Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1930 — Page 6

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PLAYGROUND AT BRIGHTWOOD IS VERY POPULAR Fred Deal, Instructor, Has Full Program for Each Day. It is doubtful if any playground in the city is more popular with neighborhood children than the Brightwood play center, at Twentythird and Olney streets. The children like their instructor, Fred Deal, who has a full program arranged dally. In addition to his regular duties as instructor and supervisor over the sectional meets between children at playgrounds in that section of the city, Deal has one other job that Just about keeps him busy in itself. That is to sew up all the ripped baseballs collected from other playgrounds over the city. Thursday the Brightwood instructor will start the sectional championships of seven playgrounds in the northeast section of the city. Girls between 8 and 15 years will engage in a base-run-ning meet. Three different classes of boys graded by age will engrge in foot racing at distances from 100 to 880 yards. Volley Team Organized The Brightwood volley ball team is being organized and practice will start shortly for the city playgrounds schedule to get under way July 1. Brightwood for several years has been volley ball champions and they expect to repeat again this year. Deal soon will begin to determine the best handball, volley ball, and other individual champions of his playgrounds, and these will be determined by ages for both boys and girls. The Brightwood playground has a full schedule which moves daily like clockwork and covers all sports and handcraft. In the morning between 9 and 9:30. Deal, aided by all the small boys, polices the grounds, picking up papers and rubbish, inspecting apparatus and leveling the tan bark. Free play then follow's until 10 o'clock. Children Sent to Homes The children then gather to sing “America - ’ and salute the flag, after which the boys play baseball until 11. Handcraft is the business until noon. Brightwood boys are just completing their Indian sling arrows. Deal insists that all children go to their homes between noon an! 2 p. m. that they may eat regularly and report to their parents, and after they return at 2, the next hour is given over to the “kid’’ band. The members of this band make their own instruments and are progressing rapidly. Baseball follows until 4, and free play at which time boys and girls may engage in their favorite recreation is on the program until 5, when all the children gather for daily awarding of merits and safety talks. At 6p. m. all small children must leave the playgrounds. From 6 to 8 in the evening the larger boys and girls engage in twilight baseball and volley ball. PLAYLET ENACTEDAT GREER PLAYGROUND More Than 100 Watch Children in Entertainment Monday. A two-scene playlet, “How Princess Joy Was Saved" was enacted by children of Greer street playground before an audience of rrore than one hundred persons at 7:30 p. m. Monday at the playground. Children having parts in the sketch were Catherine Bondi. Rcslyn Dargo, Josephine Caldarone, Catherine Ciresi, Magdalene Vittori. Hazel Miller, Mary Sansone. Angela Brennan. Helen Schoettle, Frances Conndi Kathleen Schoettle, Laura De La Crus, Gusti Azzarella, Angeline Picconi and Adaline Spadorcia. Mrs. Mary Brennan is instructor at the playgrounds. Other activities she has inaugurated include an orchestra, rehearsing at 7 p. m. each Wednesday and community singing each Monday at 7 p. m. LANTERNS TO BE MADE Brightwood Center Children Combine Play and Work. Handicraft will be combined with manufacture of useful articles when children at the Brightwood recreation center this week begin making hundreds of Japanese lanterns. Fred Deal, instructor, said the lanterns will be used for decorations at the annual feast of lante-ns at Spades Park in August. Hundreds of lanterns to be strung through Spadfs Park will be made at only a nominal expense. GARFIELD TEAM WINS Scores 19-5 Victory Over Greer in Playground League Start. The Garfield playground ball team hung up a top-heavy victory in the opening game of the playground league, defeating the Greer street team 19-5. Gaeer takes on the Meikel team today at the Meikel grounds. James Lynch, instructor at Greer, is reorganizing two girl ball teams, one junior and the other senior girls, for competition in the twilight league. OFFERED YALE POSITION Dr. Charles T. Paul. Disciples of Christ Chief, Considers Job.”” Dr. Charles T. Paul of Hartford, Conn., president of the College of Missions of the Disciples of Christ church, has been offered a professorship at Vale university. Dr. Paul, a former resident of this city, revealed the offer today while visiting at the home of his son, Justus W. Paul. 380 South Emersoq avenue. He has not decided whether the offer will be accepted. Safety Aid Pledged B* Time * Smrrial ANDERSON. Ind.. July 9. Ar.derson representatives of automobile insurance companies met with Oswald Ryan, president of the K County Safety Council and their active support and aid to the program of the to reduce the accident u the highways.

