Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1928 — Page 22

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URGE CHILDREN LEARN TO SWIM IN CITY POOLS Recreation Director Calls on Parents to Aid in Safety Drive. “If the money spent on the four city pools and two supervised beaches does nothing more then to teach a few thousand Indianapolis children to swim, it will have done enough,” declared Jesse P. McClure, director of recreation, today. McClure thoroughly is convinced hat the teaching of swimming is one of the most important functions of the recreation department. “The kid that doesn’t know how to swim is in grave danger every time he goes near the water,” McClure contnded, “and in a city like Indianapolis, the only place where he can be safely taught is at a competently supervised pool or beach. Rivers, Creeks Dangerous “The rivers and creeks in Indianapolis are notoriously treacherous. The extent of the city makes it impractical to police all of the river banks, so we must enlist the help of the parents in getting their children to the nearest pool. “If parents will arrange for their children to go to the nearest supervised swimming place, there will be no reason why they should swim any other place. If every Indianapolis youngster were to come to the city swimming places, there would be no. drowning tragedies. “Instruction in swimming is the key in our program for water safety. I hope that every non-swimmer in the city will take advantage of the free lessons being given at the city pool. The instructors are carefully selected, and ususually competent. Classes Open in July “We want to teaijh everybody in the city how to swim.” The swimming classes in the pools open formally next week. McClure Beach, the most popular water playground in Indianapolis, will probably be opened Saturday, unless high water in the river again forces a postponement. City recreation officials estimate that 175,000 persons will swim in supervised places this year. Adults may secure free instruction at the city pools at any time. Classes for boys will be at 11 a. m. daily, and girls will be instructed at 10. The total who will be taught in the summer is expected to exceed 4,000. NEGRO GIRLS OF CITY TO FORM BALL LEAGUE Five Teams to Enter; Also Flan Volleyball Circuit. Negro girls will have a baseball league of five teams, and the same playgrounds will take part in a volleyball league, playing on the same schedule. Douglas, Camp Sullivan, Miekel and Wyoming, Fal Creek and Norwood form the league. Twenty baseball games are scheduled, and a final game for the league championships will be played between the two teams with the best records for the season, Aug. 8. Each team plays ten games. The volleyball schedule calls for three games each day, with two out of three games of fifteen points counting as a win. Twenty sets are scheduled in this league, and the finals in it also will be held Aug. 8. Place for final games in the baseball and volleyball leagues has not been decided, but will be announced later.

FORM JUNIOR LEAGUES Two Baseball Circuits Formed for Younger Boys. Two junior boys’ baseball leagues, limited to boys 13 or younger, have been organized to play at twelve city playgrounds this year. The schedule calls for each team in the two leagues to play 13 games, with the final series between the two league chaps set for Aug. 16. Opening games are set for Monday, with Rhodius and Riley playing at the latter’s diamond; Greer playing on the Ringgold lot, and Garfield journeying to MiekelWyoming playground, in league No. 1. League No. 2 opens /With Fall Creek, Spades, and No. 44 at home, playing Highland, Brookside and Willard, respectively. The teams will play their second games Wednesday. LARGEST FUN LOT HERE _ . .. v Willard Park Leads State, Ranks High Among U. S. Playgrounds. Willard Park is the largest playground in the State, and one of the largest in the Nation, according to information on hand at the local recreation department. The attendance at the park daily totals nearly 2,000, which probably is as great as any municipal recreation center in the Nation can boast. A large number of the adults of the neighborhood are regular visitors to the park, and the excellent track is utilized by a number of prominent athletes in high school, collegiate and industrial circles for their summer workouts. SPADES BEATS OAK HILL Leo Rose’s Ball Team Wins First Game of Season. Ldo Rose, instructor at Spades Park, declares that prospects for a winning indoor ball team are good. There is plenty of material avialable, and the team is getting first game Monday, against Oak Hill of the North Side League and won, 13 to 3. Much interest is being shown in track at the east side park, and a number are working out daily. A dual meet with Willard Park 1 athletes will be held this summer, k but the date has not yet been L decided.

