The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-12
CRIMS0N-CREAM
FIGHT CAPITAL
TEAM OFF FEET
Monte Ledford Is Star Of
Game; Goforth Races
go Yards
BY l.. l.. STONE

trail high school conference
ladder when they out-gamcd
the Oklahoma City youngsters
and fought their way 60 Il
1910 victory at Lee stadium
Saturday afternoon I'm one Of
the most brilliant and spec
taCular games ever staged be.
tween these ancient gridiron
rivals.
From the first luck-off until Monte
LodfuId booted his pretty Ib-yatd
punt which ended tho game. the boys
fought tooth and tutuull ln huur-up
smashing battle that win go down lu
the annals OF conference football his.
tory Tulsa and oklahoma city used
everything IN the game To win ana
Tulsa mixed goodly portion ~ fight
In with things ana won, what was
hcrnldcd NJ the most important game
remaining on the conference
schedule.
Tulsa high powerdsred and
primpcd for solid week for tho
great grid spectacle and the football
lads did not disappoint their follow
eis when they did things up brown.
Throughout the game tho boys
fought every minute. There were
few fumbics to slow up the game.
However Tulsa robbed itself OF an
additional touchdown In the first few
minutes OF play when Robinson
fumblod the ball on quick pass
from center after Tulsa nad worked
tho BAN down to tho one yard line.
Monte Ledford played brilliant
game. His running, sidc-stopping,
tackling, punting and judgement left
nothing to DO desired LudfOrd has
played brilliant ball all year. but
yesterday was Just too much for the
oklahoma city boys. Goforth fCn-
turcd with his 60-yari broken field
run for a touchdown In tho second
quarter. Drain. at left guard, was
one OF the outstanding players, lie
blocked like a machine and time
nftor time camc around the line 90
drag down oklahoma City runners.
There were stars, but every man ON
tho team played perfect bail and
they all had big finger In the
Oklahoma city victory.
For For the visitors, Hallar and
Funk stood out head and shoulders
above their team mates. Hallar at
full directed the team play and his
teaming with the fast shltty Funk,
gave Oklahoma city a combination
that caused Tulsa Il lot of trouble
carly in the game.
Between halves. the high school
band lad the bis parade OF beautiful
floats around the big gridiron In
closure.
Hardie kicked 20 Oklahoma city
on the 2S-yard line, BuL&fter three
unsuccessful line plays. oklahoma
City puuted out but Ledford
Anatchcd the ball and returned II
80 yards and II was Tulsa's bNl on
the Oklahoma city lb-yard line,
Oklahontp city was Oft side ana
Tulsa wsA ON the l0-yard line. Co
forth went through right tackle ana
the bail was ON the l-yard line,
Robinson fumblcd the snap from
center and Oklahoma city recovered
the ball and Immediately punted out
TO Tulsa on tho b0-yard line. Okla
homa City intercepted a Tulsa pass
and had the ball In the middle OF the
field. Then oklahoma city opened
n new shift. The whole team lined
up behind the center and then
shifted To tho left or right Tulsa
shifted with tho play and the visitors
never gained over half "A yard on tho
play Tulsa held Oklahoma city for
downs and had the bah ON the 40
yard line.
Lefford started the march down
the field 10 "a touchdown. when he
skirted left end for 10 yards. Rob
son carried the ball so yards
through tho line, but the play was
called back. The ends were called
back and Bin Moore broke through.
and took Icdtord's 3O-yHrd heaVe,
and galloped 10 yards to "a touch
down. Ledford failed To Kick. tul-
sa's pass game on a new formation.
when the line was broken up IN rap
"a shifts and Oklahoma city was un-
able to shift In time to block the
play They never stopped the play
during the afternoon
oklahoma City then kicked TO
Tulsa on the 40-yard line and Led
ford punted right back so yards.
The quarter ended with tho score
Tulsa &, oklahoma city o.
on a cross buck. oklahoma CITY
made two Yards, but lost II when
Moore broke through the line on
the next play. oklahoma city
hunted, and II was Tulsa's ball on
their own 30-yard llne. Neither
team was ablo TO make any yhrdnge
and after an exchange OF punis, Iui-
sa had the ball on their own "
ward line. on the open formation,
his way through the limo and then
with brilliant interference he sal
lopcd down the left side OF the
field and outlastod the oklahoma
civ boys. who gave up the chase
lust before the goal lire was reached
Ledfurd failed to Kick. The second
hslf of the game ended with Tulsa
l2 20 0. .,.,
Tn second half was battle royal
Tho team fought up and down the
field with the advantage favoring
neither Oklahoma CITY tried doa-
ems Of forward passes, but was un-
able to complete but few Tor short
gains. The boys fought desperately
iur every inch Of ground ana OKLA
homa city was trying desperately
during the final periods 10 make ana
take & break that would givo them
n victory. But Tulsa was fighting
and never gave the visitors the
slightest opportunity TO set away.
The lineup;
Tulsa t2) POS Okla 'lIN Nul
MarkoWitz ltE lasWol'
Moore 81 b'lHor
Martin ltNf Noll
Hardie Z Camppell
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