The border vidette., 1928-03-24
GREENWAY FIELD DAY APRIL Ia

whereby the students of all Ari
zona schools would stage various
entertainments so as to raise
funds to defray the expense of
sending their athletes to the
Third Annual Greenway Field
Day, to be held here on April
IA, have been made by the
Daughters of the American Re
volution. the organization spon-
soring the state wide Educa-
tional and Athletic Meet.
Citing how the students of
the Ajo schools. assisted by the
members of the local American
Legion Post, raised approx
mately 81 900 last year by stag
ing street carnival, Mrs. J. B.
Grand. honorary chairman Of
the executive committee of the
D. A. r., said that she hoped
other schools would adopt the
idea this year.
Plans have~ been formulated
with the American Legion where
by the Arizona posts and auxil-
iaries would assist schools in
staging the entertainment best
suited to the various communi
ties. In Ajo last year, the LIE
gion Post not only assisted in n
| advisory capacity but took an
active part in making the carni
val an outstanding success. The
result was that the Ajo schools
were enabled to send all of their
outstanding boy and girl athletes
to the Meet.
"Out of town schools natur.
ally have to go to quite a bit OF
expense to send their boys and
girls to compete in the Green.
way Field Day." Mrs. Grand
said. This year we are send
ing each school in the state
news of the Legion's coopera-
I tion and asking that the students
| be allowed to present some sort
of entertainments play, ba-
zaar, carnival. or dance, etc.,
| so that the school may send it's
| best athletes to the Meet on
their own resources. This not
only gives students sense of
| independence and pride, but also
is in perfect harmony with the
character building ideals of the
Greenway Field Day"
This years Greenway Field
Day-planned as a living me-
mortal to Arizona's distinguish.
ed son, the late General John G.
Greenway-will be held in the
1Phoenix High School Stadium,
and will again be the outstand
ing educational and athletic
gathering Of the south west.
Last year more than 1000 ath
letes, including Charley Pad
dock, holder Of several worlds
records, Quomahu, the Hopi
Marathon runner who won the
Long Island race and is a favor
ite to win the transcontinental
race from Los Angeles to New
York, and a score of nota bles,
participated in the 1O3 events
which we're staged during the
one day.
At least one national cham.
pion, Philip Osif. formerly of
Haskell Institute, together with
several members of the pictur
esque Pima. Hopi and Zuni
tribes, will compete in the three
distance events on the athletic
program.
A six mile run, of which Osif
is the present A. A. u. national
senior and junior champion; a
five mile cross country run, and
a marathon are the distance
events on the program. accord
ing to w. w. Lawhon, who has
been placed in charge of this
work by Vic Householder, ath
letic director of the Meet.
Mike Kirk, we'll known Indian
trader of Manuelito. New Mex
leo, is backing the Zunis, and
Superintendent G. L. Walker, of
Tuba City, Arizona, is backing
the Hopis. By having the mem
bers of these two tribes compete
against Osif, who is a Pima In
dian, the officials believe they
will have plenty of rivalry and
competition in distance events.
Osif is at present in Phoenix
and is training daily on the high
school grounds. Another Pima,
William Azule. who made quite
record on the coast, is also
getting in trim for the six mile