The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-06
Boys WhS Put Chickasha on Map
CridirOn Circles are Guests Of
AppreciaIiVe Citizens
COACH REED EXPLAINS |
BIG PLAY THAT WON
Alter Being Banqueiled at Geronimo Hole I
Young People Enjoy Dance Given
al Elks Hall

Midst the quaint Indian setting Of
the banquet hall Of the Geronimo ho-
tel, It's interior decorations heightened
and enlivened by flowing G. II. S. and
other scholastic streamers, the cham
pions OF the Oklahoma football arena
and their fair young ones were ban
quoted last night by appreciative
Chickasha citizens. Not only were the
boys Of the G. II. s. squad impressed
with the genuine appreciation which
Is felt locally for the efforts which
made the Washita metropolis the rest
ing place Of the pennant for the com
ing year, but they were publicly assur-
ed Of the substantial benefits which
they had bestowed upon the commu-
nifty through the wide advertising
which had resulted for Chickasha
throughout the country and the fact
that G. IT, s has become synonym
for clean sport well played.
The manly young fellows who bore
the purple and gold to victory were
told in 50 many words that their home
people were proud OF them and OF
their achievements and that they had
completely pardoned the error conn
mitted at Enid when the boys lost the
only game Of the season The unquali.
fled victory which cinehed the PEN
nant on Thanksgiving Day demonstrate
ed that the Enid faux pas was rather
an accident than a fault 1t was In
teresting, nevertheless. to hear the
Goys try to square themselves in the
mpromptu responses to toasts which
followed the repast.
The menu was up to the high stand
ard Of the Geronimo and when, after
coffee had been served Toastmaster
Ben Johnson opened the business" Of
the evening, the guests were in hu-
NOR to enjoy what followed And 1t
was treat.
A Sympathetic Toastmaster.
In the unique vernacuIar OF the grid
iron the POSTMASTER made brief re-
view Of the contests which had been
nobly fought during the season, and
his assurances Of the deep interest
felt by Chickasha at every step toward
the championship carried conviction.
Mr. Johnson had repaired to Univer-
sity park on Thanksgiving day as a
sedate spectator but could not for
long resist the temptation Of jumping
over the rail and becoming an enthusi-
astic rooter He played d high com
pliment to the spirit de corps and the
genuine comradeship which animated
the players individually and coIlec-
lively and which is Of inestimabIe
value in sports as we'll as in commu.
nifty building in which they would be
called upon to take part later in life.
Importance Of Team Work.
The brilIiancy Of their team wohk
and the part which that quality played
in the success OF the campaign was
lut lDplA VI must plHurlA6 tNldAiCbk
by Alger Melton who, unlike Mr.. John
son, had no intention Of being an un-
emotional spectator at the deciding
game but had been rooter from the
signal which opened the game until
the players were borne from the field
champions Of their dis
trict. The speaker paid high tribute
to the unsullied record Of the local
boys saying their reputation for play
ing clean game Of football was no
where more generally recognized than
It was among opponents from whom
they had wrested victory or had di-
vided honors lie bespoke for the re-
firing members Of the team success in
their ultimate careers but reminded
bis audience that another team was
coming on Of whom was expected
equally good work. He impressed on
the boys that, though they were the
actors while in action they
owed much Of their success to the
careful training Of Coach Reeds who
had carried them through so success
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