Kansas at Oklahoma

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  Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 11, 1917, page 12

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  JAYHAWK DOWNS SOONER ELEVEN Kansans Charge Over State University Lines for 13 to 6 Victory. OWENS MEN PASSING WEAK Complete Three Out of Seven teen Attempts; Davis and Boyle Show Best. Special to The World. BOYD FIELD, NORMAN, Nov. 10. Outplaying the University Of Okla homa in every department of the game the University Of Kansas foot ball eleven won from Bennie Owens Sooners here today by count of l3 to 6. Kansas gained more on straight football, excelled at forward passing and their defense was almost air tight. Despite the marked superiority Of the Jayhawkers, however, Oklahoma scored the only earned touchdown of the game. Both Kansas touchdowns followed Sooner misplays. Oklahoma scored first in the sec ond quarter when Boyle received 20 yard pass from Davis and ran ten yards to the Kansas one-yard line. Bechtold went over for the touch down and Davis missed the goal. Davis for Oklahoma punted ten times for an average of 37h yards, while Foster for Kansas kicked ten times for an average of 81 yards. Kan sas returned punts 63 yards to forty for Oklahoma and Oklahoma on straight football was thrown for losses totaling q yards to ten for Kansas. few minutes after the kickoff, Kansas worked the ball to the Okla homa ten-yard line, where the Jay hawkers were held for downs. An attempt Of Davis to punt was blocked ! by Lonborg who recovered on the | Oklahoma 15-yard line. Nelson lost yard, then a pass from Pringle TO | Foster netted six yards and Foster carried the ball over for the touch down. Lonborg missed the goal. Davis fumbled the ball on the fol- | lowing kickoff, but Oklahoma recovcred on the 2O-yard line. Bechtold ! followed with a tumble. Laslett re- 1 covering for Kansas on the 20-yard | line. Pringle bucked the line for three yards, Foster shot thru on y fake play for fifteen, Ruble failed 10 gain and Pringle went over for the touchdown. Frost kicked the goal. Fumblcs Frequently. Both sides fumbled frequently but recovered the ball in most instances. | Oklahoma lost the ball twice on fumbles and Kansas twice. Oklahoma was penalzed total of ten yards and Kansas thirty. Kansas made | first down seven times to three for Oklahoma. | Captain Nelson. fullback; Pringle. | halfback, and Longborg, end for Kan sas were the stars of the game. The backs smashed the Oklahoma line repeatedly and with Lonborg were the chief factors In breaking up the Okla homa forward passes Pringle also hurled most of the forward passes, which were completed. Davis and Boyle in the Oklahoma back field field and Deacon in the line showed up best for Oklahoma. The Kansas line charged over the | n T. playing 1t in every way. | The lineun,

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 11, 1917, page 14

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  KANSAS ELEVEN IS VICTORIOUS, 13 TO 6 Norman November 10.--The Univen- sity of Kansas football eleven de- feated the University of Oklahonaa team here this afterhoon. to C, in q game featured by open play on both sides. All the scoring was in the seer sond quarter. Oklahoma drew first blood when Bechtold made a touchdown. Shortly afterward Kansas blocked punt on the Oklahoma 20-yard line and Foster took the ball over. Kansas then kicked off tumble by Davis of Oklahoma on the 20~yard line. enabled Kansas to gain the ball and Prinsie made the second touchdown.

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  The Washington herald, November 11, 1917, page 12 (results column)

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  Yesterdays Football Results Notre Dame. 10; Morningside, o. Illinois Wesleyan. IA; Bradley. O. Grinnell, Al; Knox, z. Vanderbilt, 7; Alabama, 2. Sewanee, So; Mississippi, Z. Tech. 4S; Tulane. o. Camp jackson. 10; Camp Gordon, o. Presbyterian College. 10; Erskire, o. Nebraska, 81; Missouri, o. Northwestern. 80; Mich. Aggies, 6. Wisconsin, 3; Ohio State 16 (correct). Iowa, 35; South Dakota, o. Kansas, 13; Oklahoma, 6. A. and M. u, z; Baylor, o. Rice Institute, “a; Southwestern 13. Harvard Informal. o; Camp Deven, o. Wesleyan. 81: Rochester, 6. Ga. Tech, As; Tulane. 0. Yale Informal, %; New Haven Ma val Base, 0. Newport Naval Reserves, 81; Brown, o. Gettysburgh, 81; Mount st. Mary’s. 6. Dickinson. q; Franklin and Mar shall, 6. Baldwin Wallace, .; Muskingum, Z. Aggies, Z; Colgate. 40. Smith, 9; Middlebury, 81.

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Oklahoma leads 80–⁠28–⁠6 in 114 meetings, counting the 99 since this game.