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The Win&d Soonen Fast Team Ready for One of Hardest schedule-s By Fagette Copeland, '18, Univer8itg Publicity Director in EASObi I?1) by only 15 days of three tackles and three guards who all of whom figured prominently . Al May- practice, the 1928 edition of the earned letters last season . The tack- Oklahoma's scoring last year quar- s Sooner football team, the sec- les are : Capt. Bill Hamilton, who is hew, who started last season at Cm- running one of the four ond produced by Adrian H . playing his third year for the Sooners; terback, is daily on Lindsey, was scheduled to swing into Tom Churchill, who played every fact,- squads that are working out action against the Indiana Hoosiers at L- job this year, and Leon Smith, who (_)wen Field. for the Bloomington, October G. won his spurs in 1927 by filling a wide Paul Ward, who lettered completes An even dozen letter-inen answered gap when both regulars were on the last two seasons at fullback, . paper the team the first call for practice, September injured list . Leon Phillips, Harry Ber- the list of veterans On of 17, and around these Lindsey is build- ry and Victor Marsh, all of whom appears complete with the exception of ends and a center, but the ing the team that will represent Ok- made letters at guard during their first a couple demanding atten- lahoma in the newly-organized Big year of participation here last season, sophomore crew is in such a manner that new blood Six conference . are back in the harness. tion in both the line and Although the nucleus of veterans is The backfield has four halfbacks, may he injected season well un- small, a wealth of reserve material one quarterback, and one fullback backfield before the is Candidates for the line who came urn from last year's Boomer from previous years . Jack Carman who der way. end include Weldon squad, and side-line fans who have earned fame as at Bristow dur- cannot be overlooked Gentry and Alvin Xluldrow, guards, watched practice from the start pre- ing his high school days and who play- scales between 195 and dict that Oklahoma will have two full ed halfback his first year in '27, has who tip the 200 pounds and who have the build, lines and at least three backfield com- been shifted to end again. The re- and athletic background to make hinations about on par. maining three halfbacks are Frank speed into any -ood team . Linemen back in the harness include Crider, Bus Haskins and , them fit readily

-Truby tdioto THEY'RE_ GROODIING SOONERS TO BE WINNERS Here is the largest coaehbeg staff in the 's history, helpbtg neake the 1928 team's debut in the Big Six conference a, victorious one. From left to right, they are Ben G. Owen, director of athletics, Hugh McDermott, head basket- wrestling ball and assistant football coach. Adrian Lindsey, head football coach, Claude Reeds, line coach, Paul V. Keen, head coach, Lawrence "Jap" Haskell, freshnean coach, Grauville Norris, Sane Clanemer and Mart Browse, assistants.

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Bob Fields who was understudy at so far this season have given Fenton the center job last season, returned Tavlor and' Francis Roberts the inside weighing 200 pounds, but he is facing track on the two wing jobs . Both are competition from Bob Garrett, a 220- tall and fast and both can snatch for- pounder, Finis Parham and Clifton ward passes from the air in a manner Shearer, who weigh in at a little less that is highly pleasing to Lindsey. But than 190. The center job may fall to a football coach never was safe who one of this quartet, but the duties of had only two wingmen, and the Okla- the post likely will be divided . When homa mentor smiles when he looks over to the hustling ends on his squad. Carman has the advantage of a year's Sooner Schedule experience under Lindsey, and will October 6. Indiana at Bloomington. have to be reckoned with whenever the October 13 . Boomers at Norman . starting lineup is selected. Heston October 20 . Creighton at Omaha. Singletary, Buck Weever and Wyman October 27 . Kansas Aggies at Nor- Henry, all sophomores, have given man. promise of showing first string qualifi- November 3. Iowa State at Ames. cations before the season is well under November 10. Nebraska at Norman -Truby photo way. In addition to his two starting CAPTAIN BII,L HAMILTON (Homecoming) . endy, Lindsey has four reserves who Of Ardinore, to whom falls the honor November 17 . Kansas at Lawrence . eau be counted on to perform, credita- of leading the Sooner football team ir, November 24 . Oklahoma Aggies at bly under any emergency. its first season in the Big Six confer- Stillwater. The abundance of material also is ence . Bill plays at tackle . only is November 29 . Missouri at Norman . Not evident in the scramble for the guard he a star football player, but he is a positions. roan who knows the value of a senile . Weldon "Spot" Gentry, a 198-pound the Sooners are driving down the husky seems to be headed for a sure field, one of these youngsters will be HE CENTER and two ends berth at guard, although Harry Berry, snapping the ball back, but when Ok- must be selected from among Marsh and Phi!lips are back with O's lahoma takes the defensive Churchill, those who have had no expe- from last year's team to show how who has developed a satisfying habit rience at these posts under well they performed. Gentry, despite of knocking down opponents' passes . Sooner colors . Performance on last his weight and his gorilla-like build will play roving center behind the line . year's freshman squad showings made is fast, is an incessant worker and a

