Tulsa at Houston

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1952, page 71

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  Houston Hands Tulsa First Setback, 33–⁠7 HOUSTON, Oct. 1.-THE Uni versity of Houston tonight smashed ‘unbeaten Tulsa, 1877, and used a defense that matched its offense as touchdown threat to do it. Two blocked punts and tumble after a Earring tackle staked Houston to three of it’s five touch downs and a dead-eye passer. Bobby Clatterbuck, accounted for the others. Tulsa stayed in the ball game for the first quarter, but Houston made it a rout after that to jump into the favorite’s role in the Missouri Valley Conference cham Ipionship chase. Paul Carr went one yard for Houston’s first touchdown in the Opening period, Clatterbuck passed At yards to Vic Hampel for the second in the second period, Bud dy Gilloz covered a blocked punt for the third tally and S. M. Meeks went one for the fourth in the two-touchdown third quarter. Clatterbuck nailed down the one sided win by hitting Hampel with 31-yard scoring pass. TulsaS only score came in the first period. Dick Kircher made it from the 1-yard line to climax a 46-yard march. Tulsa ---->--- q q O. 7 Houston a-- Z 12 ia Tulsa scoring: Touchdown-Kircher. Conversion – Miner. Houston scoring: TouchdownS-Carr, Hampel t@), Gilloz, lMeeks CnnYersinns-HnHtnn lal

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Houston leads 26–⁠20 in 46 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.