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nouncement of a statewide cross-country meet sponsored by the University of Ok- lahoma at Norman November 4, the date of the Homecoming day football The Sooner sport world game with Kansas. Also the Sooners will engage state colleges in a number of dual meets over the five-mile distance. BY HAROLD KEITH, '28 Old-time University of Oklahoma football players and coaches are sending Contributing Editor their sons to Soonerland . Bob McMahan, son of Mark McMahan, of Fort Worth, Texas, Sooner football coach back in 1902 and 1903, is seriously considering the University as a prospective alma JUSTonething, andit not However Vanderbilt, too, has severa' mater. So is Harry Hughes, jr., son of tailbacks who can "go," as the players very concrete, gives University of Okla- Harry Hughes, now football coach at behind the blocking of homa fans hope that the Sooners may say. Especially Colorado Agricultural college but bet- Talley give the classy Vanderbilt team a stiff her big backs and the veterans ter known in Norman as Oklahoma's go in the big intersectional opener at and Dickison, two of the finest guards hurdling halfback of 1905 . James A. "These tailbacks are Rand Owen Field September 30-Oklahoma in the South. Long, 16-year old son of Frank A. Long, Bobby Oliver and has not lost an opening day game at Nor- Dixon, Pete Curley, Sooner football and track luminary of 6-6 man in nine years. Larry Burton, hero of Vanderbilt's 1908, is now in Norman to attend the Aside from that, the game has a de- draw with mighty Tulane last fall. University after a 25-day trip from Brazil Sooners are pretty well fixed cided Vanderbilt complexion . Sooner fans The 1933 where his father is a Y. M. C. A. sec- the important can't help remembering that last year in all departments save retary . . Coach Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt team one of being able to gain .off the ground Glen Dawson, former University of drove through the best elevens in the Although "green," the squad is big and Oklahoma distance running phenom, will have good South for six victories and two ties be- strong defensively. It won the mile championship of the Ca- have ample fore finally meeting defeat in the last kicking and passing. It will nadian National Exposition at Toronto, game. And the Southern conference reserve strength for the first time in Canada on Labor Day for the third con- plays a much faster brand of football years which means the regulars will have secutive year. Although he gave gen- stale. than the Big Six loop. In fact Lewie more rest and won't go erous handicaps to all his opponents, weak Hardage, Sooner coach, says the fastest Last year Oklahoma was a Dawson breezed home a winner by six football played in the nation today is blocking team, which, coupled with yards in 4:21 . played in the South. Halfback Bill Pansze's early loss because "The game that Washington, D. C. rely al- Another thing that makes Oklaho- of a knee injury, was forced to fans liked best last year was that between ma's chance look poor is the fact that most wholly upon a kicking and passing George Washington university and the Vanderbilt will have had twenty-three game. The best teams are those which Oklahoma Sooners. The Westerners practice days and the Sooners only six- can run with the ball as well as kick played the type of football that greatly is pre- teen when they clash on the green turf and pass it, but a running attack thrilled the crowd and next season Pix- at Owen Field. Also that the Commo- dicated mainly upon good blocking, lee hopes to have them back," says Earn- dores, with ten letter men and seven especially by the backs, and Oklahoma est Mehl, in the Kansas City Star. blocking back since squad men back, can start a veteran hasn't had a good An inspiration for better scholarship team whereas the Sooner coaches must Frank Crider, '29 and Clyde Kirk, '30. has been given freshmen athletes of the shoot the works with sophomores. Two sets of playing jersies, one red University of Oklahoma by Chester But the Sooners always fight their and one white, will be worn by the Uni- Westfall, of Ponca City, president of the heads off in an opening day game played versity of Oklahoma football squad this University of Oklahoma Association, at Norman. And if Coach Lewie Hard- fall, says Lewie Hardage, head coach. who has announced that he will give a age's boys follow that precedent against Each will have playing numbers on both valuable trophy to the Sooner freshman the dashing Southern team, fans who front and back of the jersey, eight inch athlete who makes the best grades next throng Memorial Stadium here Septem- numbers on back and six inch on front, school year. The trophy may be a gold ber 30 may see a real football game in- so even the most short-sighted spectator wrist watch, although Mr. Westfall has stead of a rout. may recognize them from any