Young, City Plane Builders Enter Craft in Model Contest Sponsored by Club

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Three youths who will compete in the model airplane contest sponsored by Indianapolis Model Airplane Club at Seventeenth St. and Sugar Grove Ave., Sunday at 1:30 p. m. are shown here. Left to right, Robert Atkinson, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C Atkinson, 2534 Broadway, with the Buzzafcd; Robert Bacon, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bacon, 1706 Milbum St„ with the Condor, and Harold Stofer, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stofer, 1878 Barth Ave., with one of several monel planes which he owns.

RAIN BLOCKS GAMES Girls’ Baseball Tilts Are Postponed. Rain Thursday forced postponement of all the first games scheduled in the girls’ baseball league. Twenty-one teams are divided into three leagues, and will play a schedule of fourteen games, and the champion of each league will be entered in a series of three games to determine winner of the title. Miekel-Wyomine, School No. 44, Fall Creek, Rhodius, Camp Sullivan, Riley, and Hawthorn will play in league No. 1. League No. 2 Includes Ringgold, Greer, Finch, Kan-sas-Meridian, Christian, Garfield and Willard. Brookside, Dearborn, Highland, Oak Hill, Brightwood, Ellenberger and Spades make up the third league. Miss Lola Peiffer, girls’ supervisor, is directing the girls’ baseball with the assistance of Miss Ruth Erahardt and Miss Hazel Abbett, supervisors. HEADS HAWTHORN PLAY Frank White, Butler Star, Plans Extensive Bali Schedule. Frank White, 1929 Butler basketball captain, is an instructor at Hawthorn this year. He will have a full athletic program for the boys in his charge. Rain has caused considerable interference with the practice sessions at all the parks. But with better weather in prospect the ball leagues expect an exceptional amount of interest. A number of boys from other west side parks are coming to Hawthorn for baseball, and several of the high school stars of the neighborhood are aiding in training the players.

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SIGN AND BRING IT TO THE TIMES OFFICE AND GET A BUTTON TODAY OR AT BROAD RIPPLE SATURDAY. To the Secretary of Broad Ripple Park and Indianapolis Times All Kids Klub for Boys and Girls: I hereby apply for membership In the ALL KIDS KLUB Sponsored by Broad Ripple Park and Indianapolis Times PLEDGE: I promise to always play fair and indulge in good, clean, wholesome recreation and to try and influence other boys and girls to do likewise. I further promise to observe all safety first regulations. Date Name Address Town State Date of Birth Indorsed by \ (Parent or Other Adult)

GIRLS TAUGHT TO SEW Mrs. Jane Gwynn Conducts Class at Indianola Playground. Mrs. Jane Gwynn, matron of the Indianola playground, 40 N. Miley Ave., is interesting many of the girls under her direction in a sewing circle at the recreation center. The girls are being taught to sew and Mrs. Gwynn hopes to have quite an exhibition before school starts again. She invites any one who wishes to have instruction in sewing to come to the playground. NAME PLAY SHOP CHIEF Bruce to Direct Maintenance of All Equipment. A. J. Bruce is now superintendent of the 1 Park Board and Recreation department shops. The shops, formerly separate, have been combined to get the maximum of efficiency. Bruce has charge ox the maintenance of all recreation equipment, and promises that all t£e frolic lot devices for the amusement of Indianapolis children will be kept in first-class shape this year.

Atkinson's Buzzard recently remained aloft two minutes and thirty-three seconds, the local record for endurance flight. Bacon has a record flight of one-half mile with one of his models. The boys are members of the Indianapolis Model Airplane club, of which Gail Martin is president, and Edward Oldendorph, secretary and treasurer. The tiny planes are driven by rubber bands, specially prepared to receive high tension, and the fuselage is made of bamboo and balsa wood, both very light and strong.

