The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-26

With the cleanest and best record of
any high school team in the state. the
A. II. 5. Indians went down to defeat
Friday afternoon before the husky
Chicks of Chickasha by margin of one
point.
The score, 7 to G, indicates that this
was the hardest contested game that
the Indians have had this season. 1t
was a hard.fought game from the first
minute to the last. because on its out
come depended who was eligible for the
state championship finals after the close
of the schedule season next Thursday.
Champions of the southern conference
Chickasha now goes against the Central
conference winners. Outcome of the
Shawnee-Indian game next Thursday
will have no bearing on the state cham
pionship tilt, unless those moguls di-
recting the destinies Of the contending
teams can be prevailed upon to permit
Ardmore to enter the final clashes.
Coach Frank Mccain stated Satur-
day morning that chances We're slim
for Ardmore's entrance into the final
clashes, but that his team had about as
much chance as Chickasha for the
honors since each had been defeated
but once, in state games.
Fracas Is Developed
Charging that the referee had been
unfair in some of his decisions, ana
that the umpire failed to do his duty,
and that Roach, star Chick backrield
man, had usurpjed too much glory in
the game, they We're attacked after the
game while the crowd was leaving the
park. However, interference broke UP
the fracas and no one was injured.
According to officers and sportsmen
who interceded, anger prompted the
attacks and the men who assaulted the
visitors were not members of the team
nor had they been supporters of the
game this year.
AT big jim" Kramer's service at
the Baptist church that night, Z. W.
Richards, superintendent OF schools, ana
Rev. K. l.. Davidson, pastor of Broad
way Baptist church, deplored the as
sault and u rise vote expressed the sen
timent Of the congregation.
Apologies will be made TO members
of the Chickasha team, their coaches
and to the officials, it was stated Sat
urday morning.
Chicks Played Clean
Chickasha gridsters played a clean
game, and a number OF its men played
spectacular stuff Roach played to the
grandstand quite bit, but his worR
was outstanding from the first to the
last. even when he tangled with Nor
Brown and both men were ruled ou'
OF the game. Charges were made py ths
referee that the sideline followers han
dicapped the teams and three times
Ardmore was penalized on this account
Between halves students from every
school in the city took part in gian'
snake dance lead by the High Schoo
band Many Of the students were II
erotes1ue attire, in celebration OF Hop'
and Kid day at junior an: senior mgr
school.
Approximately 5000 persons saw th'
game this being the largest turnou
of the season. Several OF the stores
were closed, but every business hous'
reunited its emp'Cyes TO attend TN
kame. mi,
The Game Play by Play
: Indians kickoff, Roach received OF
15.yard line and stopped in tracks. VIII
ingham intercepted Chickasha pass an'
, ran to within 10 yards OF goal line
Ardmore penalized 10 yards Ardmor'
= fumbled ON first down. Chicks tumble
Hewitt recovers. Willingham ana Ball
ev take bali in 20 yards of touchdown
Field goal attempted by Indians wa