Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1928 — Page 18

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2 NINES KEEP RECORD CLEAN; WINJJAMES Spades and Fall Creek on Top in Boys’ Senior Leagues. Spades and Fall Creek, leaders of the east and north side leagues, are the only two teams in the boys’ sneior baseball league which are undefeated today. Each has won seven games out of the fifteen scheduled for the season. Kansan-Meridian, south side leaders; and Hawthorn, in first place in the west end loop, have each dropped one game. The winners of each league title will play a series at the close of the season, daring the latter part of August, to determine the city champions. In today’s games Kansas-Merid-ian tangled with Garfield, tied for second place with Greer, but other leaders were not threatened seriously, meeting teams much weaker according to past performances. An upset in the west side league could put Camp Sullivan into a tie with the leading Hawthorn performers, but with the latter team facing Riley, which has not shown its expected strength this year, the possibility for an upset seemed small. Today’s schedule: League No. 1, south side—Ringgold vs. Greer at,Ringgold; MiekelWyoming vs. Finch at Miekel and Wyoming; Garfield vs. Kansas-Me-ridian at Garfield. League No. 2, west side—Camp Sullivan vs. Rhodius at Camp Sullivan; Hawthorne vs. Riley at Hawthorn; Kingan’s vs. Indianola at Kingan’s. League No. 3, north side—Highland vs. Oak Hill at Highland; Fall Creek vs. School No. 44 at Fall Creek and Central. League No. 4, east side—Spades vs. Ellenberger at Spades; Brightwood vs. Willard at Brightwood; Brookside vs. Christian at Brookside. The standings: League No. 1 Won Lost Pet. Spades 7 0 1-OJO Brightwood 5 2 .714 Christian 4 8 .571 Ellenberger 2 5 .286 Brookside 1 6 .143 Willard 1 6 *143 League No. 2 Won Lost Pet. Hawthorn 6 1 .857 Camp Sullivan.... 5 2 .714 Riley 4 3 .571 Indianola 4 3 .571 Rhodius 3 4 .429 Kingan’s 0 7 .000 League No. 3 Won Lost Pet. Fall Creek ....... 7 0 1.000 Oak Hill 3 4 .429 No. 44 3 4 .429 . Highland 1 6 .143 League No. 4 Won Lost Pet. Kansas 6 1 .857 Garfield 5 2 .714 Greer 5 2 .715 Miekel 3 4 .429 B oM .::::::::: 1 ! 18 SIX YEARS AT PLAY LOT Mrs. Stella Gerber Classed as One of Best Matrons. Mrs. Stella Gerber, classed by Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, as one of the best matrons in the department, is beginning her sixth year at Camp Sullivan white playground. She is a friend to all the youngsters at the center, having watched many of them grow up, and Is in thorough sympathy with them. The west side lot is one of the most crowded in the city, and the youngsters come in such numbers that it make the matron’s job a hard one, but Mrs. Gerber always is on the job and in complete control. She hopes that she will be able to continue in the work for life. FEATURE PLAY CHORUS Symbolic Pageant to Be Given at Ellenberger Park. “The Importance of Being Happy," a pageant, will be presented at the Ellenberger Park play center soon. The moral of the performance is "It depends on your own disposition whether you see a gray witch or a fairy.” Among the characters represented In the dances are Dawn, Temper and Fancy, soloists and the chorus of Fear, Remorse, Good Deeds, Spiria of Play and Happy Thoughts. The park is expecting to co-operate with Miss Hazel Abbett in the general pageant to be given at Garfield later in the season. Hoosiers Claim Huge Estate By Timet Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 20. Property in New York valued from $18,000,000 to $20,000,000 is claimed by about 200 persons, many of them living here, reputed heirs of Robert Edwards, who came to the United States from Wales prior to 1700. G. F, Fleming, New York, attorney, speaking at a gathering of the supposed heirs here, described methods of entering the courts for a fight to obtain the property.

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‘Sock The Pill ’ Hard-Hitting Youngsters on Playgrounds Wear Out Baseballs.