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Mayor L. Ert Slack made a big hit with the youngsters at the Greer playground, when he split the plate with a fast one to open the hostilities in the local playground loop. The Kansas-Merid-ian team was playing Greer on the latter’s lot Wednesday, when the mayor tossed a fast one to Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, who opened the se son behind the bat.

Al’s Name for Indiana Baby By Times Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind., June 29. —Alfred Emmanuel, the Christian names of Governor Smith of New York, Democratic nominee for President, have been given anew son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Berling. The baby’s grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, New York, attended school with Smith.

SSOO Times-Capitol Dairies Scooter Derby OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK Name Address Playground near you (give location) I hereby give my official consent to the entry of the above-named child in this scooter derby. I am (his-her) (mother-father-guardian) I am heartily in accord with your plans to keep the children interested in playground and sidewalk play, and to discourage them from going on the street. Name Address Birthday of child..! Year...., Class

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The wings are of onionskin/ paper and are ribbed with balsa wood. It takes about five days to make one, the boys say. Nine youths qualified their planes last Sunday, including Gail Martin, 421 E. Pratt St.; John Stofer. 1878 Barth Ave.; Denny White, 1401 E. New York St.; Henry Coffee, 1821 Barth Ave.; Clarence Lester, 961 E. Minnesota St., and Nicholson Wade. 421 College Ave. Other boys will have an opportunity to qualify Sunday morning, prior to the contest.

FORM NEGRO LEAGUE Four Teams Make Schedule 4 for Baseball. Indianapolis Negro playgrounds have a four-team indoor baseball j league this year, with Camp Sulli- j van, Fall Creek, Meikel and Douglas j playing fifteen games apiece. Much enthusiam is being evidence by the youngsters, and many candidates is out for each team. Henry Long, recreation department supervisor, who will direct the league, has announced the complete schedule for the four teams, printed below. At Fall Creek—Camp SulUvan vs. Fall Creek, June 28; July 10, 18, 31, and At Douglas—Meikel vs. Douglas, June 28; July in, 19, 31). ana Aug. a. At camp Sullivan—Douglas vs. Camp Suiiivan, july 3. 12, 24. and Aug. 2, 4. At Meikel—Fall Creek vs. Meikel, July 3, 12, 2t, and AUg. 2, 14. At Douglas—Fall Creek vs. Douglas, July 5, 17. 28. and Aug. 7, 16. At Meikel—Camp Sullivan vs. Meikel, Ju.y 5, it, 26, anu Aug. V. 16. FOUR COUNTIES’ CLUBS TO MEET HERE JULY 16 4-H Boys and Girls Arrange for Four Days’ Encampment. 4-H Club boys and girls from Marion, Morgan, Hancock and Hamilton Counties will meet for a four days’ study encampment at State fairground, starting July 16, Assistant County Agent C. J. Murphy said today. Special instructors from the extension department of Purdue University will aid Murphy and other county agents. Murphy was appointed tins spring to work particularly on the boys and girls club work. This is the first encampment of its kind to be held in Marion County, and is cue of nine to be held this year. Marion County heretofore has not been sufficiently organized. Each boy and girl will be required to furnish his own bedding, dishes and to pay a $2.50 fee. FORM SEWING CLASSES Children Make Play Dresses at South Side Turners’ Fun Lot. At the South Side Turners’ municipal recreation center, at Madison Ave. and Prospect St., sewing classes are being informally organized on a practical basis. The children are sewing play-dresses for themselves and useful articles for their homes. ■. .-w^tgaaß The instructors are organizing a cleanup force among the children to keep the grounds in shape. The youngsters are taking a great deal of pride in the appearance of their frolic lot. RENAME TEACHER HEAD Mary C. Barker, Atlanta, Named Federation President. 1 Bj/ United Press CHICAGO, June 29.—Miss Mary C. Barker, Atlanta, Ga., was reelected president of the American Federation of Teachers for 1929 at today’s session of the Federation’s annual convention. Mrs. Florence Hanson of Chicago, secretary-treasurer, and Selma M. Borchardt of Washington, D. C., legislative representative and one of the vice presidents, both were reelected.

