Sports Festival 



Ready For Tou 



Final plans for the second Illinois 

 Farm Sports Festival, Urbana, Sept. 3 

 and 4, being made as we go to press, 

 mdicate that a program greater in scope 

 than the one of last year, is in store for 

 farm folks. 



Frank Gingrich and C. M. Seagraves 

 have visited many counties scheduling 

 teams and contestants, passing out in- 

 formation and talking about the Festival. 

 They estimate that between 35,000 and 

 45,000 folks will attend the big Farm 

 Olympics. They say that more than 3,- 

 000 persons will take part in 35 different 

 kinds of contests. 



FORMER WORLD CHAMPION 

 Mark Arie in proper shooting stance. 

 He tied with Keller oi Germany, for open 

 world title in 1930. Arie broke 60 straight 

 in the shoot oil, Keller. 59. 



Forty County Farm Bureaus, sf)onsors 

 of local farm sports programs, indicate 

 that they will enter contestants, including 

 several softball teams, in each of the 

 events. At least 40 other counties will 

 be represented in several events. 



■Toughest competition is expected in 

 the five Softball tournaments which are 

 for county winners in adult county lea- 

 gues, county all-star teams, county teams 

 of Farm Bureau members over 35, boys' 

 4-H Club teams, and county girls' teams. 



First to enter softball tournaments 

 were two DuPage county teams, one in 

 the 4-H Qub division and a girls' team. 

 DeKalb county was first to enter a team 

 in each division. 



Five Farm Bureau Baseball League di- 

 vision winners will play a "little world 

 series" for the 1937 state title. DeKalb, 

 Will and Peoria teams are champions in 



LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHARP SHOOTERS 

 Mrs. Everett Elson was winner, Mrs. Ira Byrne, runner-up. Eighteen women, oil 

 experts, threw rolling pins in the county contest. 



their divisions. To be decided before 

 the Festival are the championships of the 

 northwestern and south central divisions. 



Carroll, JoDaviess and Ogle counties 

 are locked in a three way tie for the 

 northwestern division title. Either Bond 

 or Fayette will represent the south central 

 division. 



A historical narrative of 25 years of 

 Farm Bureau and extension work in Illi- 

 nois will be presented in the Memorial 

 Stadium, Friday evening, Sept. 3. Ar- 

 rangements are being made to have many 

 of the earlier state farm leaders in Farm 

 Bureau and extension activities reenact 

 the parts they played in the dramatic 

 development of Illinois Agriculture. 



With Patsy Montana and the Prairie 

 Ramblers, stars of the WLS National 

 Barn Dance Show, the top novelty and 

 square dance bands and the best of the 

 folk and square dancers helping to pre- 

 sent farming's living history, the cele- 

 bration bids fair to become the outstand- 

 ing farm event of the year. 



The program abounds with new con- 



tests. Trap shooting for Farm Bureau 

 members only has attracted gun experts 

 from all parts of the state. 'This is the 

 first state trap shoot for farmers on 

 record. 



A women's rifle match which has al- 

 ready drawn several entries will be held 

 in the big Armory ranges Saturday morn- 

 ing. For women who prefer less deadly 

 weapons, contests in rolling pin throw- 

 ing, dart throwing and horseshoe pitch- 

 ing have been arranged. 



Women, too, will have a checkers 

 • tournament of their own. The winner 

 will be invited to play the men's champ 

 for an all-around state title. 



Other contests for women and girls are 

 deck tennis, husband calling, softball, 

 track and swimming. 



Some lucky lad or lassie will get 

 "Tony," a handsome, well-broken, gray 

 Shetland pony seven years old. "Tony" 

 will be given to some member of a Farm 

 Bureau family, between the ages of 4 

 and 14, as an attendance prize. Inter- 

 ested boys and girls are urged to register 



MEET TONY, BOYS AND GIRLSI 

 Tony is a well-mannered, roan Shetland that any youngster might be proud to own. 

 He will be given to some lucky boy or girl irom a Farm Bureau iamily as an lAA 

 attendance prize. Children oi ages 4 to 14 are eligible to register. 



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