JC NOCK tKe cover ofT of it! ” “-seems to be the warcry in the local playgrounds, if the evidence of the recreation department supply cache is to be trusted. Mrs. Opal Moller, who In addition to her duties as secretary to Director Jesse P. McClure, has charge of the doling out of replacements for injured or destroyed supplies, says that about eight balls daily come in for replacement with the stitches split open. Sc far this season, thirty-six bats have been replaced, but the volley-balls, nets for volley-ball and tennis, issued last year have been held up. The rusn on them probably will come later in the season, Mrs. Moller says. Most replacements are made with new equipment. A few years ago an experiment of resewing was tried with the playground baseballs, but they failed to stand up well enough to justify the expense. Another big item on the maintenance schedule of the department is the park swing equipment. Two men are kept busy going to all the playgrounds, inspecting all the apparatus for possible breakes, or weaknesses. Most of their time time is taken by the swings. Basesacks for the ball diamonds cost the department little of nothing, as most of them are made by the girls at the playgrounds out of materials furnished by the boys. “Some of them try to put something over on you,” Mrs. Moller concluded, “by bringing in uSable articles for replacement, so as to get new ones. Most of the instructors are all right, however, and eager to co-operate with one in keeping down the expense of the department. We soon find out who the others are, and once we know them, we can handle them all right.” CALL FOR TEAM LISTS Eligible Players Must Be Named Before Series. Robert Nipper, Henry Long, and Lew Skinner, supervisors of the recreation department, announced today that all baseball teams in the leagues, senior or junior, must send in a complete list of players to the department before Aug. 2. The teams are limited to fifteen players and lists of those eligible must be given in plenty of time to verify the members’ standing before the interleague series.

PAGEANT ARRANGED Ceres and Proserpine Myth to Be Dramatized. A pageant depicting the story of “Ceres and Proserpine” will be presented at the Fall Creek and Central playground during August. The myth on which the pantomime is based is the story of the abduction of Proserpine, daughter of Ceres, goddess of the fields, by Pluto, ruler of the underworld. “The Dance of the Bee and the Rose,” the feature of the pantomime, signifying the fulness of summer, is interpreted by Alice Elkin and, Mary Slinger. Mrs. Elizabeth Major, matron at the playground, is in charge of the performance and is being assisted by Miss Abbett and the instructors in the direction of the pageant. KEEP LOT IN CONDITION Instructor Aided by Boys’ Work on Oak Hill Ground. Bob Stehlin, instructor at Oak Hill playground, has been adding the duties of groundkeeper to his other work. He has enlisted the aid of the boys at the lot in keeping the baseball diamond, the three new tennis courts and the whole lot in proper condition. The baseball team has been doing fair work, and has been showing consistent improvement in recent games. The girls’ ball club has been doing even better than the boys and has won all its games. The attendance is growing and a new record is expected before the season ends.

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PLAN PAGEANT AT BROOKSIDE Sewing Bee Arranged to Make Costumes. Two weeks’ activity, culminating in a grand festival of pageantry, have been planned by Mrs. Minnie Blodgett, Mrs. Delma Ensey, Miss Jeannette Riggin and Miss Nellie Blum, matrons and instructors at Brookside Park playground. The pageant, “The Betrothal Festival,” is being supervised by Miss Hazel E. Abbett, and other parks will contribute dance numbers, while Brookside children will play the pantomime parts. A sewing bee at the playground to make the costumes for the affair will be held next week, and much interest in the affair is being shown by the boys and girls at the frolic center. , A spelling bee, in which the girls will compete against the boys, will be held soon. Miss Blum is coaching a team of boys for the event, and Miss Riggin is in charge of the girls. The reading contests, the story tell-ing-hours Wednesday and Friday, and the sand box contest each Saturday also are holding the interest of the 600 youngsters who are daily visitors to the lot. The children are making a great showing in collection books and magazines for the City hospital. Athletics, coached by Miss Riggin and Carl Meyer, are proving highly successful, and baseball, track and volley-ball teams from the park are entered in the league play. A special feature of the pageant will be a musical program by the Tacoma Trio, Miss Thelma Tacoma, clarinet, Miss Ardis Gardinor, piano, and Miss Riggin, violin. Miss Riggin also will assist Miss Abbett in the direction of the performance. oanceTsonTgames PLANNED AT SULLIVAN Hundreds Youngsters Enjoy Play at Camp Sullivan. Camp Sullivan playgrounds are planning a dance and song game which will be given in connection with the band concert at the park, August 9. The white playground will have a number of girls doing folk dances under the direction of Mi's Katherine Wolf, instructor. The Negro frolic center will present a choral group and a number of other acts. Camp Sullivan has one of the largest attendances in the city at the two play lots, nearly a thousand youngsters daily. Girls’ and boys\ baseball teams are active. In addition to the regular games pick-up teams from the playground are nearly always having informal battles, and Bill Sayce and John Rocap, instructors, ore kept busy umpiring and filling in on the lineups. CHILDREN ENJOY PARTY NegTO Playground Presents a Gay Program. Mrs. Fanny Wilkinson, matron, and Miss Sara Hill, instructor, at Christamore settlement playground, were hosts to a party at the Negro lot Tuesday afternoon. Lemonade was served and an entertainment program proved so engrossing that a series of races and athletic contests planned for late afternoon was completely forgotten and omitted from the schedule. About sixty-five children play at the fun center daily, and this number is increasing rapidly. A mother’s day program, a volley ball tournament and entertainments of various kinds are planned.

