The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
Ry Il. \. BRIDGEwhTER

Tulsa football enthusiasts
NAV now settle back in their
seats and wait for next Fri
dav. when they'll have a
chance to see the game that
apparently will decide the
championship of the Okla
homa collegiate conference
for 1921.
Biz Gains of Year Here.
This viii be the delcc'able grid
iron morsel for local gTid followers
ON lrmistice day, November II, for
tt,u Tulsa L. humbied the Bap-
tig B.sous at shawnee Friday 2S-
a while Central Normal was tTnuUc-
ing the highlv-tuuted Phillips T..
eleven at Edmond. u meant that
r. t' and Central has assumed the
conference leadership. and after
thay play at McNultv park mex
FRIDAY one or the other VIII be iu
undisputed possession Of tho strong.
eel claim TO tho leadership.
The oklahoma conference race BE-
somewhat muddled this year be-
cause of the peculiar position OF
the oklahoma Aggies. with team
That undoubtedly ranks well with
either Central of T.. a.. the AggieS
have no chance to win the state
champlonship because the confer
ence rules provide that conference
rules provide that ConfcrcI 20 con
tenders must play three games with
conference members TO he eligible
to the title, and the AEgie schedule
prnvides for but two such games.
I'ndismeycd BY Defeat.
Right now IL looks Ike the armis-
tlce day struggle between Coach
Schmidrs Orange and Black war.
riors and the doughty teachers from
Contra Normal would be the bg
game uf the year for Tulsa Aside
will brong together tho two
leading contcnders for the state
championship. comparative scores
indicate that the two teams are
evenly matched and that IL should
be great battle
when Schmidt and his Tigers
went 10 Fort Worth couple Of
weeks ago and met their first de
feat OF three years. Texas Christian
e. beating them i6 10 o, there was
~eec,nS erd "e!i!rS IL -, - =.
camp, and when, on the following
Saturday the Haskell Indians
scored a 2l-0 win over r. L. at Kan
sas City. the more wea k-kneedI root
ers started deserting the ship. But
Schmidt and his boys were undis-
mayed at these rCverses. In the
first place they were sustained at
the hands OF strong non conference
teams, and, moreover, injuries had
kept strong Tulsa L. men from the
lineup and cut down the teams ef-
fectiveness. Back from Kansas
City, Coach Schmidt Immediately
announced that his team was by
no means to be considered out Of
the race for state honors and said
he would start the state campaign
at shawnee against the Baptists.
He did
Two Teams Look Even.
Ivan Groves Baptists furnish the
only comparative line on tho
strength OF Tulsa L. and Central.
Central had a hard time downing
the Baptists, Z TO o at Edmond,
while Tulsa conquered them Is to
on their own field at Shawnee.
However, this doesn't mean Tulsa
I. is superior to Central, for It
is well-kuown fact that Il isn't
TO pay much attention to compare
i've scores when seeking the
strength OF two teams.
Tulsa L. must still play both Of
- lcadi1s opponents, meeting phil
lips ON Thanksgiving day here after
lackhng Central on the coming Fri
daN In the event Tulsa should
beat Central and then he subdued
oy Phillips 1t would leave three
cornered tie However. Judging
IRON the ease with which Central
conquered the Enid eleven, II
schmldts team can stop the teach
Srs u need fear nothing from Phil
High School Race 10 Showdown
while Tulsa L. naturally will oc-
,upy the center Of tho football stage
mere for the next week, with the
important Central game holding the
boards, there also Is great interest
IN the Central high school confer
SAcc race. At this writing Virgil
Jones Sapulpa team is favored 10
win the high school laurels, hav-
tos ing I,on SHOWN great form in al games
w. adte. Sapulpl and Oklahoma
Llty the only undefeated confer
ehco teams, meet at Oklahoma City
next Friday In a game that is eN-
PegIed 10 decide the championship.
me Tulsa high gridders, though
nealen by Shawnee In confer
enoe game and therefore apparently
oIt or the running for the title
Slll are In a position to cause the
,yya9eis worry II they can improve
t9elr game, Tulsa Is scheduled ia
pay both Sapulpa and Oklahoma
IVY later IN the season, and II the
rlmson and Cream should whip
ne winner OF negt Fridays game
okiahoma City II ould make a
muddle Of things.
c Coach Brenemens Crimson and
IodW braves appear 10 have the
b".enual football ability alright
ngt they seemed green and I'm some