The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-29
NnrrOws Down to Tour.

Narruws Down to Four.
a tentative arrangement for a
general elimination series appeared
TO be in sight yesterday morning,
Coach virgil Jones OF sapulpo fin
ally getting his fighting spirit up.
having agreed 10 take on all comcrs
at tho rate ~ two a wcCk. This
was the outlook following a state
ment of two members Of the board
OF control Of the state High school
Athletic association that all unde-
fcstcd teams would bc recognized
ns having n fair claim at tho title.
Later In the day, however Harry
Houston OF Blackwell. third mem
bCr ~ the board, declared Altus and
Nowatn should " dropped from
consideration because OF having had
tie games with teams defeated by n
large score by other ContonderB
and that Pryor should bo dropped
because Il had not played n repre-
sentative schedulc This would leave
only Sapulpa, Ardmore. Fairfax
Seminole ana Crescent TO be con-
sidercd.
Sapulpa has game scheduled
with Marion. Kansas, for Friday
OF this week, and II IL believed Ard
more will play Fairfax either on
Friday or Saturday and Seminole
will play Crescent at tho snme time.
Coach Jones OF sapulpa In willing
20 take on the winner OF the Semi
nole-CreHcont game on Tuesday OF
next week and then--eSsuming that
he wins---is willing 90 meet the win
ner OF tine FnirfaS -Ardmore game
fer the title on Saturday OF next
week.
In Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
III Ardmore wins from Fairfax
the Ardmorc -Sapulpn game will be
played In Oklahoma city, Coach
Jones announced Las, night. He said
he was advised by the Ardmors
superintendent OF schools, w. 9
Richards. that Ardmore business
men would be willing TO under
write II for $4,000, thus bettcrlne
the $1,000 guarantee offered for the
game in Tulsa. Jones' said he wa,
not opposed to playing in Oklahoma
City but simply wanted TO know
definitely that the gate receipts
would be large enough 20 cover
expsnss5 and perhaps leave little
10 10 in the high schools athletic
fund.
In the event Fairfax wina from
Ardmore tho game would be played
IN Tulsa. Both Fairfax and Sa-
pulpa want 10 play here. and there
would be no disagreement what
ever should the northern town
merge victorious,
Coach Jones said last night that
he was tired foolinR around about
tho championship and wanted 10 set
II settled one way or another, with
out more delay.
Jones Tired OF SdunbbiinR.
ia rather go in and lose than 10
keen squabbllng without accom-
phshing anything" said Jones. "I've
decided To 10 into an ellminntiur
meet II they say that's the propel
course, and I'm ready TO take OF
all contcndcrs just az fast ns the,
bob up. I'll play Pryor, Seminole
and Aitus In one week. II ncces
sary."
The ruling announced at okla
homa City yesterday that all con
tenders undefeated, regardless OF q
games, would he eligible TO clair
the championship. was made by
ID. Price OF Enid and c. W, Geth
mann OF Oklahoma CITY. II wa
Just beginning TO appear that thI
decision would result IN a series {
elimination games when Mr.. Houi
ton Of Blackwell dropped monke
wrench IN the machinery with h
announcement that provisions In N
righ school nssuciutiun's regulation
eliminated Altus. Nowata an
Pryor
The outlook Is that today viii =,
the situation finally cleared up, an
the championship games definiteI
scheduled between sapuipa, Sem
mole. Ardmore and Fairfax, Tho'
Interested sincerely hope that sue
vvf1l bn the raRa