Rice at Oklahoma

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 4, 1931, page 1

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  BREAKS BEAT OWLS 10 TO 6 Oklahoma Is Visitor; Rice Gains Most Ground But Loses NORMAN, Okla, oct. 3-tPl- A crew Of highly advertised Oklahoma University Sophomores stole the show today as the Sooners turned bacS the Owls Of Rice Institute, Houston. Tex, in the first intercollegiate football game Of the year here. The score was 10 TO s. Ten thousand per ons saw the game. The Rice attac,. proved a continual menace with its battling password but the long losses failed to gain ground consistently. The Sooners piled up a 10 point lead and saw this margin whitfield by one touchdown only. The sophomore ground-gaining combination. Dunlap passing to Watkins with Ellstrom in the line smashing role was fortified by the brilliant work OF ParSze, little half back who took Captain Guy War ren’s place in the third period. Pansze’s “ yard return OF a punt for touchdown was the most spark ling play Of the day. Building their attack around half back Jap ThraSher. tire Owls fought furiously tosgain their only touch down after a drive OF 50 yards. Thrasher swept around left end for 81 yards to score. Rice earned 8 first downs to the Sooners’ ten, gained ITO yards in rushing to Ill for Oklahoma. Lineups: Rice 90 Pos. Oklahoma Q9) .JaSche Smell

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Oklahoma leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.