Maxwell
Field has been the Linfield Wildcats’ home football venue since 1928. It was
the Northwest Conference’s first grass field.
Before
Maxwell, Linfield (and McMinnville College prior to the college's name change
in 1922) played its home games on a dirt field elsewhere on campus.
The
late Al Beeler, Linfield super fan, saw a 1925 Wildcats game on the dirt. Al told Wildcatville the field's grandstand was on Blaine
Street facing Pioneer Hall. (Blaine runs next to T. J. Day Hall, previously
called Northup Library, which opened in 1936.) Another source says the field was
adjacent to Pioneer.
In
2004, the grass was removed and replaced with artificial turf. Now, that turf
is worn and needs replacement.
Linfield
Athletics is conducting a campaign to re-turf Maxwell. Learn how you can donate to support it in the Linfield
Athletics' newsletter Spring 2014 issue. Go to the link to a PDF of the issue here. Read the stories on
pages 2-3.
Wildcatville
photos taken at Maxwell Field 4/17/2014
