Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1930 — Page 8

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75 CITIES WILL COMPETE HERE IN TRACK MEET Midwest Playground Field Event to Be Held at Willard Park. Recreation directors from various cities of the middle west will bring representatives here Aug. 2 to decide the midwestern playground track and field champion. _ Indianapolis will be host to athletic teams from approximately seventy-five cities in finals of the mid-western playground r~dio track and field meet to be held at Willard park under auspices of the Playground and Recreation Associatio of America. A preliminary meet for boys and girls of the Indianapolis playgrounds will be conducted at Willard Friday. Events in three groups will start at 1, including the Intermediate events for boys under 16, Intermediate events for girls under 16. and junior events, open to boys wh<' will not be 14 before Sept. 15, 1930. Event to Be Broadcast Teams to talse part In preliminaries Friday are being organized at all dty playgrounds this week under supervision of Robert Nipper and Miss Ruth Emhardt, director of boys and girls athletics for the city recreation department. The final meet will be given na-tion-wide publicity over the radio through arrangement with WFBM radio station of Indianapolis, which will broadcast results of the meet at 5:30 p. m., Aug. 2. The broadcast will be relayed over a national circuit from Chicago. Entrants Are Listed In the event of rain causing postponement of either the preliminary or final meets, the meets will be held on the next Monday following. Entrants will be permitted to wear only tennis or basketball shoes and may enter only one event and one relay. Events are: Intermediate boys, seventy - five - yard dash, running broad jump, running high jump, basketball throw for distance, 450yard relay and shuttle run; intermediate girls, fifty-yard dash, basketball throw for distance, 360yard relay race and shuttle run; junior boys, sixty-yard dash, running broad jump, basketball throw for distance, running high jump, 360-yard relay race and shuttle run. STUNT HONORS AWARDED TO 21 Specialty Exhibitions Are Given by Children. Honors for specialty stunt exhibitions were won by twenty-one children during the last week, according to Miss Norma Koster, pageantry director on playgrounds. Stunt nights at Rhodius Thursday night and at Christian park Wednesday night, July 30, have been arranged. Winners in the “Dixie Week Specials," which included southern songs, boys* minstrel shows, tap 1 dancing, tumbling and Amos n’ Andy imitations, were: Robert Shaffer, Greer playground: Betty Owens, Oak Hill; Charles Morrison, Brookside; Virginia Heath, Morris square; Elbert Hargraves, Greer; Betty Tharp, Lentz, and Maryland Heath, Morris square. Children participating in a stunt night at Spades park Monday included Lois Ross, Paula Holt, Doris Cramer, Betty Erwin, Gertrude Seward. Dorothy Ray man. Ray Fress, Billy .'pell and Helen Rayman. Forty children appeared in Japanese and Chinese costumes at the Garfield stunt night featuring a lantern parade. Orange. Greer and Garfield playgrounds were represented in the parade, led by a miniature band. LIFE SAVING COURSES GIVEN IN CITY POOLS Lessons Completed by 30 Persons During Past Week. Thirty persons completed Red Cross life saving courses at Garfield and Rhodius pools this week, it was announced today by Red Cross directors. Classes will be held for the next two weeks, starting today, at McClure beach at I daily and at Willard at 1 daily. The largest group ever to attend a life saving class in this city was reported at Ellenberger Monday where sixty-five children and adults received instruction from Francis Hodges, director of life saving for the American Red Cross.

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Heat sufferers flocked to the city swimming pools the past week to find relief from scorching sun rays in refreshing waters. Above are a few of the things The Times photographer saw on a visit to Ellenberger park about 4 one afternoon. Upper Left—When the swim is over it's time to “makeup,” and here three pretty bathers were

