The facilities here were completed in 1928 and provided an area for a wide array of athletic and other activities. According to the 1942-43 course catalog, the facilities included a quarter-mile track; baseball, football, soccer, hockey, and speedball fields; horseshoe and croquet courts; an archery range; four clay and all-weather tennis courts; and jumping pits for men and women.

A concrete grandstand faced the baseball diamond, and wooden bleachers surrounded the football field. Floodlights made night games possible, and the area also was used for plays, pageants, and other performances. The football team played here until the mid-1960s, when the current stadium was constructed on the north end of campus.

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