Oklahoma at Kansas

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 12, 1911, page 41

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  JAYHAwKERs BLOCKED By SNOW Brand Of Play Compared to First Year Scrimmaging. VISITORS IN FIGHTING FORM Dogged Defense Saves Piling Up Greater Score. CHANCE TO WIN PASSED BY six Ttmes Lawreace Sgsn Have Opportunity to. Cross Goal LiRe, but FsiI---Csach stleAua Views Contest. LAWRENCE Kan, Nov. f.-(Speeial.J Playing In a binding snow storm with the wind blowing over the field IN a. fierce gale, the Kansas Jayhawkars lost their first game this season 20 Oklahoma, by n 3 TO 0 score. The day was freezing cold and II was impossible to play good football. The sooners outkioked Kansas and had the better of the game in offensive plays. In this department oe the game, the Jay hawkers were clearly outclassed by their opponents. Captain Capshsw and courtrlsht. the sooner halfs, played brilliant foot bal and time after time they, carried The ball for twenty-five yards around the Kansas ends before being ,downed. The playing Of those two men alone was responsible for the victory After three minutes of play. the OKLA homa team worked the ball TO the Kan sas twenty-five-yard line. where Cap shaw kicked field goal for the only score Of the game. Kansas fought hard in the latter part OF the game but could not score. Reeds, the Oklahoma punter, conf pletely outclassed Delaney Kansas university’s star punter. The okiahomans kicks averaged forty yards in spite Of the high wind that was blowing. Delaney’s boots were miserable and Kansas uniaersity suffered. The playing OF Hell, the Kansas quarter. and C. Woodbury., WIS the feature Of the Kansas play Their work WAS the only redeeulins feature fof. Jayhawkers. -,ansas had elk chances 10 score in TIE same and each Of these times Deianeg failed az drop kicks. Playing In the sec ond and fourth quarters WIS in Okla. homa’s territory, but Kansas could not punt the BAH over. Coach stehm OF Ne, braska viewed the game this Afternoon He was much surprised at the poor show ing OF Kansas. The Oklahoma boys were too fast folthe Kansas ends” said the coach after the game. hut Kansas played pretty good foot ball we expect 10 win from Kansas next Saturday. but not without hard work” The Jayhawksrs did not play their hardest game this afternoon. Only one time did they make FIRST down and made but two successful forward passes. roday’s defeat will not Slgure In the Missouri valley championship. Kansas Is pointing for Nebraska and will put up th@r strongest fight next saturday against tne CornhuskerE. The lineup.

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  The Vinita daily chieftain, Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 13, 1911, page 1

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  OKLAHOMA DEFEATS KANSAS At LAWRENCE SATURDAY Lawrence, Kans., Nov. 12.-Playing with a temperature 5 degrees below freezing and buffeted by blasts of wind and snow, the Kansas University foot ball team was defeated by a lighter team from Oklahoma University Sat urday by a score of to O. Neither team was able to come near a touch down, the deciding score being made after three minutes of play through a field goal kicked by Captain Cap shaw of Oklahoma The result gives blow to Kansas hopes for the Missouri valley cham pionship, which she expected to con test with Nebraska next Saturday. The Oklahoma team yesterday merely sprung one more surprise, as that undefeated eleven is a dark horse in foot ball circles this season. Although the weather forbade good football the consistent playing of ICourtright and Capshaw, the Oklahoma ends, attracted attention In the first quarter two end runs by Courtright carried the ball to Kansas 20-yard line after three minutes of play. Capshaw then kicked for the only score of the game Numb fingers accounted for Kansas loose tackling. In the cond period the Courtright- Capshaw combination again carried the ball into Kansas territory, but the lioht Oklahomans were unable to score Delaneys long kicks and a 30-yard run by Woodbury. carried the ball for Kansas to Oklahoma’s 25-yard line where Delaney failed in a drop kick for goal. The third and fourth periods were Irepetitions of futile tackling and kick ing by both sides. In the third, a sue cessful forward pass by He’ll, the Kan sas quarterback, to Brownlee, took the ball TO Oklahoma’s 10-yard line, where Delaney failed in a second attempt to drop-kick for goal. A blizzard-like wind made accurate kicking impossi- BILE The final period was a duel at bad kicking, with Reed, the Oklahoma punter having slightly the advantage of Delaney.

