Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-31 | Page 11 | Provo Claims Record on $20,000 Football

Carpenters Carpenters' Union Buys Pigskin for 1 Eo w W 0 w. w w Km mm I I 3 M ir L o o ot t I I iiI s ix Earl Oss left chairman of the Provo Prove war bon bond d and stamp sales presents football as Dr Franklin S. S Harris president of BYU takes c check heck for In war bonds from Spencer Madsen right business manager of the carp carpenters carpenters' enters enters' union local of Provo The union outbid other competitors for the football auctioned off at Saturdays Saturday's Utah BYU-Utah State football game Provo Claims Record On Football PROVO Oct 31 War 31 War bond sale leaders in Provo Saturday were claiming a national record for a bid in a football auction when I a check for was received for the pigskin used in the Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young Utah university-Utah State homecoming day clash The purchaser was Spencer Madsen business manager of the local Carpenters' Carpenters union who bought the bonds in the name of the union using treasury funds for the purpose It is a tribute to labor and labor organizations in Utah county county county coun coun- I. I ty Earl Oss war bond bord sale chairman chairman chair chair- man said after Dr Franklin S. S Harris B BY BYU Y U president had presented presented pre pre- I the football to Mr Madsen The football will be placed inthe in inthe inthe the Provo Pro union office and all members may claim part ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship in it According to Mr Oss several other organizations are planning to bid for future footballs footballs footballs foot foot- balls although this bid topped all others this week Brigham Young university was the first school in the Big Seven conference to adopt the practice of auctioning off the game ball to stimulate war bond sales