Sports Festival 



All 

 Ready For You 



Final plans for the second Illinois 

 I'arm Sports Festival, Urbana, Sept. 3 

 and 4, being made as we go to press, 

 indicate that a program greater in scope 

 than the one of last year, is in store for 

 farm folks. 



I'rank Gingrich and C. jM. Seagraves 

 have \isited 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,- 

 <)()() persons will take part in 35 different 

 kinds of contests. 



FORMER WORLD CHAMPION 

 Mark Arie in proper shooting stance. 

 He tied with Keller of Germany, for open 

 world title in 1930. Arie broke 60 straight 

 in the shoot off, Keller, 59. 



Forty County Farm Bureaus, sponsors 

 of local farm sports programs, indicate 

 that they will enter contestants, including 

 several Softball teams, in each of the 

 events. At least ^0 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 Club 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, all 

 experts, threw rolling pins in the county contest. 



their divisions. "l"o 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 w.iy tie tor the 

 northwestern division title. Fither Bonil 

 or Fayette will represent the south central 

 division. 



A historical narrative of J! 5 years of 

 Farm Bureau and extension work m Illi- 

 nois will be presented in the .Memorial 

 Stadium, Iridav 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 tlie dramatic 

 development of Illinois Agriculture. 



With Patsy Montana and the Prairie 

 Ramblers, -stars of the W'l.S National 

 Barn Dance Show, the top novelty and 

 square dance bands and the best of the 

 folk and sejuare dancers hclj^ing to pre- 

 sent farming's living history, the cele- 

 bration bids fair to become- the outstaiul 

 ing farm event of the year. 



The program abounds with new con 



tests. Trip shooting for Farm Bureau 

 members onlv has attracted gun experts 

 troiii all parts of the state. Tliis is the 

 tirst slate trap shoot lor farmers on 

 record. 



A women b ritle match which has al- 

 ready drawn several entries will be held 

 in the big .Armory ranges S.iturday morn- 

 ing, lor women who prefer less deadly 

 weapons, tontests in rolling pin throw- 

 ing, iLi.n throwing and horscslicK- pitch- 

 ing have been arrangeil. 



Women, too, will have a ihcckers 

 tourn.unent of their own. 1 he winner 

 will he invited to plav the men s champ 

 lor an all-around state title. 



( )lher contests for women and girls are 

 deck tennis, husband calling, soltball. 

 track and swimming. 



Some lucky lad or lassie will get 

 Tony. ' a handsome, well-broken, gray 

 Shetland pony se\en years old. - 'lonv' 

 will he- given to some memlur of a I'arm 

 Bureati familv, betwt-cn the ages of I 

 and 1 I. .is an attendance prize. Inter- 

 estcil hovs and cirls are urized to register 



MEET TONY. BOYS AND GIRLS! 

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

 He wrill be given to some lucky boy or girl from a Farm Bureau family as an lAA 

 attendance prize. Children oi ages 4 to 1-1 are eligible to register. 



