The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-02
WILL OWN The TOWN
Guthrie viii Quit-CIaim Itself
Next Friday
T0sOKLAH0M A STUDENTRY
Orators and Athletes to Meet
Then in Contests.
T0s0KLAHOM A STUDENTRY

Guthrie, Q. T., May Preparations are
being made o nan extensive scale for the
entertainment of the hundreds of stu
dents who will be present at the inter
collegiate contest on Friday to cheer the
representatives of their respective col
leges on to victory. In this annual con-
test will be the star representatives in
oratory from the territorial university,
the Agricultural and Mechanical college,
the Edmond normal school, the North
western normal school of Alva and the
Kingfisher Congregational college. In
addition to the oratoricaI contest there
viii be a big field day meet of twelve
events and an all around contest of seven
events on the Guthrie Athletic grounds.
These will include running, jumpoing,
pole-vaulting, bicycle racing and SINH
lar athletic contests
Guthrie, Q. T., May 1.-The intercol-
legiate oratorical contests will take place
at the Brooks theater next Friday, May
4. 1t will be one of the biggest days in
Guthrie's history and it is expected that
a record-breaking crowd will be in at
tendance. The program will be a most
interesting one, including representatives
from all the territorial educational in
situations: Norman, Edmond, Alva, Still
water and Kingfsher. There will be ex-
cellent music rendered by the Kingfsher
Glee club. the tSillwater orchestra, and
the best vocal talent of all FIVE institu-
tions and Of all the promipent cities in
Oklahoma. The crowd on that date viii
be an immense one. Saltwater will run
a special train TO Guthrie on that day.
and it is said that 800 tickets have been
sold for the occasion. Kingfsher will
send a big crowd. The entire city of
Edmond will attend. Norman is coming
in force and Alva with several coach
loads. Word from Perry, Oklahoma
City and other cities along the line also
reports good crowds from each place.
Guthrie must hang the latchstring on the
outside and entertain royalty.
Besides the oratorical contests there
will be the big field day meet Of twelve
events. These will include running.
Jumping, vaulting, bicycle races and such |
1ther athletic sports. In order to make |
he field day the more interesting E. A. !
Douglass. the jeweler. has donated a |
rophy cup of handsome design, silver, |
nterlined with gold and beautifully en- |
,raved. 1t will be presented to the college |
cam winning the greatest number OF |
vents. The Douglas cup is a very pref
y piece of workmanship and can now be |
seen in the display window corner OF Di- /
-ision and Oklahoma. It is engraved: |
The Douglas Cup-Awarded to the Win
Ter Of three Championship Meets OF
he Oklahoma intercollegiate Athletic
sociation-Presented by E. A. Doug
as"
For the all around contest Jeweler c.
Y. White has offered a very handsome
medal which will also be displayed in
few days He has sold, also, three 9TH
= medals for this occasion to be present.
d by the Guthrie Tennis Association to
he winners Of the tennis tournament.
AS another attraction the college ball
cams Of saltwater and Edmond Will
lay the two best games out of three for
he championship.