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Show Sunday, February 29, " Q THE 1976, THE HERALD, Provo, ffi lift Utah-P- S)&i-- 1 j WOODEN OLD grandstand (photo at right) and BYU athletic field were constructed in 1904 at a location where the Joseph Smith Memorial Building now stands. Athletes had to contend with pebbles in the If and field I m other left at Photo problems. shows the first stadium at dirt 27C age BYU, built on the hillside. football field was The the then where located Richards Education DOi0l(gDDODuTlliQiJ Physical building now stands.it was enlarged once or twice and served from 1928 until the new steel stadium (not shown) was finished in 1964. Meet Remember LELAtlD First T Some of the older fans who now watch modern scientific football and record - breaking track performances in the new Brigham Young University stadium can remember when athletic activity took place on a rock - strewn dirt field about where the Joseph Smith Building now stands. In 1904 men with teams of horses and scrapers donated their time to level the land and develop a suitable track with banked turns. The land was surveyed by Prof. E. D. Partridge. Wooden bleachers were constructed on the south side of the field on the brow of the hill. The grandstand was used until April 15, 1932, when it was destroyed by fire. The west side of Temple Hill was chosen for a football field and (MA Field? site stadium when President Franklin S. Harris arrived on campus in 1921. With students and faculty donating much of the labor, the field was leveled and the East Union Canal diverted into a syphon under the field. The hillside stadium (with seats on only one side) was first used Sept. 29, 1928, the year Ott Romney became coach, for the between the BYU game Cougars and the College of Idaho Coyotes in the old Rocky Mountain Conference. BYU won the game The old stadium, which was of the scene of hundreds football games, track meets, FOR YEARS WE HAVE BEEN J BRINGING THE FINEST QUALITY We have been working to bring some musical enjoyment into your life since 1946, and hope your 1 Bicentennial year will be a great one. IN INSTRUMENTS, PIANOS, ORGANS, STEREOS AND APPLIANCES AT THE BEST PRICE. WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. LOOK AT THESE . . . ffla wr mm PIANOS - USED RETURN - RENTALS Im V 6. posture 30 WAKEFIELD parades, dramatic HOOVER UPRIGHT SUPER SAVINGS OUR BEST 16.75 now Instruments Orchestra SELLER LIST PRICE SUNBEAM NOW SAVE Guitars LOOK LIKE NEW CANISTER a. . WOW! BIG ai k amp .VALUE ORGANS PIANOS AUT0HARPS RADIOS SAVE ON HEADPHONES NOW ONLY LIST 39.95 dO BATTERY OR ELEC. ORGAN, IDEAL FOR YOU MUST CHILDREN. HEAR TO BELIEVE. Sheet Music Small Appliances SUPER PRICE HAND MIXER j00r. Tape$ Radios Choral I Selections IFINITE -.-- SPEEDS A t jC ONLY Vo 'illSS W 1 STt i DRUM EVER W I -- TE. NONlY V .V" QUANTITIES I CLOCK RADIOS TAPE OUR BEST VALUE TV & rapidly. It was the scene of BYU OR KLH STEREO ALL REDUCED EVERY MAKE Equipment o COLOR TV PIONEER ALLDEPTS. HOOVER IRON ssL STEREO SYSTEMS SAVE! UKES METRONOMES SAVE OUR PANASONIC REDUCED RECORDERS, RADIOS I - GUITARS AMFM ALL SAVE BIG REDUCTIONS ON TAPE RECORDERS Black Only BANJOS - BONGOS 4- NOW $9.76 $300 to $600 SAVE 24.00 1 s ONLY iHflilllMAHtf HUM MIIIVIII9 riuuu) 0rgans Stereo productions, public meetings, rallies, and numerous other events for 35 years, was condemned and demolished during the summer of 1972. steel The present all stadium on Canyon Road was completed for the season of 1964. A substantial amount of donated labor, equipment, materials and cash made the project possible, The stadium steel construction is of all with a seating capacity of about A rubberized track 33,000. encloses the field. Team dressing rooms, storage areas, food preparation and vending facilities, and restrooms are located under the stadium seating. Parking for over 10,000 cars is provided. Forty-twticket gates handle crowds -- WAS Band Records commencements, METRONOMES VACUUMS REDUCED STUDENT UKE LIMITED RECORDERS Z!ltiict EVERY GE AM-F- RADIOS RECORD PLAYERS WALKIE TALKIES REDUCED HURRY football championships in 1965 and 1974, and BYU hosted the national NCAA track and field championships and 1975. there in 1967 1 WEEK ONLY ENDS SAT. Km 373-126- 3 78 NO. UNIVERSITY, PROVO |
