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 ^^■;^ fun!" might well be the 

 ^Jj slogan of the second an- 

 nual Farm Bureau Sports Festival to be 

 held on the University of Illinois campus, 

 Sept. 3-4. 



But there is more to the Festival than 

 just having fun. In backing the project 

 again with a generous appropriation, the 

 lAA board of directors see in this ac- 

 tivity an opportunity to balance the Farm 

 Bureau program, to bring young folks 

 and old together in wholesome recrea- 

 tion, to promote the spirit of organiza- 

 tion and achievement through team play, 

 to develop a more satisfying life on the 

 farm. \ 



So voicing thjs sentiment. President 

 Earl Smith, of the lAA and Ebb Harris, 

 chairman of the State Spwrts Festival 

 Committee join in extending an invita- 

 tion to ail Illinois farm folks to lay aside 

 the more serious matters of life and 

 come out for a good time. 



How can you get in on the fun at the 

 Sports Festival.' By first doing your 

 stuff at the county picnic or Field Day 

 where entries for the state tournament 

 are selected on a competitive basis. En- 

 tries are official only when made through 

 the County Farm Bureau office. The list 

 of contests apf>ear in the table accom- 

 panying this article. Baseball, soft ball, 

 tug-o-war, and track will be underway all 

 over the campus. There will be plenty 

 of action from Friday morning on until 

 the last ribbon is awarded Saturday after- 

 noon. 



There will be plenty of games that 

 even the oldest can play. And some 

 corking good baseball games are in store 

 for those who like to just set and look 

 on. Ask about the contests at the Farm 

 Bureau office. You'll want to take part 

 in the county tournaments anyway. What 

 if you do lose, you'll want to see the man 

 who tripped you up show the boys from 

 other sections what your county can do. 



Take checkers, for example. Age and 

 experience count over the black and 

 white squares. The women will play 

 in a tournament all their own this year. 

 So come along to the Old Gym Annex 

 at Urbana and see the best players in the 

 state shove each other around over the 

 checkerboards. 



The horse pulling contest alwuys is a 

 spectacular event. The University plans 

 to bring out a team of crack Percherons 

 for the demonstration. To the lover of 

 good horses, that alone is a sufficient rea- 

 son for being there Saturday morning, 

 September 4. 



AUGUST. 1937 



A lively time is in store for target 

 shooters. Men can enter either the trap 

 shoot or the rifle match. Women will be 

 limited to small bwre firing, the commit- 

 tee says. 



But the ladies should worry! There 

 are plenty of other games they can play. 

 Darts throwing is a good one. Each con- 

 testant takes five feathered steel-pwinted 

 darts to throw at a regular rifle target. 

 Throwers stand 12 feet from the target. 

 It isn't difficult to make a high score and 

 it's a sport the whole family will like. 



Deck tennis, too, is listed. Like dart 

 throwing, it^an all-family game that can 

 be played with simple equipment. A 

 plot of ground, 18 by 40 feet, a piece of 

 binder twine 20 feet long and a soft 

 rabber ring 7 inches in diameter are all 

 fliat is needed to play at home. 



Rules for deck tennis are simple. 

 They are available at your county Home 

 Bureau or Fatm Bureau office. Ocean 

 travelers werQ, the originators of this 

 sjxjrt. Try it — it's a lot of fun! 



Here's a recipe for a good time in 

 August. Take one rolling pin, one half- 

 pint dummy with round bald head and 

 one straw hat, well battered. Place hat 

 on dummy. Step back 20 feet and 

 vigorously propel rolling pin toward 

 dummy's head. Repeat serving five 

 times. Season well with applause from 

 the sidelines when hat is well beaten to 

 the ground. Try this dish at your next 

 Farm Bureau picnic. Serve it to half- 

 baked husbands also. 



With leap year two years away, many 

 bachelor girls are looking forward to the 

 Sports Festival husband calling contest. 

 The committee says that there are no 

 restrictions as to whase husband they can 

 call. Voice appeal ranks next to beauty 

 in getting a favorable jeaction from the 

 impressionable male. So come on girls, 

 tune up. Let's see what you can do. 



Kiddies, too, can win a prize. Si 

 Simpson of the Illinois Livestock Mar- 

 keting Association is combing the coun- 

 try for the finest Shetland pony to give 

 some lucky boy or girl who registers at 

 the Festival up until noon Saturday. Get 

 the folks to come. You may win the 

 pony. 



The hog callers need no practice. They 

 strut their stuff every day. And there 

 are those ..whose voices are so appealing 

 that they can make even a blind pig 

 come for his slop. Unless you've already 

 tried it, how do you know but that you 

 are the state champion hog caller.' Well 

 — there's only one way to find out! 



It's a strange thing but most of our 

 top-notch runners have had broken or 

 injured legs at some time in their lives. 

 They have overcome their handicaps to 

 win over men with sound legs. If your 

 only handicap is cold feet there's no rea- 

 son why you can't run in the Track meet. 

 Better get in training so you won't have 

 to run "soft." 



The lively arts, music and dancing, 

 are sports, too. Especially peppy are 

 those arts when they deal with tosting 

 a horn in a novelty band or twiddling 

 a bow in a square dance band. 



Let the city folks "drag their socks" 

 on ballroom floors. Rural people can 

 get a bigger kick than that from old- 

 fashioned "hoe downs " and folk dances. 

 There's a whale of a lot more fun in 

 "mixing it" in a square dance. And if 

 you want to learn some new calls you' 

 better come along to the square dance 

 contest. 



Perhaps you've been wondering how 

 the Farm Bureau got its start. If you 

 have you can get the whole story in just 

 a little while on Friday evening, Septem- 

 ber 3, during the historical narration 

 which marks 25 years of agricultural ex- 

 tension and organization. Older men — - 

 and women — will recall the part they 

 played in the Farm Bureau as its history 

 is dramatically unfolded. 



LIST OF EVENTS 

 ILLINOIS FARM SPORTS FESTIVAL — 



SEPTEMBER 3 - 4, 1937 

 Sponsored by ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION and County Farm and 

 Home Bureaus. University of Illinois, 

 Prairie Farmer and Station WLS Co-operat- 

 ing. 



FARM BUREAU BASEBALL 

 Division Champs to play for the state title 

 SOFT BALL 



1. Adult County League Division g 

 (Open to Farm Bureaus having four to 



six township or community teams). 



2. All-County Division 



(Any County Farm Bureau team may 

 ,enter). 



3. Farm Bureau Members Over 35 Years of 

 Age 



4. Boys' 4-H Qub 



(Enrolled Members of 4-H). 



5. Girls' Division 



(From Farm Bureau, Home Bureau, or 



4-H Member families). 

 TRACK 

 Boys' Events 



(2 classes for each event. 



Boys 13 and under. Boys 16 and older). 



1. 100 Yard Dash 4. Broad Jump 



2. 880 Yard Run 5. Pole Vault 



3. High Jump 6. Shot-put 



7. Half Mile Relay 

 Special Relay Events for Boys and Men 



1. 440 Yard Relay 



(Ages 18 and over, 4 on team, each to 

 run 100 yds.) 



2. 300 Yard Relay 



(Ages 14 to 17 inclusive, 4 on team, each 

 to run 75 yds.) 

 3 5P Yard Shuttle Relay 



(Ages 13 and under, 4 on team, each to 

 run 50 yds.) 



(Conti»med on page 16) 



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