Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 54, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1932 — Page 10

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HEALTHIEST BOY AND GIRL IN INDIANAPOLIS SOUGHT IN TIMES-PLAYGROUNDS CONTEST

Winners Will Be Selected From City's Most Nearly Physically Perfect. NAME VICTORS AUG. 29 Strong Lungs, Good Feet, Sound Muscles All Necessary for Success. Health of Indianapolis children is to get a boost. The Times, in co-operation with Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the board of health, is going to find the healthiest boy and the healthiest girl in Indianapolis. These will be singled out from nearest physically perfect Os boys and girls at local playgrounds. Final determination of the healthiest boy and girl will be made by a committee of physicians appointed by Dr- Morgan. The contest will open Wednesday, July 27, two weeks from today. It will continue for one month, and close Aug. 27. Announcement of the winners will be made Monday, Aug. 29 in The Times. Perfect Health Necessary Every child in Indianapolis who will not be 15 on or before Sept. 1 will be eligible to enter the contest. The contestants from each playground will be chosen by the supervisors from each of the thirtyfour playgrounds. Necessity dictates preliminary examinations be made on fundamental health rules. Examination of sixty-eight finalists, however, will be more rigid, so two winners may be assured that they virtually are in perfect health. Strong lungs, sound muscles, and good feet—all will be necessary to the winners, together with near perfection in blood circulation, digestion and elimination, and freedom from disease. Start Health Program Today ljr> ‘in aontest, The Times hopes, not only to find the healthiest boy ani girl in Indianapolis, but also to encourage all children in the city to pay attention to their physical condition. All children, in preparation for the contest, should be careful of the food they eat, and when they eat it. They should have a simple, wholesome diet. They should get plenty of play in the out-of-doors. They should get a certain share of work to strengthen their muscles. All will need to get plenty of sleep, in order to store up energy for the following day. Start your health program today. The added strength you gain in the next few weeks may make you the healthiest boy or girl in Indianapolis. FIRST GAMES PLAYED IN GIRL’S BALL LEAGUE Playground Schedule Is in Charge of Miss Alma Tiefcrt. First games in the girls’ baseball j leagues were played last week. The ; games are played under the direction of Miss Alma Tiefert, supervisor of girls’ athletics. Winners in the junior league were j Greer, Hawthorne. American Settle- | ment and Pleasant Run. In the senior loop, winning teams j were Rhodius, Camp Sullivan. Municipal, Rader, Brightwood, Christian, Kansas and Finch. Hill and Meikel won games in the Negro league. COURSES OPEN IN LIFE SAVING Sessions Will Be Held in Each of City Pools. In an attempt to carry out its purpose of making every swimmer a life saver, the city recreation department, in co-operation with the Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross, has laid plans to hold a life saving course in each of the city swimming pools. This week, sessions are being held at 1 daily at Ellenberger pool. Classes are not held on Sundays. Another class will be opened Monday at Garfield pool. instruction is under the direction of Francis T. Hodges of the Red Cross, assisted by Robert Goodwin of the city recreation department. The class being held at Rhodius pool at 11 in the morning, will close Saturday. Approximately twenty are expected to pass the test, according to Hodges. A class is scheduled to open at 1 Wednesday, July 20, in the Willard park pool. All life saving students are working toward the city-wide life saving meet to be held Aug. 28 in the Rhodius pool. More than fifty swimmers are expected to enter. Medals and certificates will be awarded by the Red Cross. PLAN ‘STUNT NIGHTS' Talent to Be Exhibited at Garfield, Dearborn. Talent of Garfield and Dearborn playgrounds will be shown this week at stunt nights to be held on the grounds. The program at Garfield will be . presented at 7:30 Thursday. Children at Dearborn will give their entertainment at 7 Friday night. The Garfield program will be given lo the open air theater. Those who will take part in the program are Margaret Kleis. Jane Flora. Caroline Holmes, Rose Louise Kleis. Betty Hoagland, Ruby Holmes, and Wand* Hines. According to Mrs. Norma Koster, ; supervisor of pageantry and hand- • craft, a great deal of musical talent is being developed in toy bands, * equipped with combs, nails, kazoos. \anjos and accordions.

