The money the club collects will go toward helping underprivileged children in keeping with the club's traditions. Stanley Foster, Ardmore Charity Club president said the club's mission is to help needy children. The coliseum is jam-packed on a Saturday night with whole families decked out in western wear. The girls' hair is all curly and the boys' boots are shined. The 10-piece brass band plays on while the announcer, rodeo legend Donnie Gay does the emceeing.
Cowboys stream in from as far as Montana while the little children run up and down the aisles.
The teen-age males keep their eyes glued to the action in the arena because they know how tough it is to climb over the rail and meet the challenge. The bullfighters wear kneepads and running shoes. Only their straw Alamos and western shirts give credence to their western origins. Some fighters even have strips of ordinary cloth, instead of bandanas, tied around their waists to attract the bull. The first fighter in this round is Chad Crissman of Montana.