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STORY HOURS HELD FOR CITY CHILDREN Desire for Good Books Stimulated by Playground Workers. Story hours under auspices of the Indianapolis public library at municipal playgrounds are given the children a chance to rest from games and acquainting them with good books. Miss Doris Bernstein of the Central library children’s department conducts a story hour at St. Clair park at 2:30 each Thursday. This hour primarily is for children of the neighborhood, but is open to any child in the city. Other hours are held at Garfield park at 4 Tuesday, and Greer and McCarty streets playground at 4 Wednesday by Miss Jean Vestal, and at Jackiel Joseph playground at 4 Wednesday by Miss Dorothy Lawson. PLAY FOR WORKERS Recreation Department Drive Meets Success. Efforts of the recreation department to aid factory and business workers in healthful leisure pursuits is meeting favorable response after a partial survey of department stores, office buildings and factories. Playgrounds, parks, tennis courts, golf courses and other municipal recreation places are being offered for use of workers. The new project is being promoted by recreation department assistants under direction of Miss Julia Landers, assistant director. The 5 o'clock closing hour adopted by downtown stores is allowing scores of working girls to take advantage of recreational opportunities after working hours. Store and factory officials are organizing baseball, golf and tennis teams among employes and arranging competitive matches. Recreation supervisors this week encouraged employes to take up horseshoe pitching for which municipal facilities are available. FORM 15 TOY BANDS Playground Organizations Soon Will Make Public Appearances. Fifteen toy bands have been organized on city playgrounds and soon will oe ready to make public appearances. Children rave been making their own instruments under direction of the receation music supervisor. Drums, triangles, bells, rhythm sticks, tamborines and other instruments are used.

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caught doing it. Left to right, they are: Audrey Correll, 1227 Newman avenue; Alta Gates, 458 North State avenue, and Avis Gates, 458 North State avenue. Upper Right—A real up-to-date fountain that spurts cool spring water from its nozzle quenches the thirst of Ellenberger visitors. Mary Elizabeth Kaltenbach, Mary Russell and Paul Wehlage readily

Feature Activities of Week on Negro Playgrounds of City. Organization cf girls’ baseball teams at Douglas, Meikel, Fall Creek, Lentz, J. T. V. Hill and Camp Sullivan playgrounds featured activities on Negro playgrounds during the week, according to Miss Ann Johnsonne, director. The specialty contest in jackstones was won by Lucille Holt, 12, of Douglas playground, and Frances Hester, 9, of Camp Sullivan. Miss Johnsonne was awarded the safety flag for the week to children at J. T. V. Hill playground for precautionary measures demonstrated in games and contests. Handicraft classes are making baskets, dressing dolls and designing bean bags on most of the Negro playgrounds. Music groups are practicing Negro folk songs for a pageant to be staged late in August, A boys’ specialty meet, including base running, ball hitting and accuracy throwing, will be held at Douglas park at 3 p. m. Friday. Plummer Jacobs will be in charge. Following the boys’ contest, girls will engage in a rope jumping contest at 4 on the same grounds. Douglas park won the week’s athletic contest held at Douglas Friday. Winners included: Junior broad jump, John Wright, Attucks, and Carl Yateman, Fall Creek; senior broad jump, Wallace Collins, Douglas, and Ryan Woodson, Fall Creek; junior high jump, Carl Yateman, Fall Creek, and Robert Lee, Camp Sullivan; senior high jump, Wallace Collins, Douglas, and Ryan Woodson, Fall Creek; shot-put, Robert Lee, Camp Sullivan, and Ryan Woodson, Fall Creek. PROUD OF HANDIWORK Indianola Playground Thinks Its Embroidery Best of All. Indianola playground is proud of its handiwork, especially a number of embroidery pieces made by the girls’ class. Dorothy Dauer was judged as first winner of handicraft honors for the week, awarded for an embroidered handkerchief. Another piece that attracted attention was a dresser scarf made by Lucille Hines. Other members of the Indianola class doing excellent work are Edith Lawson, Juel Thompson, Maria Brown and Hazel Englert.

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JACKSTONE CONTEST WINNER SELECTED Twenty-Nine Girls Awarded Honors in Playground Event. Winners in jackstone contests at various playgrounds were announced today by Miss Ruth Emhardt, director of girls’ athletics. Twenty-nine girls awarded honors were: Brookside, Ruth Ross and Ruby Hart; Christian, Helen Marsh and Irma Williams; Ellenberger, Margaret Human and Ina Martin; Garfield, Catherine Mahern and .Mice Mahern; Fall Creek, Ina Martin and Margaret Smith; Greer, Mary Sansome; Highland, Lucille Tenten; Oak Hill, Jessie Clark and Maxine Reed; Rader and Udell, Harriet Lord and Virginia Lord; Rhodius. Willetta Gan; Willard, I Virginia White and Dorothy Ebersole. Other winners included Lola ! Lenox and Sally Levy, Maroney playground; Violet Young and Flora Nickoloff, Kingans; Margaret Gross, Municipal: Louise Moody and Mary Jane Glass, Orange: Julia Sanwich and Hattie Middough, Camp Sullivan, and Frances Breen. Lentz. Evansville Attorney Dies to/ Time* Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 23. Adolph Decker, 50, attorney associated with the him of Kahn and Enlow. is dead of heart disease. He was a native ot Indianapolis. He is a former stat£representative.