PLAYGROUND!S OUT TO WIN ON BASEBALL LOTS Mrs. Flizabeth Major, Matron at Fall Creek and College, Helps Coach. Mrs. Elizabeth Major, matron at Fall Cree kand College Ave. playground, is enthusiastic about the chances for a winning baseball team at the playground. Two practice games both have resulted in victories for the team she is helping coach. The Fall Creek boys will have five teams this year—a league team, a junior team, and three “outlaw" teams. The “outlaws” are those not on the league team because they are over the age limit for the senior or junior team, or not quite good enough for first-string competition Several girls’ teams are also being organized. ' Other athletic activities will include track, volley ball and basketball, with both league competition and informal play planned. Younger children are getting ready for the annual “sand castle" competition. A number of beautiful designs in sand are planned by the enterprising young builders, under the direction of Mrs. Major. A pageant is also being work out, and will be presented at the playground later in the summer. Adults of the neighborhood have been interested greatly in the work at the playground, Mrs. Major said. Parents are frequent visitors. Nearly 500 children daily visit the playground’s lower section, and about 200 more play on the tennis and horse-shoe courts in the upper section, north and east of College Ave.

Friend of Kids tt tt tt Mayor Says City Needs More Frolic Lots For Children.

“TNDIANAPOLIS, mainly through X the park department, is doing great work with the playgrounds for the children,” declared Mayor L. Ert Slack, today, “Wednesday I opened a baseball game at Greer Street playground, where at least 200 boys and girls were present, engaged in wholesome recreation under the supervision of skilled supervisors and instructors. “This department of municipal activity is of the greatest importance, and there are quite a few places where I feel that playgrounds are needed. It is absolutely necessary for the children to have places to play. As their own yards are generally limited, they naturally begin to use the street. “A few days ago, I visited the Boys’ Club, on English Ave., and there were four or five children there, who, I was told, had walked a distance of ten blocks or more for play and recreation. “It is just as necessary for the city of Indianapolis to provide adequate and well-supervised playgrounds as it is to improve the streets and build the sewers. This part of our municipal activity, while in fine condition as far as it goes, is not adequate. “We are going to have more playgrounds, and enlarge some that we already have in this city.” NORTH SIDE LEAGUE IS CUT TO FOUR TEAMS Revised Schedule for Season Is Announced. Scarcity of material at the Orchard playground caused a change in the schedule of North Side league No. 3. Another team was to be added to this league, but this plan was dropped when the fifth team was withdrawn, and only four teams—Fall Creek, No. 44, Oak Hill and Highland will play. The revised schedule for remainder of the season follows: At Highland—Oak Hill vs. Highland, today, July II and 20; Aug. 1 and 10. Fall Creek vs. Highaind, July 4, 13, 25, Aug. 3 and 15. At No. 44—Highland vs. 44, July 6, 18 and 27; Aug. 8. Oak Hill vs. No. 44, July 4, 13 and 25; Aug. 3 and 15. At Fall Creek—No. 44 vs. Fall Creek, today, July 11, and 20; Aug. 1 and 10. At Oak Hill—Fall Creek vs. Oak Hill, July 6, 18 and 27; Aug. 8. TRACK STAR IN CHARGE Tech Athlete Directs Boys Play at Camp Sullivan. Knoll Kutchback, Tech track star, is instructing at Camp Sullivan playground this year. He has some fine baseball and track material lined up, along with other activities planned for his charges. The playground is crowded every day, and even when the rain makes playing conditions difficult, a baseball game is generally in progress. Miss Katherine Wolf, city tennis champ, and former all around high school star, is in charge of girls’ athletics at the park. TENNIS CHAMP TRAINING Katherine Wolf Works at Playground Waiting for Tourney. Katherine Wolf, 1927 women’s singles tennis champion of Indianapolis, who is entered in the frequently postponed 1928 championship tourney at Hawthorn, is instructor at the Camp Sullivan frolic lot this year. Miss Wolf is a trained athlete and is making things hum in the west side park. Incidentally, Miss Wolf is putting in some good practice licks at the Fall Creek courts in the mornings before she goes on duty, in preparation to defend her title in this year’s tourney, .