point of not definitely decided yet. In his un- Spectators will probably see a duel of the stadium. The team will again wear dergraduate days at the University, Mr. rival tailbacks that should sparkle like its lightweight "scanties" and helmets, Westfall was sports editor of the Uni- early sunshine off a frosty field on a with an improved knee pad the only versity of Oklahoma, student newspaper, clear November morning. The Sooner change from last year. and an enthusiastic devotee of athletics. tailbacks are more or less well-known Each women's fraternity on the Uni- University of Oklahoma band will to state football fans, and include Bob versity of Oklahoma campus will select have some new stunts for spectators at Dunlap, Bill Pansze and the three soph- one of its most beautiful girls to spon- Sooner home football games this fall, omores, "Nig" Robertson of Seminole, sor a Vanderbilt player at the Vander- says William R. Wehrend, director. A Delmar Steinbock of Frederick, and bilt-Oklahoma dance in Oklahoma City, new drum major and baton twirler will Raleigh Francis of Blanchard. Of the September 30, night after the Vandy- take the place of Hugo Goetz, Pryor, five, Dunlap so far has been the most Sooner intersectional game. efficient leader of the last three years, versatile. He can run, plunge, block After a four-year lapse, the old five- who graduated. His successors are and tackle reasonably well . Besides he mile cross-country run is coming back Ralph Erwin, Muskogee ; Archie Gra- is probably as fine a quick-kicker and at the University of Oklahoma. Aband- ham, Tahlequah ; and Leo Ball, Cement. passer as the Mid-west has seen in years. onment of the two-mile team race by the A new set of colorful formations will Lawrence Perry last year selected Dun- Big Six conference precipitated a discus- also be worked out, Wehrend said. lap as quarterback on his second all- sion between Ben G. Owen, Sooner ath- Two highway cutoffs that will permit American team, ranking him second letic director, and John Jacobs, track spectators motoring to University of Ok only to Harry Newman of Michigan . coach, the result of which is the an- (TURN TO PAGE 20, PLEASE

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Seitz, Ruth Hackler, Leota Smith, Paul- Loud, saving them eight miles and al- ine Foreman, Florence Henry, Mary Wil- lowing them to dodge the Oklahoma liamson, Mary Elizabeth Filson and City traffic. Both detour roads are Bertha McGuire. either graveled or hard-surfaced. 1927 Ben G. Owen will watch his twenty- Sooner roll call September 25-Six schools, including ninth consecutive annual Sooner football announce withdrawal from practice this fall. Owen coached at Ok- Cox-BECRFR : Miss Milbray Cox, '32ex, and Oklahoma, Herman A. Becker, '30ex, July 16 in Carmen . the Missouri Valley conference and the lahoma from 1905 through 1926, and Home, Meno . establishment of the Big Six conference. not only developed powerful teams but GRABLE-NAY : Miss Margaret Gladys Grabel, Unwieldy schedules with too many teams also teams that were known all over and Joseph Boyd Nay, '31bus ., July 22 . Home, the southwest for their hard, clean play- 428 Southwest 28th Street, Oklahoma City . to compete for the titles is given by BARR-WEST : Miss Angie Barr, and Johnic Dean S. W. Reaves as the reason for ing and sportsmanship. West, '31ex, July 19 in Nashville, Tennessee. the withdrawal . Starting time of all University of Ok- Home, Louisville, Tennessee. September 28-Excavation work is lahoma home football games this fall SITTON-DA VSON : Miss Louise Sitton, '32,-x . . will be 3 o'clock instead of 2 o'clock, and Madison Dawson, August 6. Chi Omega. started on the new $130,000 university Home, Ardmore. infirmary. starting hour in the past. SILVER-SULLAWAY : Miss Myona Belle Silver, September 28-Marguerite Croy, of and Guy Burrell Sullaway, '30eng ., August 16 . Drumright, is elected freshman queen at Home, 1816 Northwest 15th Street, Oklaho- ma City . a hilarious meeting. William Scheeler, HARRAL-BATCIIELOR: Miss Virginia Harral, Oklahoma City, is elected president at YOUR ASSOCIATION '28ex, and James W. Batchelor, '28as., '291aw, the meeting. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13) August 24 . Home, Durant . 