One of the most extraordinary Association football matches in history wa? played in connection with the celebration of Constitution Day in Red Square, which was Covered with 2 green one-piece 1 carpet, properly marked out and surrounded by a syn • thetic cinder track, on which relay races were run. Teams played football in the presence of M. Stalin, M Molotoff, and other notables. They also watched a parade of 70,000 athletes, representing all sports. Swimmers gave exhibitions of a crawl stroke in a portable tank, which was drawn across the square.
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Northern Advocate, 13 July 1936, Page 5
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91Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Northern Advocate, 13 July 1936, Page 5
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