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LANTERN EVENT DATE ARRANGED Playground Contest Will Decide Championship. Announcement of a city-wide lantern making contest on city playgrounds July 19, to determine the city championship was made today by Miss Julia Landers, assistant recreation director. Miss Mabel Rose and Herman Phillips will direct the activities. Several novel ideas are expected to be incorporated in the lanters. Winners of the city playground contest will be entered in the Feast of the Lanterns at Spades park July 31. Mrs. Norma Koster, pageant director, announced this schedule of stunts and folk dances for the week: Today, Rader and Udell streets, 6 p. m.; Willard /ark, 2:30 p. m.; Christian park. 4 p. m. July 10, Fall Creek playground, 4 p. m.; Meikel and Wyoming, 5:30 p. m., and Oak Hill, 6:30 p. m. Neighborhood residents were invited to attend + he stunt programs.

BRIGHTWOOD GIRLS PLAYING BASEBALL

“Gee, I'm glad that baby went a mile over my head,” said The Times photographer after Helen Horning, star Brightwood heavy hitter, “socked” one in true Babe Ruth style during team practice session. Miss Elizabeth Winings, team catcher, was caught in pose ready to receive the leather that never reached her, but went soaring high over the left fielder’s head. The two are mainstays on the Brightwood young women’s twilight playground ball team. An organization popular with girls and young women in the northeast section of the city is the “Young 'Women’s Brightwood Sports Club” which centers its activities at the city playgrounds at Twentythird and Olney streets. The motto of this organization is, “We say fair play.” A Girls’ baseball team is the present high spot on the organization program. Not only girls of high school and grade school age who are now on vacation, but young working girls, find the twilight baseball game conducive to development of strong arms and bodies, and alert minds. So much of a hold has the playground ball sport taken on the Brightwood girls that Myrtle Gardner. 2602 James street, has taken it upon herself to attempt organization of a girls’ twilight baseball league with teams from other playgrounds over the city. Miss Gardher is captain and as well a pitcher and first sacker of no mean ability. On her team she has a clever shortstop and pitcher in Martha Caskey, a peach of a catcher in Elizabeth Winings and a heavy hitter and good thitd sacker in Helen Homing. These are Just a few of the Brightwood girl stars and they are anxious to get into action even before a league is started. If any girls teams want games they can obtain such by telephoning Miss Gardner at Ch. 0547. Riley Flays Hawthorne The Riley playground baseball nine played the Hawthorne ground team today in the Indianapolis playground baseball series. The Riley team lost to Rhodius park Monday, 20 to 16. at Rhodius park.

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Miss Alice Mullen, instructor at the Maroney playground in the 2000 block North Illinois street, almost has a nursery problem on her hands, but gains pleasure from noting the joy which the little tots get from the swings. Miss Mullen fastens the youngsters in and puts older children to pushing the swings. MEET TO BEJTAGED Orange Team Prepared for Relay Running Event. The Orange playground boys are looking forward to the sectional relay running meet at Willard park this week following the performance of Arthur Moody of Orange in winning two events and placing third in another, at the city wide baseball accuracy contest at Willard, Friday. Moody won a block “I” by taking the accuracy throwing and accuracy batting contest. He placed third in accurate long distance throwing. The senior Orange bail team is practicing under the direction of William McClellan, instructor, for the next game with Meikel. McClellan today held tryouts for the sectional relay meets and so far it appears that the Orange team will be made up of Kenneth Carson, Art Moody, Don Deck, Jack Silver, Dave Armitage and Ray Landers.

FIRE WRECKS HOME Flames Spread to Two Other Houses. Fire, believed to have started from an oil lamp that was left burning Tuesday night, destroyed the residence occupied by Roger E. Davis, Negro, 2321 Paris avenue, and damaged two others. The Davis residence was destroyed completely, damages totaling $3,000. The blaze communicated to residences occupied by James Daniels, Negro, 2325 Paris avenue, and Massey Houser, Negro, 2319 Paris avenue. Damage to each house was S3OO. A fire, believed of incendiary origin, was discovered in the basement of a four-apartment structure. 2515 Shriver avenue, early today, but no damage was done. Papers were found piled near the origin of the flames. FIRE HERO ON CITY JOB Chief Petty Officer Curry to Handle Nary Recruiting. Assignment of Chief Petty Officer Pleasant Curry, Clinton, to recruiting duty in Indiana, with headquarters here, was announced at the Indianapolis recruiting office today. Last summer Curry was the hero of a fire aboard the navy’s largest airplane carrier, the Saratoga, when he extinguished flames that enveloped an electrician’s mate, near a compartment filled with combustible materials. Curry enlisted in the navy in 1916. Girls Take Handicraft Girls at Riley playground are participating in the handicraft classes being held there under direction of Miss Catherine Early, girls’ instructor, and are making lanterns for the Feast of Lanterns, to be held this month at Spades park.

