The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-18
Sad, Sad, is the Story Of the Grid
iron Battle at Norman but
Locals Lose Like Good
Game Sports
TO PROTEST TWO
NORMAN PLAYERS
Alleged that Pair Of Normaniies
are Ineligible, Having Failed in
Required Studies = Chicka-
sha's Record Clean

On the whole, it's sort OF sad story
and should be told with the frosted
focllights on and an accompaniment
OF slow, soft music. while the principal
sits upstage on the garden bench and.
with elbows on knees, pulls Off one
Of those James X. Haskett sort OF
spiels that would bring tears to the
eyes OF Mrs. Pankhurst
The predominant factor in the set
ting was a muddy field. banked around
which was mass Of humanity. tech
nically known as football fans. Out
side Of a little handful from Chicka-
sha, these hundreds We're assembled
10 see Norman wreak revenge for the
defeat BY Chickasha last year. That
they saw what they came for, no one
will deny, for when the players had
picked the mud out OF their eyes and
hair, following the final blast Of the
referees whistle, the score stood 10
10 o. with the large end OF said score
in possession of Norman.
There is no one who will have the
nerve to recount the game and allow
the word "if' 10 be a factor therein.
Norman won and the Chickasha lads
are good enough sports 10 let It so at
that. so far as the actual game goes.
The men went into the game. fought
to the last ditch like their lives de
pended upon the outcome and when Il
was over, said. Wen hand 1t TO YOU
You won" Those who saw the game.
however. realized that It was a foot
ball game instead OF Y N. c. A. pic
mic on the lawn or the prominent citi
zen or a balmy spring evening
Several times chickasha held Nor
man for down when the call was first
down and the ball only a matter Of
feet from the chickasha goal. Chick
asha was also cheated out OF a touch
down. by fate. when Heffner's feet, on
account OF the muddy field, slipped
from under him as he was in the act
OF receiving a forward pass. behind
Norman's goal line At another time.
the cold chills played hide and seek up
and down the spines OF the Norman
hackers when "satchel" Poole, dodg-
ing through a broken field. got away
for a sensational iO-yard run and was
finally pulled down by Johnson. Nor
mans midget quarterback
Both teams were about evenly
matched as to weight and neither was
able TO gain through the lines. Nor
mans ground gamer was a sweeping
end run, featured by an alright inter
ference, the same kind that made the
hearts of the Chickasha rooters stand
still time after time. here last year.
There is one regret, and but one, as
to the result Of the game. II will prob
ably be protested. according to the
statement of Edgar Cowan this morn
ing. The protest will be based upon
the eligibility Of certain Norman play
ers. The players are Britt and Nc
Call. Mr.. Cowan stated this morning
that by investigation Of the records
at Norman high school it was evident
that Britt was not eligible to play high
school football. he having failed to
make passing grades in the required
three studies last year. In the con-
troversy yesterday at the Norman high
school building. Prot Grady, princi.
pal Of the Norman high school. admit.
ted that Britt was ineligible and to-
gether with Supt Holmes agreed to
disqualify him. Britt however. is a
prime favorite with the citizens Of Nor
man, and it is stated they made such
demands on the Norman high school
faculty that the officials were com
PEELED to allow Britt and Mccall "a
play.
Coach Thompson Of Oklahoma City,
an official of The game, is said to have
admitted the lneligibility Of these men
and expressed himself as favoring a
protest of the game
The Norman officials asked Mr.
Cowan why he did not lodge a protest
against Britt and Mccall before going