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confirmed the statement, “best water in town.” Lower Left—Just one of the moments when'the sliding business is rushing. Lower Right—Mrs. Thelma Darby Willis, Ellenberger life guard, gives little Patty Ann Denson, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Denson 534 North Chester street, her first swimming lesson.

MUCH INTEREST IN WATER POLO Contest in League Rouses City Enthusiasm. Competition in the Red Cross water polo league is arousing much enthusiasm among swimmers and spectators at city pools, according to Francis Hodge, director of life saving and swimming for the Indianapolis Red Cross chapter. In the first round of polo matches, Garfield contestants lost to Ellenberger, 2 to 0; Willard lost to Garfield, 2 to 1; Rhodius won over Warfleigh, 4 to 1, and McClure beach won over Willard, 4 to 2. The league comprises six teams averaging fifteen players from each pool. Concession owners at pools are co-operating in putting on the matches by paying expenses of teams. Each team will play two games a week until ten games are played when the city polo champions will oe decided. Per cent of games is to be the basis for selecting the winner. Large crowds turned out to see the first four games at which James Markle, Ellenberger swimming star, proved himself the outstanding performer. August Hook, former Purdue university swimmer, is looked upon as another strong contender for individual polo honors. wihT behch event Sam Klezmer Is Victor in Swimming Meet. Top honors in the first city swimming meet of the season held at McClure beach Sunday under auspices of the city recreation department, assisted by the American Red Cross, were won by Sam Klezmer. A second meet will be held at Rhodius park pool at 3 Sunday. Swimmers of all ages are allowed to compete. It is planned to hold one meet at each city pool during the suir# mer, leading up to the annual city meet at Garfield pool in August, when the city swimming champion will be chosen. Other winners in the meet at McClure Sunday were: C. Brennan, tw r enty-five-yard free style for boys and Alexander Sabo, winner of diving contests. Klezmer won three first place honors, including the fifty-yard free style for boys, the 220-yard river swum and the fiftyyard style for seniors.

Winner From Each District v Will Compete in Finals at Garfield. Plans for a musical jubilee contest to be held at municipal playgrounds during August are announced by Carl W. Frye, music supervisor of the recreation department. District contests will be held at Lentz park, Aug. 7; Fall Creek, Aug. 8; Brookside, Aug. 14; Garfield, Aug. 15, and Douglas, Aug. 13. A winner from each district will take part in the finals to be held at Garfield Aug. 16. Decision of the judges will be based on originality. perfection of performance, and effort put forth in preparation. Stunt programs and community singing are being held regularly at the Garfield park open air theater Friday at 7 p. m. An interesting feature is the Garfield boys’ quartet, known as the Four Quarter Notes. Members are Farrell Scott, tenor; Donald Gasinger, tenor; Hayden Frye, baritone. and Forest Scott, bass. A Japanese operetta in three acts with a cast of eighteen children 1 will be given at Garfield Friday night. Hayload Rider Hurt Time Special WINCHESTER. Ind., July 23. Rufus Brown, riding a load of hay, fell off the load to cement pavement at the home of Fred Cummins, near here. He sustained a fracture of the right leg and a fractured heeL

CITY RESIDENTS FLEE TO POOLS TO ESCAPE HEAT 144,000 Swimmers Take Dips During Torrid Period, Clerk Reveals. While rural residents worried about crops during the worst drought in years, city folk, especially those in Indianapolis, flocked to municipal parks and pools this week to escape the heat. Recreation department officials report attendance at swimming pools and playgrounds is largest in history of the department. Attendance figures for the week July 12 to July 18, announced by David Kilgore, city recreation director, show approximately 49.000 persons visited playgrounds during that period. Nearly 144,000 persons took advantage of cooling waters in city pools during the past week of record rising temperature, which does not include large numbers who used the pools Sunday. Largest attendance was reported at Garfield pool, where approximately 35.000 swimmers were admitted. Rhodius ranked second with an attendance of nearly 25,000 and Ellenberger third with more than 21,000 using the pool there. Following erection of road signs leading to Warfieigh beach and sanding of the beach, guards report attendance there jumped from 1,328 to 9.000 in one week. Forty-two playgrounds are now open in various parts of the city. Ringgold, which had been closed for ►repairs; was the last to open. Largest attendance among; playgrounds is credited to Willard park, where 7,485 children played last week. Ellenberger with a weekly attendance of 2,032, ranks second for the white playgrounds. Camp Sullivan reported 2,800 visitors for the week, the largest number registered at a Negro playground. Douglas park is second in attendance among the Negro playgrounds.