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ATTENDANCE AT POOLSGROWING Kilgore Credits Increase to Public Confidence. Attendance of 146,000 persons at municipal pools and beaches last week was reported by David S. Kilgore, city recreation director. Kilgore reported a “satisfying increase in attendance at pools as a result of the establishment of public confidence in city pools." “The old bug-a-boo of swimming in running water has been el> ninated and the bathers now realize that they are swimming not only in running but drinking water,” Kilgore said. Normal decrease in attendance at playgrounds was noted following the wild scramble the opening week. The gradual tape ting off is due to the fact that the novelty of playgrounds has worn off, and many children are employed after a week or two vacation following dismissal of school. Dr. Herman G, Morgan, city sanitarian, ordered an hour limit for individuals in city pools as a sanitary measure. Under the present plan whereby eacn pool is cleared hourly by a whistle, the pool can be controlled, and the filtration and sterilization process carried out to a reasonable degree of efficiency. FINCH PLAYGROUND ATTENDANCE LOSES Willard and Garfield Pools DrawMost of Older Children. Swimming pools in two nearby playgrounds have almost ruined attendance at the Finch playgrounds, State and Fletcher avenue, William McClellan, instructor, said today. There is a noticeable lack of shade at Finch, and the larger boys and girls find it to their liking to hike to Willard, or even to go out to the new Garfield park pool to take a daily plunge. Miss Anna Thiele, woman instructor, has a large class of sandpile players and swing enthusiasts, and McClellan has a ball team. The largest gathering at Finch is at about 7 p. m. and from then until dark the playground is thronged with happy youngsters. TRIO STARS FOR TEAM Kansas Squad Victors Over Orange in Playground Game. Victor and John Wyss and Clarence Dosch were stars in the Kansas playground 3 to 1 ’ all team victory over the Orange playground team Monday. Dosch, who pitched airtight ball, also contributed two hits and scored one run. Victor Wyss at shortstop contributed the fielding feature when he started a double play in the ninth inning that pulled the game out of the fire. The catching of John Wyss was another feature of the Kansas defense. POOL TEAMS TO MEET Garfield and Rhodius Water Polo Squads Are Matched. The Garfield pool water polo team will meet the Rhodius team Sunday at Rhodius. The contest is to be staged as part of the Polo League program in all city pools, directed by Francis Hodges, swimming instructor.

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CHAPTER WILL HOLDBANQUET Walton League Charter Is to Be Presented. Newly organized Indianapolis I chapter of the Izaak Walton League l of American will receive its charter from Ivar Hennings, South Bend, : president of the Indiana division of i the league, at a “coming out" banj quest at 6:30 Wednesday in the i Travertine room of the Lincoln. Dr. William H. Beachler, pastor of I the First Brethren church, Dayton, | 0., pastor, lecturer and conservation authority, will be the principal speaker. Cal L. Johnson, Chicago, writer of outdoor stories, will make an address as official representative of national headquarters of the ' league. Others on the program Include Governor Harry G. Leslie, Richard Lieber, director of the conservation department; Hennings, Dr. William F. King, director of the state health department; Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and Charles L. Biederwolf, clerk of the supreme and appellate courts. Members may make reservations for themselves and guests with William L. Toms, chairman of the arrangements committee. QUITS DEATH HOUSE Dreyfus Rhoades Awaiting Third Trial. Dreyfus Rhoades, twice condemned as the slayer of officer Simon Carrie of the Vincennes police force, has been removed from the death cell at Michigan city and now is in jail at Princeton, Ind., awaiting a third trial. Retrial was ordered by the supreme court in a second reversal of the case, which was appealed from Gibson circuit court. The high court held that Judge Claude A. Smith had made prejudicial remarks during the trial. Attorney-General James M. Ogden announced that he will file for rehearing in the supreme court on the grounds that no exception was taken to the remarks by defendant attorneys and they were therefore not cause for reversible error. This contention was upheld by Justice Clarence R. Martin in a dissenting opinion, which would affirm the death sentence for Rhoades. PARK PROGRAM SLATED “Swanes Ribbcr” Event to Be Held Friday at Douglas. Douglas Park playground will stage a “Swanee Ribber” program Friday night under direction of F. D. Jacobs, director. The program has been worked out to depict the natural talent of Negroes, and will include Negro spirituals, melodies, tumbling, Charleston and buck dancing, boxing and community singing. Mrs. V. Horner will assist Jacobs. Camp Sulivan will have a stunt hour Thursday at sp. m. with A. C. Corley, directing.