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SWIM FIGURES STILL UNDER’3I Attendance Mark to Be Set, However, Says Goodwin. Attendance at the city swimming pools probably will surpass the record of last year, in spite of the low attendance during the first three weeks of the season, according to Robert Goodwin, swimming supervisor. Attendance at the city pools for the first three weeks of 1932 was 154,391, as compared to 219.441 during the same period of 1931. However, last week's figures show that 72.918 persons went swimming, compared to 37,960 in the same week of last year. Totals up to the end of last week were 227,309. For the first four weeks of 1931 the total number of swimmers was 257,401. “In spite of the fact that attendance is about 25,000 less than it was at the same time last year, I expect this year’s total to be higher than last year's,” Goodwin said. “Last week showed a definite turn toward higher attendance." Twenty-sixth street beach, which was closed Tuesday by Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of health beard, because of a breakdown in the Meridian street pumping equipment, leads all other pools in attendance. Mere than 28.000 persons have gone swimming at the beach. Ranking second is Garfield, with 13.674. Lowest attendance is at Douglas, where 2,534 persons have paddled and splashed.

Times and Broad Ripple Will Conduct School Next Week. Remember that warning grandma gave you as a sendoff on berry picking excursions: "Hang your clothes on a hickory limb, but don't go near the water." And if you couldn't swim, grandma was giving you wise counsel. If you can't swim and want to ' learn. The Times and Broad Ripple park will teach you. free. Classes ' are forming for the fourth annual Times-Ripple learn-to-swim week at Broad Ripple pool July 18 to 23. The swim school is open to everybody. without age limit. Bill Thcmlison, examiner of the American Red Cross and chief life guard at Broad Ripple, is head maestro. Tomlison has had ten years' experience in swimming activities. He coached swimming classes at Tahiti beach. Miami, before taking charge of water sports at Broad Ripple. Earl <Monty> Montgomery, formerly of McClure beach and the Y. M C. A. will assist Tomlison. • Pe 150ns who are fairly good swim-

Gay Times at Oak Hill Upper Photo—Jackstone bags are in preparation at Oak Hill playground for the big jackstone contest. Left to right. Mary Helen Nash, 2202 North Caroline street; Ida West, 2208 Caroline street; Francis Bmith, 2202 North Caroline street, and Lucinda May Nash, 2202 North Caroline street. Lower —George Coffman, 2176 North Tacoma street Heft), and Earl Staley, 2260 North Tacoma street, warm up their pitching arms.

BROOKSIDE JUNIORS LEAD EAST LEAGUE

Few Changes Are Recorded in Four of City’s Younger Circuits. Continuing dominance of the leagues by the same teams featured the play in the junior division of the I four playground ball circuits last week. Brookside, in the east loop, bettered its standing by a one-sided 14-to-6 victory over Christian park playground team. Brightwood, w r ith only one loss, added to its wins against Oak Hill in a 19-to-9 game. In the west league, Hawthorne remained undefeated, winning from Military, 12 to 8. Rhodius continued its winning streak, taking a 6 to 3 decision from Kingan. Both ! teams were undefeated before the playing of the game. Broadway playground won its second game to continue in the leadership of the north loop, defeating Spring, which has yet to win a game, 5 to 3. Ringgold continued in the leadership of the south league, trouncing Orange. 21 to 5. Kansas and Finch remained in a tie for second place, each having wen three games and ; lost one. Standings of the teams: EAST LEAGUE W. L.I W. L. Brookside .... 4 0 lifllenbereer .... 1 2 , Briehtwood .. . 3 liCbristisn I 2 Oak Hill 2 2iWillard 0 4

LEARN TO SWIM This coupon entitles holder to a free swimming lesson in The Indianapolis Times-Broad Ripple pool. Learn-to-Swim week is July 18-23. This does not include admission, but entitles holder to reduced rate—adults, 25 cents; children, 15 cents.