1929 BEARY-IIEWRS : Miss Elma Beary, and Leslie be kept from being active, loyal, en- Hewes, '28as., June 24 in Earlville, Iowa . Home, September 20-Mex Curry's anti-ad- Norman. ministration party sweeps the adminis- thusiastic supporters of the University . tration group out of office in a big Some thorough revision of these pledges, An unusual record as a fine prosecutor of student council upset. Curry is elected satisfactory alike to the Union and to -riminal cases is being made by David Ruther- Glance manager in the place of of Clarence those who made the commitments, is ford, '231aw, as Jackson county's attorney at an early essential . Altus. McElroy. Each party has the same Helen Myers, '33as, Oklahoma City, is at- number of votes on the floor, but the 111. Activities for the protection of the tending the Horner's Conservatory in Kansas deadlock is broken on each question by University in times of need. City this fall . She studied piano under C. F. A. This is largely political activity. Giard while she attended the university. the ballot .of President Merton Munson . John Squire, '33eng., Chandler, has been September 28-Suspension of all Ruf The Association through alumni who are employed by the Standolind Pipeline company Neks and Jazz Hounds from the uni- scattered throughout the state, should in Oklahoma City . He was a maior in electrical versity is threatened by the board of keep in closest contact possible with can- engineering. He is making his home at 1501 and other state East 10th Street. regents as a result of rough initiations. didate9 for legislative J. F. Hatcher, '13as., Chickasha lawyer, has After numerous meetings, the pep lead- offices. Activities of the Association been appointed to membership on the state ers are reinstated in school with a warn- should result in the thorough education board of education. He resigned to accept a . of candidates before their election, rather university board of regents, ing never to paddle again nomination to the than in the attempted defeat of unfriend- but was reappointed to the board of educa- 1931 ly candidates . The latter could be re- tion when the legislature failed to approve his September 28-Swede Ellstrom plunges regent appointment. sorted to only in extreme cases. An ac- for a touchdown and kicks a field goal Ab Walker, '33phys ed ., Oktnulgee, was one tive interest by alumni in political af- of the principal speakers at the closing session of to give the varsity eleven a close 10 to fairs will result in most candidates' com- the three-day coaching school held for Okla- 7 victory over the freshmen. The Walk- mitting themselves to a friendly attitude homa and Kansas mentors at Blackwell. Boomers score when Bud Browning was a backfield man on the 1933 and 1932 toward the University before their elec- sails a pass to Melbourne "Nig" Rob- Sooner P , id teams. tion, and also will cause those elected Homer Courtright, '33fa., has accepted a po- ertson who runs 25 yards to the goal to be careful not to take a destructive at- sition in the department of music, at the Mur- line . ray School of Agriculture, Tishomingo. I-le will titude toward the University, whose in- 1932 have charge of the school band . terests are watched over by a large band September 30-Marian Mills and Ber- John Clark, '32phar., Lawton, has accepted a of active and aggressive men and wo- position as registered pharmacist in the new nard Doud, both of Norman, are elected men. Earl Drug company which opened recently in to the Whirlwind, humor magazine, hall Lawton . Clark has been employed for the past B. This activity must be handled with of fame. The pictures of the univer- year in Stillwater . the greatest discretion and judgment . Van Zant, 23as ., '26M .S ., outstanding students will ap- J. Harvey "Zek" sity's two Above all, care must be taken not to was elected secretary-treasurer of the Grisso pear in the first issue of the publication . Royalties company. He also is chief geologist build a "University political clique." The for the Eason Oil company at Enid . Van Zant latter would result ultimately in great is remembered at the university as the win- harm to the University. Political activity Wrightsman scholarship in ge- ner of the first of the "University folk" as such must ological engineering. THE SOONER SPORT WORLD Cecil Rhea Crawford, '32fa., was to open be confined to building up soundly and a studio to teach piano and violin September (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12) protecting the University of Oklahoma 1 in Wewoka. Crawford was a student uncle- and the Oklahoma school system. Charles Francois Giard during his undergraclu- lahoma football games to avoid traffic ate days. His early training was done under and save time, will be marked soon, IV. Activities for strengthening the Mrs. Carl Soderstrom of Pawhuska . Ben G. Owen, athletic director, has an- Association itself, i.e., adding to its mem- nounced. One will route fans driving bership, keeping it alive and active. U N I V E R S I T Y south on highway 77 from Tulsa, Ponca A. Despite the fact that the Associa- City and Guthrie, around Oklahoma tion has been built from nothing over a City via the gravel road cutting south off period of a few years to its present po- Book Exchange highway 77 at a point three miles east of sition of some influence and assistance to Charles C. Miles, Manager Edmond. The other will divert fans the University, the fact is that it now has from Shawnee, Seminole and Wewoka only a few hundred voluntarily paving straight west off highway 270 from Mc- members, a very large number of them