Dispatch from the Wagner Farm (edited for clarity)...
There seems to be some controversy regarding what year the 2021 elk toss will be (75th?). The by-laws are very clear on this matter.
3.91B7. If the officers are unable to determine the numeric occurrence of a particular elk toss, all events should be postponed that year.
This
actually happened in 1961. As all of you will recall, Roger Maris and
Mickey Mantle were in an incredible home run race. Babe Ruth held the
record with 60 home runs. When Maris hit number 61 in 1961, it caused a
mathematical tailspin that still has ramifications today (remember the
collapse of Enron and American Idol season 7). According to some records, it would have been the
16th Danville German Society Elk Toss. However, that was proven to be
impossible since there are photos of Franz Klingerman winning in 1933. If the 1st (and that's "if") Elk Toss was 1933, then 1961 would be the
28th, not 16th. When you add 28 and 16 you get 44. I'm sure you see
where this is going. We would like to congratulate Roger Maris for his
amazing accomplishment.
1 comment:
My word, Franz looks so young in that picture!
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