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GIRLS' LEAGUES IN FINAL ROUND Team Rosters Must Be in by Aug. 2. Girls’ baseball leagues are in the second half of their seasons, and the teams already are showing championship form or the lack of it. Miss Lola Pfeiffer and Miss Ruth Emhardt, supervisors in charge of the league, have announced that team rosters are due before Aug. 2, and must include, besides a complete list of players, names and addresses in full, the age and any other important information about the player known to the instructor. The standing: LEAGUE NO. 1 centWon. Lost. a(?e. Miekel 5 0 1.000 Riley 4 1 .800 Camp Sullivan 4 3 .571 Fall Creek 4 3 .571 Hawthorn 2 5 .286 Rhodius 2 5 .286 Kingan's 1 5 .167 LEAGUE NO 2 R lggold 6 0 1.000 Willard 4 2 .667 Finch 2 3 .400 Christian X 4 .200 Garfield 1 4 .200 Kansas 0 4 .000 LEAGUE NO. S Oak Hill 5 0 1.000 Brightwood 4 0 1.000 Brookside 4 2 .667 Highland 2 3 .400 Dearborn 1 4 .200 Spades 1 4 .200 Ellenberger 0 5 .000

No Legs; Runs Youth Sans .Lower Limbs Is Ball Player at Frolic Lot.

CHILDREN and adults who visit the Riley playground are familiar with the figure of Eddie Halas, 19, of 1026 W. Morris St., whose legs were cut off when he was 4 years old. Eddie is popular at the playground and a regular all-around athlete, despite the handicap that would have condemned one of less courage and spirit to a whele-chair for life. He has frequented the west side frolic lot for the last seven or eight years, and has long been a star ball player at the bat and in the field. Using his hands, Halas can move faster than many boys can run, and the momentary muffing of an infield grounder will give him a life at first. He is a hard man to pitch to, because he is built “right down to the ground.” Ed asks for no special considerations because of his misfortune, but wants to get the same treatment that is accorded* the other boys. He is well-liked by the instructors and the youngsters at the center, and is cheerful and good-natured. He is a keen baseball fan, and an ardent ’ rooter for the Riley team, now in second place In the west side league. <He acts as official scorer at many of their games. Halas Is not working, and is anxious to secure some employment where his handicap will not matter. He Is adept with his hands, and earnest and serious in anything he undertakes. He wants to be self-supporting, and is confident of his ability to do so. Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, is endeavoring to find a place for him.

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The youngsters at Riley play center are keeping the merry-go-round busy. The devices were put up this week, the ground about them having.been graded to prevent accidents. The recreation department is taking every precaution. Equipment is all subjected to the closest inspection.

