for former Sooner athletes in the service, only. Octe 17, 1944

 

TEXAS 20, OKLAHOMA 0

BROKE OUR SCORING STRING....This game marked the first time in 17 consecutive games
dating back to the 1942 season that Vklahoma failed to score. The last time was Oct.
27, 1942 when Nebraska beat us 7-0 at Norman. Since then we scored in 17 consecutive
games

STATISTICS....We held them to three first downs and only 74 net yards gained ruming
eeeefirst downs went 5-3 Oklahoma, rushing yardage 117-74 Oklahoma, they out-passed
us and how,hitting 8 of 15 for 132 while we hit 6 of 17 for 40 and they intercepted
46.eeour kicm runbacks were 6 for 87 yards, theirs 5 for 87, fumbles that cost loss
of ball, Vklahoma 2, Texas 1, penalties Oklahoma 46, Texas 25.

PLAY-BY-PLAYeeeein first quarter marched to their half=foot line where they held us.
Lebow hit Burgert and Wooten with pusses and himself ran 16 yards to the texas six
for a first down. However here our backfield was in motion and we wore penalized mhm
where it hurt. Lebow hit Sparkie with a pass that carried to the one-foot line, but
on fourth down they moved Wetz, their 285-pound tackle and Plyler, their 235-pound
tackle, into the defensive guards and even Lebow couldn't dent all that blubber,
Texas then scored just beforo tho quartor ended when Lame, their tailback, took a
lateral from Fischer, ran wide, then suddonly fadod and pegged to Bechtol in the end
zone, our defensive half sucking in N fatallye Luyne goalod. There was no more
scoring or even threatening gestures made until the fourth quarter. Here Texas

again found our pass defense wide open. Maxie Bell pegged a flatter to Leroy An-
derson who zipped down imthe sideline 40 yards to scoree:, No goale Luter Layne
hurled to Wayne Bennett, a long one downthe middle, and Bonnett was all alone in the
end zone as he caught the bull, Billy Andrews, their 4-fdot ll-inch water boy, came
in but instead of drop-kicking the extra point,.he threw it to Layne. 20-0.

THE LOW DOWNeessOur pass defense leaked woefully....Their throwers stood up all day
behind that 2ll-pound line, waiting until the receivers had eluded our SOCONdATYesee
Some of our players thought Lebow scored on our first march,...our tackling was sloppy
ee«-.on Anderson's run down the Sideline, three of our boys had cuts at him....Their
line wes too big to move much.on running and their pass defense was very cleverly

set for us....It wus . Texas team that looked impotent on offense save for those
clutch passes old Dana dreamed up for us.

JUNIOR VARSITY....our Jvs, who didn't win a game in either 1942 or 1943, are a going
thing this fall..,.they are all-victarious to date, having beaten Purcell HS 25-12,
Holdenville HS 19-0, East Ventral 14-6 and all-victorious Henryetta last Friday night
27-O+eeethey are nearly ull light navy boys but do a swell job...sthey play Coach
Payl Young's “rdmore HS Tigers Friday night October 20 to close their seasons

CROSSCOUNTRYeese.Jdake's kids beat the “avul Gunnery School of Purcell in a five-mile
race, 35 to 20....Vicklund first in 30:12....Ivan Evans, tho state 440 champ, second ~
followed by Jack Osborn and Eldon “erguson of lulsa..eseewe go to Colloge Station, Tex. |
Saturday October 21 for a return meet with the lexus egies to be run between halves
of the Texas agghes-Texas Christian football games

NEW ADDRESSES JUST RECEIVED:(not on list we recently mailed you);

Lt. Hugh Ford, 0-404451, Btry C, 104 FA 4tn., APO 27, San Francisco, Calif.

Major Ab D.Welker, PMG school, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.

Major Harold E.Fleetwood, 0-314620, HQ 802 FA Btne, APO 403, % Postmuster, New York,
Pfc Dave Wallace, 38395769, Cannon Co., 347th Inf.,APO 448, % Postmaster, New York.
Lt... Dick Reich, 7th Inf, Tr. Bne, Inf. Trna regel rm. command, FMF,Camp Lejuene,N.C.
Lt. Lendell E.(Juck) Steele, 0529087, 140 Bn T.D.7.P.. Hgs, North Camp Hood, Toxuse
Major William R,(Bob) Clark, 0-305707, 276th armed FA Bn., APO 403, % PM, New York.
Capt. Walter(Waddie) Young, Gen. Del., Herington Air Base, Herington, Kans.

Pvt. L.V.Birge, 38711710, 3508 AAF Bn, Sect, P, 1906, Truax field, Madison, Wis
Lt. Ueorge “tbbons, 01184838, Hq 42° fa Grays,’ aPO 403, % PM, Now’ York city,