The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
MUSKOGEE TAKES
CRIMSON-CREAM
OVER GOALS 70
Carter Intercepts Pass
and Dashes 68 Yards
for Only Score

Special 10 Ths world
MUSKO OGE. Nov. 30--A pass in
terceptcd by Carter. tho MumkuRee
right half back, and Gs-yard dash
for the Tulsa goal and tho game was
won from Tulsa, champions OF the
Little Ten" and OF Oklahoma high
achools by a score Of 7 to o.
Tho fiuke Ike the Tulsa -SaDulpa
game for the Tulsans last Saturday
fen 20 tho winners OF tho breaks
and with lady luck perchcd on the
gteen and white standards OF the
intn-. Inc hard fighting crimson
and Cream boys lost n heart break
ing battle
Record Crowd.
The game was played before a
crowd OF 1000, and the low hanging
clouds held their bountcous supply
until the last whistle blew. and then
II raincd
The defense OF the TuAans was
puzzling to plunRinR backs OF the
green and white, and never was n
consistent number of gains regis-
Tered through or over tho Tulsaus
line
First Quarter.
jennings booted tho oval TO Led -
ford in tho l0-yard line and 1t was
returned eight yards. Kelly to Tulsa
center who took iiardius place, was
poor Mt passing and Brooks lost uhe
ball on the Tulsa 2S-yard line. The
Tulsa line held and tho bah went
over on the Tulsa Ia yard line. Led
ford then kicked 20 MuBkogees 25-
yard line and Reddlug returned
three yards Jennings kicked the
ball III yands to Goforth who was
downed in his tracks, and the Tulsa
backs could not puncture the Niue
kogee defense. and tho ball was
Muskogee's on tho Tulsa 38-ynrd
line. on the first play, Cole fumbled
and Kelly recovered. The Tulsans
then. after three downs, attempted
TO Kick field goal from tho Al
yard line. Moore's kick went wild
and the ball was MuskoEee's on hcr
own f0-yard line. Jennings exA
changed punts with Ledford ana
Redding signaled a fairfcatch on his
own 9O-yard limo as the period end
ed.
Tho Musk oEee backs with the ball
on their 30-yard line were forced 70
punt and the ball went over to Tul-
Sa OH the Musgogeo 50-yard line and
on the first play Ledford's pass was
intercepted by Carter. who. throw
Ing Off two Tulsa tacklers, raced the
length of the field for n touchdown.
jennings Kicked goal for the extra
noint, The game then settled to a
puntlng duel with 1.edford for Tulsa
having tho best of the argument.
Captain Casey for Muskogee,
blocked ono OF Ledford's boots on
the Tulsa 20-yard line, but the Green
and White liked the punch, and the
ball went over. on the Tulsa 16-
yard limo and Ledford kicked out
OF danger. The Tulsa captains
kicking, was easily the Tulsa feature
OF the game. The half ended in
mid-fleld with the ball in Musltcgce's
possession, Tulsa made II yards In
the second period TO Muskogee's 20.
Third Period.
Both teams came back with
plenty of fight and tho Tulsan
aggressive viciousness put Jordan
| out OF the game and time was
called for Redding. The period was
an aerial one. Tulsa attempted
nine passes completing one for n
gain OF 10 yards and Muskogoe az
tempted nine for a gain of is yards
out OF one completed. Ledford
punted three times for an average
or 3S yards and Jennings punted
twice for an average of AZ yards
Muskogee was penalized 25 yards
for holding aud having tho back field
in motion. The feature OF the period
was the tackling OF Markowitz. The
outstanding star of the defense for
| Tulsa, bishop for Muskogce booted
n perfect opSide kick from the AZ.
| yard line. The ball rolling out or
| the 5-yard line. Muskogee got