ADD BEACH GUARD V Jimmy Dalton Joins Staff at Ravenswood. Ravenswood Bathing Beach has employed Jimmy Dalton, former boxer, as an additional life guard, it was announced today. The beach management recognizes no particular danger, but desired to extend its safety provisions because of the increasing number of bathers. The investigating committee of the Indianapolis safety council has reported that every precaution has been taken to prevent another drowning such as that of Miss* Myrtle Lotstutter two weeks ago, who fell off of a raft. & It was pointed out that the life guard was on the job immediately after this accident, but the victim’s head apparently had struck the raft as she fell. The safety council is investigating reports of children swimming in unguarded holes in the river. YOUNGSTERS AT MORRIS SQUARE PLAY IN SHADE Games at Frolic Lot Are Arranged According to Weather. Morris Square playground is always an active place, and even in the heat of the day, Miss Emily Pond, instructor, finds something interesting for the youngsters to do in the shade. The sand box is roofed and provides amusement for many. Miss Pond is sponsoring a series of jackstone and ball games to keep more of the youngsters in the shade. Many of the kids splash about in the small wading pool in the square. The children also take much delight in guarding the new flower bed just laid out by R. W. Sanford, custodiar. of the park. More than 200 youngsters are daily visitors at the grounds. CAGE STARS LEAD PLAY Girls of Champion Team Direct Playground Activities. The Hoosier Demons girls’ basketball team, amateur champions of Indiana, has been well represented on the playgrounds this year. Two star members of the quintet, Catherine Wolf and Alice Demory, are instructors. The former is at Camp Sullivan and the latter at Highland, while Lola Pfeiffer, coach of the team, isone of the supervisors of the department. Miss Wolf, in addition to her playground and basketball work, has found time to be city tennis champ, and Miss Pfeiffer is athletic director at the deaf and dumb school. Both Miss Wolf and Miss Demory attend school in the winter.

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PRACTICE FOR DERBY Scooter Entries in Training for Grilling Races. Most of the youngsters at Spades playground are seeing Leo Rose for advice on training for The TimesCapitol Dairies Scooter Derby. The kids are practicing daily for the races. Fred Deal, custodian of Brightwood playground, is also getting a good turnout for the derby, and boys and girls are both having frequent practice races and taking daily his direction,. Practically every child under the age limit who visits the new Muncipal Gardens frolic lot is entered in the contest. The SSOO prize money and the many valuable merchandise awards are stirring up the interest of every boy or girl who possessed a scooter, and they are all busily making preparations for l he races. Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, is in general charge of the event. Back From Location Wallace Beery, Richard Arlen and Louise Brooks, the principals in “Beggars of Life,” have returned to the studio with their company from a location trip at Jacumba, Cal., on the Mexican border.

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BROOKSIDE FUN CENTER TO GIVE FIRST PAGEANT Pageant July 25 to Open City-Wide Festival Program. The pageantry program of the city recreation department, under the direction of Miss Hazel E. Abbett, rapidly is being completed, with many events planned for the lots in the near future. Interest shown in work this year in its initial stages has led to the inclusion of a much larger appropriation for the work in next year’s program. The first performance, “The Betrothal Feast,” is scheduled for Brookside Park, July 25. Characters are being drawn from the park playground, and children from other lots will give dance numbers. Mayor Active in Work Mayor L. Ert Slack has taken an active part in the development of pageantry. The themes of the performances have been selected for their pati-iotic and cultural value. Sewing circles are being organized at many of the frolic lots to manufacture the costumes used in the work. More than 1,000 children will be given parts in these pageants during the summer. Municipal Gardens, Morris Square, Fall Creek and Central, Brookside, Willard, Spades, Oak Hill, Brightwood, Finch, Greer, Highland, Ellenberger, Camp Sullivan (white). Camp Sullivan (Negro), Garfield, and Christian are already active in the work and a number of other play lots are preparing individual dramatic or pantomimic presentations, or arranging parts in the general pageant to be held at Garfield Park in August. Instructors Aid TVith Plays R. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks and recreation, and Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, are co-operating with Miss Abbett in the organization of the work. Instructors at the play lots, and Miss Ruth Emhardt and Miss Lola Pfeiffer, supervisors, are also busy in the work. Special pageantry programs in connection with the nine band concerts in the parks this year are also being planned. PLAN FUN LOT MINUET Municipal Gai'dens Youngsters Prepare Program of Dances. Children at Municipal Gardens frolic lot, one of the new recreation centers opened this year, ai - e practicing dances which are to be used in the recreation department pageant during August. The younger girls are working on a Hungarian dance, while the older children are rehearsing a French reel and a minuet. Miss Hazel Abbett is aiding the matron in teaching the children.