The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-09
Rush Springs Takes First in Track Meet
Of County Verden Cops Intellectual
Tournament
BIGGEST CROWD IN
HISTORY ATTENDS
Athletes Handled by Military Man; Crowd
Fills Junior High Auditorium Until
Wee Sma' Hours

NJ. H. shepapI, county superia
tendent has just announced the win.
ners in the county intellectual and
athletic tournament held here, show
ing that in the intellectual meet ver.
den won first place with 81 points,
Rush Springs second with 81 points
and Tuttle third with 10 points,
Rush Springs took first in the track
meet with So points, verden second,
50 points, and Pocasset third with
5S points.
The track meet was in charge Of
o r. Doran athletic director of Ft
sill. He demonstrated clearly that
he is the man for such a job, hand
ling the large number of entries with
dispatch and eliminating all wrang-
ling. Although there was long list
Of entries and events, they were all
disposed Of in the afternoon, the
meet starting Saturday at 1:80
The intellectual tournament was
tho big feature, from the standpoint
81 duration II started ~ the junior
high school at 1880 in the evening
and wound up the next morning at
2;30 Along about midnight, when it
was seen that at least three hours
would be required to finish the meet.
it was suggested that the remainder
Of the events be carried over for a
week, but the lust Of battle was run
ming rampant and the contestants
and their hackers loudly clamored
ior a finish Of the tourney at the in.
ital sitting.
one Of the biggest crowds ever
seen in or around the building filled
the auditorium and held overflow
meetings up and down all the corri
doris Despite The fact that many OF
tbcm could not get within earshot of
the stage, they remained on the job
AS the wee small hours began to ar.
rive. the crowd dwinded to some ex.
tent but when the announcements OF
the Judges We're made, the auditorium
was filled to capacity. This was true
also of the field meet in the after.
noon Without doubt it was the
largest crowd that ever Witnessed an
athletic event Oh the Eighth street
field The judges OF the inteIectuaI
tournament were; Mrs. A. b Nor
gam Mrs. d. Il Roche and j. w Kay
ser
Following is list Of ~inners N
the intellectual tournament:
Primary story telling-Maris Glow
er Rush Springs %; Jim Minter
nocasset C2l; Lee Kilgorem, Yer
den 90.
Instrumental music-PauIine Early
Amber, a.; Glen Nell, Tuttle, (2)
sibyl Glover, Rush Springs, CD.
Reading (girls)-Lenna Bruner
Acme, az; Claudia Hostick, verdeu
"a: Dlaroela. Biankenship Mime
Rah, (S).
Glee Club-verden girls, a.; Min
nekah girls, (2); Rush Springs boys
90.
Vocal music-Ora NEea Archer, Tut
lie, "a; Claudia Hostick. verden,
12l girls duet Ninhekah, (3)
Defamation, boys - Pearson
woodan verden ID; Ervis Lester,
Rush Springs, T29 ;9k.awrenee Taylor
Lucille, (3). asat e t@
Arithmetic-Hakei SMELL Tuttle.
a.; Fac jones' Ninnekah, C2); Alma
Baker, Rush Springs, 90.
History-Murl Barry, Bradley, ~;
Howard Reid, verden, C2); Carl
Ramsbarger, verden (S).
Algebra-Lucile Arnett verden,
%; Alice Linn, verden, (2); Alma
Baker Rush Springs. (S).
Spelling -Chas. Collins, Rush
Springs, CD; Wilmuth skaggs, Tut.
tie. (2); Thora Weaver Verden 90.
Penmanship-Mary Worsham, Rush
Springs. d); Ellis Bentley, Rush
Springs, (2); Leon Hamrick Tuttle,