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  Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 12, 1911, page 10

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  KANSAS BoITS 70 TNG Football OF S09NGRS OKLAHOMA WINS GAME BY SCORE or , 10 o tx DiHND- ING SNOW STORM. LAWRENCE, Was, Nov, 11.-Oklahomu University today defeated Kansas 9 to 0, the game being played in a binding snow storm. rho game was mainly a Ncklng duel Three minutes after the start Oklahoma scored by place Kick by Capshaw, which was the only scoring In the game. Kansas University got their ball to the ten and even 90 the five yard line number of times but waro not able to cross the goal Some remarkable playing was done 10y Capshaw and Courtwrlght for ok lahoma while Hell did some quarter back work FOR the Kansas team that was the signal for good doal OF Spontaneous cheering.

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  The Calumet news, Calumet, Mich., November 13, 1911, page 1 (results column)

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  MICHIGAN LOSES, 6 TO o. Cornell Proves Too Strong For the Wolverines Saturday. Ithaca. n. Y, Nov. 13.-Straight football was knocked to the four winds Saturday in the greatest intersectional game of the year between Cornell and Michigan, the eastern college winning out G 10 0. The game furnished the finest eX hibtion of punting ever seen here. Forward passes did not work at all. Michigan tried four but lost on every trial. The punting Of Butler and O’Connor for Cornell gained about ten yards on every exchange with Michigan and It was probably To that form Of play that the victory was due. Cor. nell began to outplay the westerners in the third period and in the fourth showed greater strength, but did not score. losing the ball on a tumble when they had a chance. Butler tried three goals from the field, but all miss cd Cornell in the third period scored the only touchdown of the game. AZ ter a fusillade Of punts Eyrich caught the ball from Buffers boot on Michi- IWhyte and O’connor made seven yards | through tackle and then lost the BAH | to Michigan. The Wolverines failed Togain and Thomson attempted a punt. Captain Munk broke Through. blocked the punt and Fritz grabbed the ball. He landed over the line for a touch down and Butler kicked tho goal. 4? The ball was in Michigans territory In the fourth period, but Cornell failed to score. Butler tried n goal from midfeld and barely missed. Other Games. other games played Saturday result led as follows: Yale 10, Brown 0. Navy, 80; University of West virginia, 0. Army, 2O Bucknell 2. Pennsylvania, %; Lafayette, 6. Syracuse, 16; Vermont, 0. Pennsylvania State college. Il; Col gate. .. williams. 6; Wesleyan 8. Amherst. 10; Worcester Polytechnic. s. Holy Cross. “a; Colby. 0. Dickinson, Il; Gettysburg, 0. Swarthmorc, 9; Lehgh. 3. .yersity Of Pittsburg, y; Villa O. trinity, So; Massachusetts, Agricultural 6. Iowa, Il; Purdue, o. Marquette university 10; South Dakota. o. Lawrence, 10; Ripon, o. Ohio State. “a: Kenyon, o. Michigan Agricultural, &c; Mount Union. 6. Ames. 16; Cornell college, s. Case. 16; Ohio Wesleyan. 6. Western Reserve, 0; Buchtel. 0. Colorado college. 6; Utah, IS. University Of Cincinnati 0; Dennison, 0. ? Olivet. .; Alma, 6. Nebraska, p; Doane, 0. / Wabash, Il; Rose Polytechnic. 6. Kansas, 0; oklahoma, 3. / Missouri State 8; Washington uni t versity, 5. e Depauw, 0; Miami, o.

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Oklahoma leads 80–⁠28–⁠6 in 114 meetings, counting the 105 since this game.