The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-26
COUNTY CUP
INVOLVED in
SQUABBLE
Basket Ball Tournament May Be
Played Again Ninuekah OPP
poses It-Track Meet is
Set for April 24-25

me squabble resulting from the for
teiture of the county basket ball
tournament to Ninnekah, may result
IN the pls wing Of the entire class A
boys games again, to decide by actual
contests. which is the real champ,
and while some are in favor of this
solution Of the differences, Ninnekah,
present holder Of the cup. declares
tnat the proposition, so far as they
are concerned. is settled
Il is considered deplorable that the
county athletics have become involved
in such mix-up as exists. AS far as
the county superintendent office is
concerned, it was imperative that
Blundell Of Rush Spring. be put on
the eligible list His name was sent
In from the Rush Springs schools with
the statement that he had passed his
grades TIE committee took up the
proposition too late. They waited un-
I'll Rush Springs had defeated Vrden
with BIundelI in the game. They
should have met and decided upon the
eligibility Of the men before game
was played. II there was any doubt as
to their records in school. and the
fact that Verden was defeated with
Blundell in the game seems to give
that school the right to contest the
validity OF the decision. as according
TO the rules, they we're not legally de-
feated, verden came clean with
everyone concerned and put up one
Of the gamest scraps ever seen on the
local courts.
All Of the teams concerned have not
been heard from as to their willing
ness to play the series over. Mime
kah states that the matter is settled
as far as they are concerned, and one
cannot blame them at that They say
that they have the cup. that it was
awarded to them and that they intend
to keep it. Also when their man
Lents was disqualified. they made 20
particular kick. but agreed to abide BY
the decision Of the committee. Real
~, that was about all they could do.
Had the game been played with Blum
dell ou, and had ii resulted III vic.
tory for Rush Springs. it appears that
Nerden would have been justified In
a contest on the grounds that an in
eligible man helped to defeat them.
The affair is woefully mixed and about
the only solution that will be in JUS
tice to all will be another series.
Track Meet Dope.
County supt. Newell is today send.
ing out a quantity Of track and field
meet dope. scheduled for April "A and
%, at which time also will be staged
the Intellectual tournament of the
county All schools are urged to en-
ter the meet and it is probable that
with the enthusiasm already uncork
ed the event will be a hummer.
Last year Chickasha romped away
with the meet. having the call on all
the schools in the county, combined
when the points were figured up, and
the cup is now in Chickashas posses
sion. However. this year.may see the
tables turned as one teacher from
each school in the county will be al
lowed to enter the events. According
to the rules. Chickasha must win a
majority OF the points in order to be
declared the winner. The meet
coming up will be the third annual
meet, Rush Springs have won the cup
the first year
Last year Union Hill won the cup
offered for the intellectual champs of
the county. The year previous, i'll
was not awarded.