Sport: Oklahoma, O.K.!

The California sun beating down on Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon was made to order for the visitors from Oklahoma. In town to take on the University of California's Golden Bears for intercollegiate football's nationally televised game-of-the-week, the Sooners warmed up fast. By the end of the first half they had a slim lead (7-6). But their outweighed (by some 15 Ibs. a man) line was out charging its opponents, their slam-bang tackling was setting up California fumbles, their split-second ball-handling was beating the Bear line backers to the punch.

Such early-season skill was not...

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