulsa L announced yes
teriiy that White has been working
out with the t.. r. squad for several
days and will be in the orange and
black lineup this season.
The brilliant mainstay Of the
Praying Colonels of Kentucky, Me
MILAN. was here for several days
iast week. He knew of White
plowess in scholastic football and
tried to persuade him to go 10 the
Keutucky school. White, however.
had been planning for some time to
come to Tulsa and he reached "a def
inte decision "A few days ago.
Coach Schmidt regards White as
a real football star. The Muskogec
Youth is an lS4-pounder with great
speed for a man of his weight. He
is not only corking center, but
decidedly bright backfield pos
sibility
Training Table ION job"
Although the fall semester of the
University Of Tulsa will not open
until Tuesday, the football training
table already has been established
and a bunch of husky athletes
ranged about the board ali last week.
The training table, be 1t known, is
one Of the important adjuncts of the
gridirun coach. For instance, one
letter man who had promised to re-
turn this fall wrote Coach Schmidt
a letter last week in which he no
less than three times inquired about
the arrangements for caring for the
inner man of the prospective grid
warriors. When he learns that the
training chow Is now being served
regularly he no doubt will be here
post haste and ready for action.
Veterans to Come Back.
Coach Schmidt has high hopes
that number of veteran stars who
helped make the orange and blac OK
such a formidable combination last
season will return this season. He
has definite word now that Homer
Mauldin, second team all-state
guard last year. will be on the job
shine Martin of Wagner. who
was expected last week. has been III
and suffered a slight relapse. but
informed schmidt yesterdays he
would be here Tuesday to start light
practice. The /wo runts of the 1920
eleven Earl Zones, end, and Ear
Reniro, quarter, will be here within
the week. Several other veterana
who reside in Tulsa have been un-
decided whether 20 play this year
and, incidentally, go to school They
are right here in town. however
and Schmidt believes they Will b,
On hand when needed. There have
kSeen reports that Captain Harry
= Brian, who has been keeping in trim
by swinging a slcdge and baseball
bat for the Cosden company, would
not return, but Schmidt Is confident
that the 1921 captain will respond
when the time comes.
Now Material Promising
Some promising youngsters have
iotcn chasing, kicking, falling on and
cunning with the pigskin for the las
several days. Included are:
StuDby Lawhorn of jerks high
an end. brother OF Engle Lawhorn
who made three letters at Kendall
college last year. Young Lawhorr
is an all-round athlete. He was tn,
all-tournament forward in III,
scholastic basketball meet here las
winter and also won the l00-yarc
dash at the county track meet.
Morris Engle. jerks high, full
back and tackle. He's a big. husky
rawboned athlete and a good colleg'
prospect.
j. d. Marvin. Bixby high, half
back.
Edward Stevens. halfback. Coal
gate high,
John stewart, captain and half
back Douglas, Kan, high.
Albert Caldwell. BiXby high
tackle.
Talmage Boone, Ramona high
he $ lS5-pounder and a promisinl
= athlete who may turn into an en-
man.
First Game October I.
Tho first game on the Universt,
OF Tulsa schedule this year is will
Ada normal on October /. Last fal
the Ada teachers proved rather har'
Tor the orange and black in III
initial struggle. Kendall winning b,
me close margin of 10 to 0.
In addition to his work in shap
ing up the first eleven, Coacl
schmidt also is busy with plans 70
lhe academy team. He says "A bus
schedule Is being arranged for tn
secondary squad. The smaller higl
school will be taken on by TIL
academy.
The next week will see thing
picking up fast at the Y. of T. in
Football way, considerably large
squad being expected on the grid
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