Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-09
GROUNDS Must BE
Furnished GRATIS
OKLAHOMA CITY MAY LOSE OUT
ON THE BIG FOOTBALL
GAME
NORMAN Wants CAME
Where Oklahoma Colorado Game VIII
BE Played Is 10 BE Decided
In Few Days.
Wants Came

OKLAHOMA CITY, okla, Nov. s.
Special. THE annual Thanksgiv-
ing Day football game between Okla
homa and Colorado universities Will
be played in oklahoma city his year,
provided that the city Will furnish
grounds free Of charge and give the
Accommodations that may be mad at the
university at Norman. This is the
word brought from the state institu-
ton Friday by Assistant Coach Fred
Capshaw Of the Sooners to the okla
homa city Chamber Of Commerce The
game was scheduled originally to be
PLAYED in the metropolis, and has never
been changed, but since the Norman
Commercial club has started a move
ment to have the game played in the
university city the question has arisen
as to whether the contest Will be
staged at Norman or oklahoma City.
Capshaw held a conference friday af-
ternoon with c. M. Greenman, secre-
tary Of the Retailers ASSOCIATION, who
represented the Chamber in the abb
sence of Secretary Elmer r Brown.
After the conference, Mr.. Greenman
announced that no definite action
would be reached until after II was
learned if the fair grounds is available
for use for the game and whether the
Chamber of Commerce will guarantee
an Improvement of the field. These
two things are involved and unless
the requests of the athletic manage
ment of the state school are granted.
the probability is that the game VIII
be transferred to Norman.
Capshaw stated that he does not eX-
pect the city to furnish any more ac-
comodation than is provided in Nor
man. At the latter place, the univer-
sty has an excellent football field
which of course, will cost nothing.
on one side is a grandstand alongside
with seating capacity Of 1000. In
every respect Norman is an ideal
place for football game. But Coach
owen and Assistant Capshaw are
strongly in favo Of playing the big
Turkey Day game in Oklahoma city
but outside of the requests enumerated
above. they want TO be assured that
the Oklahoma City people are interest
ed in the game. A game OF the i'm
portance and quality as the Colorado
Oklahoma game would attract crowd
of $500 or 5000 people IL played at
Norman. and If played In oklahoma
City Coach owen expects crowd OF
4, 900 or 5000 at least provided wealth
er conditions are not unfavorable.
Capshaw stated Friday that the re-
marks Of President Stratton d. Brooks
lf the university in chapel Thursday |
to the effect that he favored !
!, transfer OF the game to Norman was
made In a joking manner. The presi-
lent said he was afraid the Oklahoma |
City police would not understand a
OF college students OF tho
kind that Oklahoma would pull OFF
after the game in the event Oklahoma
won. Ordinarily after a big victory |
The University students give q Shirt
ale" parade up and down the prinoi-
pal streets. Suoh a stunt in Oklaho-
ma City would be fun and rather a !
novelty. declared Mayor Whit NJ. |
Grant. The mayor said the police
would not interfere with the students
N any celebration unless they became
and destroyed property.
A final decision in the matter will
De made next Tuesday when Capshaw |
md Coach Owen will meet officials OF
he Chamber Of Commerce In Oklaho-
ma City.