"The Sign of Service" PHONES

The University Cleaners "NN"here Cleaning Is An Art" TILE SOONER MAGAZINE 22 the heady lineman . Then there is Alvin Following the Indiana game, Muldrow, a sophomore, who weighs team comes home for its annual game The 195 pounds, and who threatens to step with the Boomers on October 13. PHONES find Oklaho- into the shoes his brother Hal was following Saturday will with graduated from last year. Walden ma at Omaha for a return game the Cooley, Ralph Cochrane and F. P. the Creighton Bluejays who played sea- Schonwald, also eligible for the first Sooners to a 13-13 draw here last time, are husky, dependable guards to son. tied be used at an ytime. Curtis Berry, Kansas Aggies, who have either year member of last year's squad, is back or defeated the Sooners every October with the added weight lie needed last since 1920, come to Norman season. 27 for the first Big Six conference Fewer candidates are out for the game. Then on November 3 the team with tackle positions than any others on the invades Ames for its first clash for team. Churchill and Hamilton undoubt- Iowa State, and comes back home Nebraska edly will get the first call for the start- the homecoming game with games- ing lineup, but Leon Smith, letter November 10. Two foreign 17, tackle from last season, probably will Kansas at Lawrence on November on get into every game this season . Then and Oklahoma Aggies at Stillwater game there are Ellis Orr, a 220-pounder, November 24-and then the final John Lee, and Ralph Cochrane, sopho- of the season, with Missouri at Nor- So you still inores, and Roy Nelson and Chester man. games Napps, heavyweights from last year's Only three major conference remember that squad, who form a mountain of re- here, with Kansas Aggies, Nebraska of a serve strength . and Missouri, but each a whale number do you! more Fans who have tracked up and clown game! Sooner falls should see the two the sidelines since practice began have football from their scats in season remarked often that this year's group wings of the big stadium this You used to call years . of sophomore backs is the most im- than they have seen ill pressive since 1920. Flint, Daugherty, it often- Swinford, and Lynn, lialfbacks ; Bus- Coaching Staff Kirk, fullbacks; The a good vale- ter Mills and Clyde it is a far cry from the day when when you needed Fox and Abe Kitchell, quar- and Ray Bennie Owen coached the Sooners, un- teria job. You were quick to hand to offset the terbacks, are on assisted, to the present when a staff realize that VALETERIA graduation of Ray LeCrone and Pren- of eight direct the practice of the rca that from the 1927 team. By PRESS meant a press tiss Mooney and white gridders. Yet all of the eight with the "shaped" your clothes. sprinkling his veterans in are kept busy correcting the faults of sophomores, Lindsey has had three you pay your Alma the 50 squad members, perfecting for- When backfields in action this sea- powerful mations and building the team. Mater occasional visits don't kickers, two accu- son, each with three Last season Bennie decided to de- forget that important bit of and a powerful line-plung- rate passers vote all his time to directing the larger these combinations schooling you received at er. And each of athletic program of the university, and of inore speed than Oklahoma boasts turned the job of head football coach year. O. U. could produce last over to Adrian H. Lindsey, a former CHECK of possible line and Kansas star. Claude Reeds, famous Valeteria Shapes fullback, is head line- backfield combinations indi- early-day Sooner Your Clothes cates that Oklahoma's line this coach and is being assisted in his work for- year will weigh close to 185 by Paul Keen, wrestling coach and and hear pounds, considerably heavier than last iner Oklahoma Aggic gridder, We'll be expecting to Norris, year's line, and that the backfield also Mort Brown, end, and "Granny" from you just any time--you year's will weigh in considerably heavier, captain and tackle from last won't surprise us--unless you team. Hugh McDermott, Sooner bas- probably averaging 168 pounds. fail to call 48. After the first day's practice this ketball coach, and an Oklahoma back- season Lindsey remarked : "We're field star in the war days is assistain much better off than we were at this backfield coach. L. E. "Jap" Haskell, champion- time last season." It might have been end on the Sooners' Valley the strength of the reserve crop that ship team of 1920 and now head base- prompted his remark, but more than hall coach, serves as freshman football likely it was the added speed that this coach during the fall. CLARK year's squad has over last year's. Sane Clammer. last year's tackle who This extra margin of speed is ex- is ineligible because of the three year CLEANING CO. pected to show results in yards gained playing rule, is assisting Reeds coach . from the very beginning of the season, the linemen "The Home o f Valeteria" since quick get-away has been the sub- And Bennie, himself, is still very ject of coaches' harangues at every much a member of the football coach- Norman, Okla. practice period . ing staff.