The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-14
Col. Reeves, Mayor Evans
and Others IndOrse Project
Athletics Importance in
City's Life Stressed
by Speakers
TROPHIES PRESENTED
Oil and Bank League and
Elimination Winners Get
Silver Loving Cups
By II. A. RRIDGEwATER

D' lftlNbillI VI hlNHA''l t''h-
letics In tho life of city or com
munlty war not only recognized hut
emphasized AT a banquet last night
I'm the basement of tho College lin
Presbyterian church. Kendall, mt
which silver loving cups were pre-
scented to the winnorH OF thia years
pcnnant races In the oil and Bank
leagues and tho amateur olimina-
tion tournament.
Not only did amateur sport come
IN for the hoarticst approved. but
q movement was started which may
result In the establishment NJ
municipal baseball fields. tennis
courts and other placcs whore ANA
tour athletics may test their skill
and strength before another year
rolls around.
About sevcnty-fivc gathered about
the banquet tables, including play
ers and managers from the oil,
Bank and Auto leagues. city Of
ficials. newsparcrmon and other In
Yitcd guests Speakers lauded the
efforts of Norman II. Snyder. prcsl-
dent OF the three city leagues, whose
untiring work has done "A great deal
for the Advancement of amateur
sports In Tulsa In the last year,
ftcctcs Sounds The Keynote
Col. Ira u. Reeves, mnnaglng d.
rector OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
who presented the trophlcs to sue
cessful team managers, sounded the
keynote when he made n real plea
for amateur athletics.
Emphasizing the value Of athletic
competition for tho clty's youth,
Colonel Reeves who was the head
OF great army school In France
after the armlstlce was signed,
briefly spoke OF his experiences with
the $4,000 young men who were In
his charge there.
Many OF you young men here to-
night were IN France" Colonel
Reeves said, 'and you know what
. change It makes In II man when he
sees the terrible carnage OF war.
Those 1900 boys In the army
school OF which I was the head
looked many years older when they
lame, and they certainly were
changed. Then We introduced ath-
letics. established baseball fields and
arranged for other athletic contests.
j tell you the Interest they took In
athletics did more than any other
thing to restore them. They be-
came boys again"
&. OF &. Ia Lend Aid.
Colonel Reeves told Mr.. Snyder
that he could depend upon the
Chamber OF Commerce To lend hon
est, hearty, material support to an,
movement to secure amat, lr ath-
letic fields for Tulsa.
n Mayor Evans gave the city's Of
ficial approval to Mr.. Snyder's plans
for an amateur field However. nc
said there was no way for the city
to provide any money for such n
purpose.
"But there's nothing to prevent
Shn .,tt ga. f.slal In, bA
essary for such n project, In thero?''
the mayor was asked by Colonel
Reeves Mayor Evans said this
could be done and indicated hc
would favor It.
Colonel Reeves said he believed
the propect could he put over with
out difficulty onco II was placed be-
tore the people. and he pledged the
. Chamber OF Commerce to the plan
: Snyder and the others interested
. in amateur athletics We're highl,
X pleased at the attitude of Colone
Reeves. The colonel impresses on,
as a man who'll get what he goe,
after, aud his cheerful co-oporatior
undoubtedly will he n powerful fac
tor In the desired and needed anna
teur athletic accommodation 70
Tulsa.
Banquet Rig Success.
The banquet was "A complete sue
cess, and as the correspondent Gov
ering the county picnic remarked e
good time was had by all" Tn
plentcous, wholesome fare provide
by the women OF the College Iii
church was especially to the liking q
tho city officials and scrlbcs VIII
are wont 60 attend the civic clu
luncheons weekly at hotels. 1t wa
Just one thing to eat after anothc
from soup TO ice cream and cake.
Among the speakers. In additio
10 Colonel Reeves, Mayor Evans an
Mr. Snyder, were Bin Fricl, bus
ness manager OF the Tulsa Bascba
club. who RECALLED his hearers wit
some of his experiences as an un
pire: Victor +. Barnett ana MI
willis of the Tribune; CITY Com
missioner o. A, Steiner.
Tho Rev. Robert II. Clarke, paste
Of the church, laid aside his min
isterial dignity for the evening an
officiated, according to the program
as toastmaster but Colonel Reeve
dubbed him "roastmaster" and
stuck. II the Reverend Mr.. Clark
ever gets sidetracked from one o
his sermons to few of his funn
stories his congregation will won
a.