Missouri at Oklahoma

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  The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., November 12, 1922, page 11

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  OKLAHOMA TAKES MISSOURI TIGERS DOWN LINE 1914 Late Rally by Invaders Falls Short by Slim 4-Point Margin NORMAN, Nov. 11.--staglng n reyorsal OF form before her home coming thousands, tho Sooner swept the Missouri Tigers of their feet this afternoon with n varied often siye attack, which won oklahoma hcr first conference football vic tory this season by a score OF IS to H. The Tigers contested bitterly and doRgcdy every inch of ground the Sooucrs gained ana IN the final quarter after 70 looked Ike a Sooner walkaway. the Mlssourians put up n supreme effort through sheer strength and put over their first touchdown after carrying the ball down the field In line smashes and followed a few seconds later with a brilliant 40-yard forward pass for their second touchdown Scared soOncrs This rally threw scare into the So0ucrs who braced and started a touchdown rush to be stopped on MissOurls three-yard line with the final whistle. Eddie Johnson, plucky Sooner quarter back. was tho outstanding star OF tho offcuso work shown by either side. Johnson started the Soouers OFF IN the First Of tho sec ond period by receiving a punt and tearing down the field to a touch down Tho first period OF the game saw Oklahoma bowed before the sweep OF tho Tigers offensive which took the ball in a b0-vard march straight down the field TO the SOoners six yard line. only 20 lose II on n tumble But after IL was punted out OF dan ger. tho oklahoma goal was not again threatened IN the first three periods. In the second period, oklahoma, with a strong wind helping scored twice but both times failed 20 Kick goat A brilliant broken field rup by Johnson. Okl0homa’s quarter back. netted the first touchdown, and several long passes by Bristow put the ball over for the second. Aerial Gain Counted The aerial route helpeisthe Soon ers 20 their third score In the third period. Short passes followed by longer runs carried the bali down the field and johnson took It over the goal. Again Bowles failed TO Kick goal. Missouri opened n brilliant, shift Ing attack to score her two touch downs in the final period. Passes and end runs put the ball over twice and goals were kicked both times. Limo nm and summory:

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  Albuquerque morning journal, November 12, 1922, page 4

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  OKLAHOMA WINS FROM MISSOURI, 18 TO IA Norman, Okla, Nov 11.-Missouri,, scoring two touchdowns in the final period, was unable to overcome the lead Oklahoma had amassed in the second and third quarters and went down to defeat here this afternoon to the score Of IS to IA, The game ended with the ball in Oklahoma’s possession on Missouri’s four-yard line, the Tigers having resisted three at tempts to shove it across.

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Oklahoma leads 68–⁠25–⁠5 in 98 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.