Arkansas at Oklahoma

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  Pine Bluff daily graphic, November 18, 1917, page 4

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  ARKANSAS PLAYS OKLAHOMA TO A NOTHING TIE Fort Smith, Nov. 17.-Arkansas and Oklahoma battled to nothing tie in their annual game here this afternoon, before a crowd of seven thousand. AL tho Oklahoma gained SIS yards on straight football for the superior for ward passing of Arkansas and the bunting toe of Gene Davidson, quarter back for Arkansas, kept Oklahoma from scoring. Three place kicks for field goals by Davis of Oklahoma missed the mark. In the final ten second of play with the within 15 yeards of Arkansas goal, Quarter back Smith called an end run, instead of the expected kick and Abbott fum- bled as he was thrown on the 12-yard line just as time was called. Oklahoma had the better of Arkansas in straight football, making IS first downs! to Arkansas territory the majority of the time. Abbott and McDermott for Okla

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  The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, Oklahoma, November 18, 1917, page 8

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  OKLAHOMA 0; ARKANSAS 0. l7.-The rlzorbacks and the Sooners battled to nothing to nothing draw In their annual game here this after noon. before “A wildly cheering crowd OF several thousand. Three place kicks for field goal by Davis of Oklahoma missed the mark, In the final ten seconds of play, when within fifteen yards of Arkansas goal line. Quarterback Smith of Oklahoma called an end run instead OF an eX. pected place or drop kick, and Abbot fumbled the ball as he was thrown on the l2.yard line just as time was called Oklahoma had the better of Arkan sss in straight football, making eigh’ teen first downs TO the Arkansas seven and keeping the ball in Arkansas ter. ritory the majority of the time

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Oklahoma leads 8–⁠4–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.