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James Tebay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschell M. Tebay, 2358 N. Delaware St., overhauling the rigging on his yacht, preparatory to sailing it in the casting pool at Fall Creek playground. The pool is a popular gathering place for north side youngsters who “go down to the sea” with model ships of every variety. Everything from a wooden chip whittled into streamline trimness to the tiny chugging “canned heat” burners joins the argosy at the pond on a fine day. The Senate need not view America’s attitude toward maritime affairs with alarm, if the interest exhibited in merchant marine is as intense elsewhere as in inland Indianapolis’ parks.

330 Pounder Is Dean of Rhodius Life Guards

Four Men Claim Title to City’s Most Experienced Water Crew. Sam Keith, Charles Ingersoll, Jim Senteney and Fred Winter, the four life guards at Rhodius pool, have a total experience of twentythree years in their work. They claim the title of Che city’s most experienced pool crew, with no pretenders to the title In sight. Keith, the 330-pound water polo star, is the dean of the quartet, with thirteen years of service in protecting the city’s swimmers at the park pool and at Broad Ripple. Keith has appeared in vaudeville circuits, having toured all of one season with an act. Keith’s vaudeville appearances were generally accompanied by a special fat men’3 race, in which the heavy Iloosier invariably was a winner. Crowds Flock to Pool The pool has had good crowds, despite unfavorable weather. The water is kept absolutely clean and pure at all times through the gigantic pumping equipment at the pool, which completely changes, filters and purifies the water every thir*y-six hours. Iredeli Horton, the engineer is charge of the purifying equipment, estimated the capacity of the plant at 500,000 gallons per day. The pool Is one of the largest In the State, holding 800,000 gallons of fresh drinking water, with an oval basin approximately 200 feet lco£ by 110 feet wide. Fresh water is constantly fed into the pool through a fountain in the center. Fifty Showers Provided A high-diving stand is set at the deep end of the pool, and ther? are chutes for children and grown-

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DIAMOND Lp" D PLAYERS 4 TO GOOD Mayor Slack Hurls FiSI Ball at Playgrounds’ ’ Opening Fray. Opening of the four senior playground boys’ baseball leagues drew the first assignment of fine weather since the formal opening of the playgrounds two weeks ago. The teams got away to a good start, with the full schedule of games completed. Mayor L. Ert Slack opened the season formally at Greer playground, pitching the first ball to Jesse P. McClure, recreation director. A precedent was set in executive hurling, however, when a conference at the City Hall delayed the mayor, and the game was not started formally till the middle of a hot third-inning rally, by the Kansas and Meridian frolickers. The mayor’s appearance was greeted by a burst of applause from i the youngsters, and the official pitching of the first ball made a big hit with players and about 20(L youthful fans. A The visiting aggregation got tfl Pinky Davis, Greer pitcher, and wni the game, 11 to 4. Both team! played keen, fast ball, and Grass!* Wilson, pitcher for the Kansas-1 Meridian team, hurled brilliantly! The game was umpired by McClurfl and Henry Long, supervisor. fl In another game in the Soutla side league, Ringgold trimmed Finch! 8 to 2. 1 Fall Creek beat out Oak Hill ini a hard-fought game at the latteru diamond, 9 to 4, in one of the Nortja side league games. Highland wofl from No. 44 in the other game iM this league. I In the East side league, Spade! ran rough shod over Willard, at the| latter’s grounds, and won 15 to 2l Spades has a team that is up and] coming, and looks good in all dcJ partments. fl The Willard outfit has been handlfl capped in its training program the flooded condition of the East side diamond, but is determined to get started right before the next game rolls along. f Christian beat its neighbors at Ellenberger, 9 to 6, and Brightwood took the measure of Brookside by a 10 to 6 verdict, in the other games in the Eastern circuit. Twelve games are being played today, and the third game of the season for each team is scheduled for a week from today.

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