TEACH DANCING TO BOYS, 6IRLS Esthetic Instruction Given at City Playgrounds. Esthetic dancing is being taught boys and girls at city playgrounds by Miss Norma Koster, city recreation department director of pageantry. Plans for a dancing tournament, open to boys and girls of all ages and including all types of dancing, are being arranged. The monogram “I,” official award of the recreation department, is to be given winners in individual and group contests. Those who complete the local ground tournament will take part in sectional tournaments Aug. 1. Playgrounds are divided into four divisions for the sectional contests: North district at Fall creek includes Joseph Maroney, Sixty-fifth street and College, Golden Hill, Rader and Municipal playgrounds; south district at Garfield, including Kansas, Greer, Orange, Finch, Willard and Highland; east district at Spades, including Brookside, Morris Square, Oak hill, Brightwood, Ellenberger and Christian; west district at Rhodius, including Riley, Indianola, Kingan, Sullivan and Lentz; east Negro district at Douglas and west Negro district at Camp Sullivan. The final dancing contest will be held at Garfield park Aug. 8. willardTwinner of SPECIALTY CONTESTS Willard playground led in specialty contests for the week by winning three first place and two second place positions. Contenders for high honors in the weekly playground specialties are led by Ruth Ross, 13, of 1407 North Olney street, representative of Brookside playground, who has won two first prizes. Ruth Doty, 434 North Wolcott street, 14, representative of Willard playground, is next highest contender with two first places.

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LANTERN MAKING PLAY LOT PROJECT

Lantern making was continued as the major handicraft project for boys and girls on playgrounds this week and at several grounds the boys began to experiment with bird houses. Winners in the lantern contest are to be announced soon by Herman Phillips and Miss Mabel Rose, directors of handicraft for city recreation departr ent. Varied colored lanterns are expected to attract a large crowd to the feast of lanterns at Spades park, July 31. Children at Municipal Gardens have been working nearly a week on a lantern which they hope will win the prize as the

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GIRL BASEDALL i LEAGUES OPEN' I 6-GAME SERIES Twilgiht Clubs to Meet irt Championship Contest at Park Aug. 14. Twilight baseball played between 6 and 7 is the major athletic attraction for girls on city playgrounds, according to Miss Ruth Emhardt, superviser of girls' athletics. Following organization into East Side and West Side ’"agues, the Twilight ball clubs began action Tuesday. The teams will play a six-game series on Tuesday and Thursday nights, ending with a city championship game at Willard park, Aug. 14. Each league is composed of four teams, all of which have chosen popular and fanciful names. Brightwood Contender The West Side League comprises the Leaping Bronchos of Riley playground. the Black Cats, Rhodus; the Indianolas, Hawthorne, and the Municipal Wallopers of Municipal Gardens. Girls of the Brightwood Athletic Club are expected to be strong contenders for diamond honors in the East Side League. This league includes Brightwood, Spaoes Twilight team of Spades park: the Brookside ball club of Brookside. and the Christian ball club of Christian park. Miss Alma Tiefi rt of the recreation department if direr ing the twilight baseball comprt.tion. Girls over 14 years of age are eligible to play in the leagues. Widespread interest in other special forms of entertainment for girls on the playgrounds is announced by ! Miss Emhardt. The number of spectators who turn out to watch the activities is increasing each week. Special Event Arranged Ground contests are held on Wednesday and sectional and city contests on Thursday and Friday. The special for last week was jackstones, played in an original fashion, each player using small pebbles for stones. Miss Ruth Moss, 13, of 1407 Olney street, vrm the city championship. She is a representative of Brookside playground. Virginia Lee White. 13, of 23 North Randolph street, of Willard park, won second place after a close contest with Mary Jane Glass, 9, of 1156 Evison, Orange playground. Rope jumping contests will be the specialty event for this week.

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