The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-16

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large number Of dulrratcs t,am
o,cr school will D.. prr,,'
The Girls Athletic association '.ll
have the privilege of any "onccs-
sious ANA plans are being made II
serve meals TO delegates ON the col
lcec grounds. \ cup or banner will
De- given to the winning school I'm
each event gold. silver ana a
bronze medal will De- given TO caa'
person winning tirsI second and
third places. respectively The ath-
lcto securing the most points viii
receive. handsome gold medal I'M
dica.ncr of the alrouud champion
ship An exhibition race in The 20
yard low hurdles vii be- run by
Coach Il l.. Young aud ed Gallag.
her Handicap races will be run 10y
Walter Jesse in the 100 yard high
hurdles. and handicap mile by
VIII Potter
Monday. May no. the \. Il NJ.
baseball team met and defeated
Henry Kendall college at Tulsa on
the Henry Kendall field $ to >.
Rex Shiyoly. '02. government
chemist at Washington. u. c.. came
in Monday Rex says he came back
for commencement and reports all
the \ a VI boys in Washington
as doing fine
Dr l.. J.. Lewis gave a very in
tcrcsting talk in chapel on Thurs.
day In which he told how athletics
had originated in the \. a NJ. and
In the state of Oklahoma as well.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
instituting track athletics in this
section. and It was through the in.
terest taken by DR.. l.. L. Lewis
and director John Fields. now ed.
itor of the Oklahoma Farm Journal
Oklahoma City. that athletics has
reached the high standard which II
NJ has won two out of every three
meets that she has ever gone into.
Friday, May 2l. the intercollegiate
meet will be held at Oklahoma City.
over four hundred students are
expected to make this trip. and
special train has been secured for
this trip which leaves Saltwater
al 7:30 a. m. and leaves Oklahoma
city at II p. m.
Monday. May 10. the \ 4 NJ track
team returned from "trip 10 Waco
Texas whore they participated I'm
the southwestern Although the \
A VI made one point more than
ever before, winning l3 points ou'
Of l2G yet they took only secoul
place Southwestern of Texas wor
first place with - points The track
was the worst our boys We're cyc'
called Ia participate upon being
good sand and good Bermuda grass
alternately Around the inside of the
track was wcll beaten path When
a Southwestern man always wa
permitted TO draw for places first
ana when ne always drew the pole
Is 70 any wonder that Southwestern
Won the meet Our track men are
as clean ana honest a set of men
as can Dee found anywhere. and be-
cause they believed i'm clean athlct.
les, they would not Jockey for IA.
yorablc places This lost them the
meet Although other schools were
competing 90 was but a dual meet
between A ~ VI. and Southwestern
of Texas, and was fight from
start TO finish. ON the one side by
fair means and foul, on the other
by actual physical prowess and
strength The boys were met on
their return by 500 students at the
depot and grand parade, headed
by the band weuded its way through
town TO the college campus. After
the boys had been sumptuously
Toasted by the domestic science de
partmeut they were taken 10 a
grand bonfire north of Morrill, Hall
whore speeches were then given.
President II TonnaI1 uaNa .