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He’s Brookside’s Pal

The pal to the boys who play at Brookslde park playgrounds is Tuffy. a big, rugged dog owned by Junior Rainbolt, 11, of 2908 East Seventeenth street. Tuffy never allows his master to go places without him and that takes in all sorts of play. When Junior goes down the slide, so goes Tuffy, and if Junior leaps over a fence, well, Tuffy does what you see him doing in the inset.

BEERY IS WHIP-MAN IN NEW JUNGLE FILM 'Golden Dawn,’ an Operetta, Opens Its Engagement Thursday for a Week at the Apollo. NOAH BEERY plays the part of a whip-man in “Golden Dawn,” Warner Brothers latest talking, singing, jungle romance in technicolor, due Thursday at the Apollo, It is one of the many parts of this kind he has attempted but the dean of screen villains proves to be more than equal to the task. Born in Kansas City, Mr. Beery has had an exciting career. He had traveled with circuses, road shows, and toured ’n vaudeville before reaching Hollywood, where he was at once in demand as a screen bad man. Possessing a great sense of humor as well as a kindly disposition—he for once welcomed the opportunity to change tu usual type of charac-

ter by playing the part of Jed Parker in “Under a Texas Moon.” Beery has played some famous roles in pictures and few screen actors receive a larger salary or are in such constant demand. Perhaps he is best remembered in “Noah’s Ark,” “Beau Geste,” “Two Lovers,” “Godless Girl,” “Killer,” “Four Feathers.” “Careers,” and “Under a Texas Moon.” Noah Beery lives in Hollywood but has his famous “Noah Beery Paradise Club" in the mountains where he can be found generally between pictures. He is a great sportsman, and loves to hunt and fish. He is a large man, standing six feet one-half inch and weighing 228 pounds. He is married and has one son, now nearly grown. The part of Shep Keyes, half bred., whip-man in the domains of the jungle god Mulungha, sinister

guardian of the imprisoned white girl, is startlingly realistic. a a a Indianapolis theater? today offer; Larry Rich and Charlie Davis at the Indiana, Pat Lane at the Lyric, “Sweethearts and Wives” at the Circle, “True to the Navy” at the Ohio, “Movietone Follies of 1930” at the Apollo, “One Romantic Night” at the Palace, and burlesque at the Colonial. Court in Night Session Bu Timm flnrrial COLUMBUS, Ind., July 9.—ln order that he could continue on his way to Indianapolis with a truck load of hogs in his care, Mac Jean, Ft. Ritner, arrested here for having no tail light on the truck, was given a hearing in city court at 10 o’clock at night.

JULY 9, 1930

TOY GOLF LINKS IDEA NOT NEW City Turned Down Offer of Schopp for Parks. Tom Thumb and other miniature golf course types are not altogether new to local playground habitues, especially those who play at Spades park. There is a strong possibility that a small putting and obstacle course may be installed at every city playground by the city administration. More than two years ago. a small putting course was put into service at the Spades playgrounds by Harry Schopp. veteran local golf course manager, who at that time offered to construct the small links at other city park playgrounds. The large number of courses now located about the city and the vast amount of revenue derived from them, indicates the city coffers might have been enriched had Schopp’s idea been taken up and a small fee charged for their use. Schopp has offered David Kilgore, city recreation director, to build putting and small obstacle courses, but so far nothing has been done to further the idea. It was felt that such an addition to the city playgrounds, even though no fee was charged, would have been a popular one, but park board officials pointed out that the budget for this year was short and add'ed expense could not be defrayed. BROOKSIDE WINNER’ IN 16-INNING GAME Defeats Spades Junior Playground in Season Opener. Brookside and Spades jurior playground ball teams staged a thrilling sixteen-inning ball game Monday, the opener of the playground league. Brookside won 12-11. The Spades team amassed an 11-3 lead in the first four innings, knocking Harding from the mound, but Lutz took up the pitching assignment and held the Spades team at bay while his teammates climbed steadily up to a tic. The game then was scoreless until the sixteenth, when the Brookside team filled the and Bud Connelly rapped out a hit that scored the winning run. Schulz was the catcher for Brookside, while the batteries for Spades were Wolf, Tarpeper and Schmidt. The Spades senior team was too much for the Brookside seniors and romped off with a 15-7 victory. PICK CONTEST WINNERS Helen Kennedy, Ruth Ross First in Volley Ball Event. Winners of the volley ball distance throw contest were announced today by the recreation department as follows: Senior—Helen Kennedy, 14, of 12 Parkview avenue, Willard playground, first; Vondale Daringer, 276 South Sherman drive, Christian park, second. Junior—Ruth Ross, 1407 Olney street, Brookside playground, first;. Pauline Winings, 2710 North Adams, Brightwood playground, second.