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Show Vols Thump , i Sooner Team f By Rushing By U. I. ABON8TAM . . . '. f.; MIAMI, Jan. I UP Tanneeeea '. i ranked as one of the great football ' teems of int today after m It" clsive 17-0 victory, ever previously - i unbeaten Oklahoma la the Orange . bowL ' L A crowd ef M,m. largest U at- tend a sporting event in Florida, ' aaw the unbeaten champions of the Southeastsra conference roll up ; u more points yesterday than Okkv.. home's 10 opponents scored all sea-' I son. Tennessee was below Its best font, but good enough, because Oklahoma, Okla-homa, which had roared through Its -regular campaign with a perfect , record to win the Big Bis. title, -never eould get started. . Okbsberae, Lenosa Oklahoma played a dull, leaden game and not even the best efforts . of Hugh McCuUough. Its triple threat fullback, and End Waddy Young could rekindle the spark that had carried the Soonera to the height A lack of brilliance was made ' up with bruiatng, brawling football that saw 14 penalties handed out ' to Tennessee and six to Oklahoma and resulted In the banishment ef Ed Moltnskl, Tsnnessee guard, andL Gilford Duggan, Oklahoma tackle. The Vols clicked for three brilliant bril-liant scoring drives that ended la a touchdown In the first period by Bob Fox, a field goal by Captain Bowdea Wyatt in the second, and another touchdown la the final pa-., riod by Babe Wood. George Cafego, Tenn'e offensive "Big Bertha," spearheaded the ftret drive, a M-yerd downfield march through the center of the lst-pound.. Sooner Una. Fox stepped eight yards through a big hole at right guard. Tenneeses 'converted on freak pkey. Wyatt's placement rebounded off the ohest of big Jim Thomas Into his arms aad bs scampered across the goal Wyatt accounted for the field goal late In the second period when a Tennessee march on the Oklahoma Okla-homa goal looked like It would falL Hs dropped back to the SI and booted the ball cleanly between the posts. Ths second touchdown was scored almost single handedly by Wood, who gave a brilliant exhibition of broken field running during a T3- . yard drive to the Oklahoma goal. , Oklahoma mads a Ions threat la the waning minutes ef ths game , ' when Otis Rogers recovered a fum- ' ble by Wood on the Tennessee 3d. . ' The Sooners moved within eight. 1 yards of Tennessee's goal, but. ' lacked scoring punch and lost the. 1 bell on downs, Tennessee's hard-charging for-. ' ward wall held Oklahoma to a net- --in nt as varde bv ruahins. Ths. Sooners threw XT pence, but only 10 were completed for a total gain of 09 yards. Tennessee piled up 16 first downs to sis for ths Sooners. . The defeat was Oklahoma's Urat., in IS games. " OKLAHOMA TSNNBafTS Sblrk la Hunter Duaaan. It. ... woodruff Thomae. .is... a. a Stollnakl paaala e f ili. Vj- Kl.v.iiaoa re. ..a a.. tWridte . Roware rt... St"rae Touna. ,.re, .. Wyall Favor Ob.... , . . . Caftire Roltcre In.. BarUKUom.w Corrotto rb.... . rose McCullouirti re oeffeaae Scora br aertods: Oklahoma , T . Teooaaeee T 1 9 T IT |