The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-10
ATHLETIC FIELD
TO Be SECURED
AT ONCE, PLAN
Membership in A. A. U. Is
Sought; Finances to BE
Arranged Later

A movement expected by
its supporters TO place Tulsa
far ahead of all other south.
western cities in amateur ath.
letics took concrete form at
a meeting last night when the
Tulsa Athletic association
was formed and initial steps
were taken toward securing
an amateur athletic field.
Eighteen representative
business and professional
men. all of whom agreed to
serve and devote all the time
necessary, were named as a
commission which will have
supervision over all amateur
sports in the city. A sub
committee to select n site for
the athletic field was named
and win start search for the
location Immediately.
Tho men selected nS the ath-
lciic commission were Col. Ira T.,
Reeves, sam MCiilmcy, w ".
Holmes, u. ~. koontx, william
Dietrich, Ernest Slater, IL. NJ
Moody. n. ~. Stcffcns, &. \.
Sounkman, ~. II. Patterson,
Thomas Chcaslcy. G. q. Evans. Dr
w. &. itcisiIng. q. A. Steiner. We
tor y. Barnett, walter Album. ~.
'. Wiley nnd Norman II. snyder.
To Join the a. 4. q.
II was decided to make applica-
tion for membership In the National
Amateur Athletic union A rules
committee was appoiateN which viii
carefully go over the A, "a. 4. rules
ana others prepare n draft OF rul"s
aud regulations and submit It's find.
ings TO tho commission AT later
meeting.
Speakers stressed the Importance
Of amateur athletics to the .ife and
Hell-belng of community aud
everyone agreed that the more c,,an,
Wholesome sport city has the bet
Ter off II II.
Tho first important step 10 be
taken ny the new association is the
securing OF site for an athletic
field and stadium. Colonel Roevea.
y
Norman u. Snyder. the site commit
tee, will begin the nunt loo = dcsir-
able location with an initial tour of
the city Wednesday af.ernuon. Tho
site must be fairly close IN, avail
able not only to automobile traffic
but also adjacent to a street. car line,
To Buiid Iinif-Aiilc Track.
IL In planned to build u haif-milc
rack Mt once, with "A grandstand aud
clubhouse, fully equipped. ana have
he pant ready for hig amateur
athletic carnival lato next summer
While the question oi financing
the proposition was discussed only
briefly Mt the meeting last night. no
difficulty along this line ~ aniici-
pated. The commission ~ behind II
and will arrange for the necessary
funds later. with such mea os
those selected making up the XIV
erning boay OF the Jsaociatlon thero
II no danger OF any serious trouble
being encountered N money way
Norman u, snyder, who called the
meeting, came Into prominence IN
amateur athletics last summer when
he was president OF all three OF the
city baseball organizations, the oil
Bank and Auto leagues, At the close
OF the season of these circuits Mr.,
snyder arranged n baseball field
meet, with players OF all teams In the
three leagues participating, which
attracted considerable interest.
LIdor on he fostered a baseball
elimination tournament In which
teams from all over eastern Okla
homa contested, and this too proved
very successful.
II was after these events that he
conceived the idea OF an amateur
athletic field for Tulsa, MIR. Snyder
said In opening the meeting. Since
then he has worked almost inces
sanity on the project, interesting the
men selected ON the commission.
Reeves cites Advantages.
Colonel Reeves IN brief talk
pointed out some OF the advantages
of amateur athletics. Than athletic
competition. clean ana wholesome
there is no greater man-maker, hC
said.
AS an Illustration OF what athletic,
mean to the young man. Colone
Reeves told n brief story OF AN ex'
perence In France. He was head
OF great A. r.. Il. university over
therei with 1900 soldiers who had
been through the horrors OF tn,
front as students" These younf
men were terribly changed. had none
VI AAtii 'AN Hf'''R +N'''' "N''-'''N
had been introduced on a large
scale the boys recovered their pep
he said. Coonel Reeves declared
that he was willing Ia devote much
time TO furthering the plan here.
other speakers also promised
hearty cooperation, The Who'll,
session was very enthusiastic, Mi
Cheasley served ms chairman.
MIR. snyder was named spccia
commissioner. with authority to in
terpret all rules Of tho ASSOCIATION
and see that they are applied,