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MEMORIAL STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 



All Ready For You 

 at the Sports Festival 



Late Returns Indicate More Than 2000 Will Take 

 Part in Big Tournament 



^S THIS is written plans for 

 .XL the big Sports Tcstival on 

 ^^y ^ I the University of Ilhnos 

 (.ampus Sept. 4-5 are fast rounding into 

 shape. Reports from all sections of the 

 state indicate that there will be an out- 

 pouring of farm folks such as has never 

 been seen before — certainly never be- 

 fore on such an occasion. 



On August 15 the deadline entry date 

 for Softball, 108 teams had been entered 

 in the three divisions by nearly 60 Coun- 

 ty Farm Bureaus. 



Consider for a moment the magnitude 

 of the coming tournament. Figuring 1 i 

 players to a team adds up to 1 "iOO young 

 athletes taking part in the greatest 

 farm softball contest ever held in Amer- 

 ica. 



But 1500 Softball players is only part 

 of the story. At least "'5 baseball play- 

 ers will compete on the five teams sched- 



uled to play for the state Farm Bureau, 

 championship. 



More than 1 50 of the stoutest farmers 

 m Illinois will liig in for the glory of 

 their counties in the tug o war tourna- 

 ment. 



Somewhere between ""i and 100 countv 

 barnyard golf champions will t\virl the 

 hor.se shoes for state honors. 



Another 1 50 or more color! u'ly garbed 

 folk and square dancers will click their 

 heels and step to the rhythm of lively 

 dance music. 



Around 150 band musicians will be 

 there to lend color and interest to the 

 occasion. 



And how many runners, swimmers, 

 jumpers, husband, chicken and hog tall 

 ers, rolling-pin throwers, checker niavers 

 and horse pulling contestants the last 10 

 days will turn up is still a question. 



Enough have alreadv entered to insure 



plenty of rivalry and lun tli.it no one 

 will want to miss. 



Whoever heard of a farm field day 

 with JOdO people taking .ictive part' 

 Well, that s the outlook for the First II 

 linois Farm .Sports Festival on Sept. 



Don't miss it. ( Mion .WkI take p.irt 

 even it its only as a spectator. Get 

 .iway from the cares and worries of ilaily 

 routine for a uiuple of davs. ( ome 

 out and see these young folks play. .\!,iy- 

 be you II take home some of their spirit, 

 tire and enthusiasm for life. 



Now a word alxiut the preparations. 

 I. F (I'd) Harris. Champaign <ountv 

 tarm ad\iser, in loial ihairman of the 

 lommittee in charge of staging the event 

 Rov Iohn.son, agricultural teacher and 

 athletic dirertor from ^(ahomct High 

 Sthool, is his riL'hthand man 



Roy who h.is been on the job for the 

 lAA since late in lune has done a uood 

 iob. He has traveled thousands of mdes 

 over the state to nea^lv iV the counties, 

 scheduling teams and lontestants. spread- 

 ing information anii t.dkin!: up the Fes- 

 tival. Working with Mr. Harris will be 

 a small armv of Champaicn (ountv folks, 

 L'niversity people. Athletic Department 

 officials. Chamber of Commerce folks 

 .Most of the members of the \\.\ and 



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SEPTEMBER, 1936 



