For sale is a rare 1944 ADMISSION TICKET & PROGRAM from 8TH CHICAGO RELAYS at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago. The ticket notes that the entry fee for the vent was 85 cents. This WWII era newsprint program depicts a cartoon image of three hurdlers. The program was printed for a college track meet that occurred in Chicago on March 18, 1944. This 21-page program is complete and in good condition but some interior pages have some small tears. The program list all of the track events and the athletes competing. A great sports collectible.

Starting in the 1930s, the Chicago Daily News sponsored an annual track and field event called the CHICAGO RELAYS. The meet featured a wide array of track and field events, including pole vault, high jump, sprints, hurdles, 600-yard, and 1,000-yard runs, the mile, and the two-mile. It was one of the United States’ premier indoor track and field meets, held annually for almost 30 years.

The Chicago Stadium opened in 1929 was known as the “Madhouse on Madison” and was a legendary venue for Chicago sports, particularly for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Bulls.. In 1995, the stadium was demolished.