mers are urged to join the school to improve their form. All strokes and fine points will be taught, and if you want to speed up your kick or regulate your arm and breathing in the crawl stroke, the Learn-to-swim staff will to correct your faults. Fancy and plain diving also is listed on the "curriculum." Arnold Wade, a member of Broad Ripple's life guard staff, will teach beginners springboard and high diving aerial antics. Registration in the Times-Ripple Learn-to-swim school already has started and the enrollment will be limited to a thousand men, women, and children. In order to take advantage of the special swim rate for the week, clip the coupon herewith and sign up with Bill Tomlison at the pool.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WEST LEAGUE W. L.i W. L. | Hawthorne ... 3 OKincan 2 2 Rhodius 3 0 Military 0 3 Riley 2 l! Lentz 0 4 NORTH LEAGUE W. L.i W. L. Broadway .... 2 0 Rader 0 0 Fall Creek 1 1 SDrine 0 1 j Arsenal 1 l'Municinal 0 1 i. SOUTH LEAGUE W. L.I W. L. Rinaaold 4 0 Garfield 2 2 Kansas 3 1 Oranee 0 4 Finch 3 1 Greer 0 4 WILLARD PLANS SWIMMING MEET Prize Ribbons to Be Given by Red Cross. Another of the series of swimming meets held by the city recreation department will be staged at 3 Sunday in Willard park. Races will be held for boys and girls. They will be divided into three classes. 12 i and under. 12 to 17, and senior. Events will be held as follows: Bovs 12 and Under —20-Yard free style. Girls 12 and Under—2o-Yard free style, j Boas 12 to 17—40-Yard free style. 40-yard i backstroke. Girls 12 to 17—40-Yard free style. 40vard backstroke. Senior Bovs —40-Yard free style, 40-yard , backstroke. 40-yard breast stroke. Senior Girls —40-vard free style. 40-yard backstroke. 40-vard breast stroke. In the low board diving, which will be open to all. each contestant will make six dives. Four required dives will be the front dive, front jack-knife, back dive and back jack-knife. Each diver will be given two optionals. Ribbons for those placing first, second and third will be given by | Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross. 200 TAKE LESSONS Many Pass Tests in City Swim Classes. More than 200 boys and girls attended swimming classes at the city swimming pools last week. The classes, open to non-swimmers, consider a pupil graduated when he is able to swim fifty feet. Rhodius pool, under direction of Helen Hawkins, instructor, and Ellenberger, instructed by Marjorie Fowler, led all others in numbers passing the test. Because early swimmers interferred with the swimming classes, the beginners' instruction periods at Garfield and Ellenberger pools were changed this morning Previously, the periods were held at 10. Beginning today, they are to be held at 9:30. From 9:30 to 10. the pools will be swimming pools without swimmers. Classes will be held Monday, j Wednesday and Friday in these 1 pools. *

CITY’S LIST OF UNBEATEN NINES j TRIMMED DOWN Brightwood Is Setting Fast Pace in Senior East Playlot League. Leading teams in the senior playground ball leagues continued to turn in their outstanding performances last week, as the teams finished the third week of competition. Brightwood. only undefeated outfit in the east league, continued its winning streak by edging out Oak Hill playground. 12 to 11. Hawthorne and Kingan, in the west league, remained in the unbeaten column. Hawthorne barely won from Military, 13 to 12. Kingan, however, trounced Rhodius. 16 to 7. Id the north league, Spring, with two victories and no losses, took a beating from the Broadway playground team by the lopsided score of 31 to 4. Fall Creek and Rader, undefeated teams in the loop, were scheduled to tangle, but the game had to be postponed. Greer, in the south league, outscored Kansas playground, 15 to 11, to keep its record clear. Kansas | previously had been unbeaten. Standings of the teams: EAST LEAGUE W. L.< W. L. ! Brightwood ... 4 ft Ellenhorcer .... 2 2 | Oak Hill 2 2 Brook si do .... 1 3 Willard 2 2 Christian 1 3 WEST LEAGUE i . W. I. W. L. I Kingan 4 0 Riles 1 2 i Hawthorne 3 ft Militars 0 3 Rhodius 2 liLentz 0 4 NORTH LEAGUE W. L. W. L. Fall Creek .... 2 0 Broadway 1 1 Rader 1 O Municipal ft 2 Spring 2 1 Arsenal 0 2 SOUTH LEAGUE W. L. W. L. Greer 4 0 Finch 2 2 { Kansas 3 1 Orange 1 3 Ringgold 2 2 Garfield O 4 JACKSTONES IN POPULAR FAVOR Game Is Week’s Special at Playgrounds. Jackstones! That is the hue and cry at the city playlots this week. The game is one of the series of weekly “specials” devised for the children by Miss Ruth Emhardt, city recreation superviser of games. “The children have worn the blisters from the swings off their hands,” Miss Emhardt said, “and now are ready for new interests.” Jackstones is the answer this week. Jackstones contests are being held at each of the city playgrounds. Each winner will receive, as a prize, material for making jackstones bags. These are to be made next week under the direction of the handcrafts supervisers. Many of the parents of the players will remember jackstones, the game in which each player gets five smooth round pebbles- Rolling four of them out on an even surface, the player tosses the fifth in the air, picks up one of the stones, and catches the one thrown. The game progresses through twos, threes and fours, and branches into many variations. I “ '

BOYS SHINE IN 5 TRACK MEETS Youngsters Preparing for City-Wide Contests. Five track meets among the boys at five playgrounds were held under auspices of the city recreation department during the last w^eek. Highland. Rader and Udell, Spring, Fall Creek and American SettiFment were the scenes of much running and jumping as the playground athletes tested their ability in preparation for the city playground track and field meet to be held in August at Willard park. Individual stars among the seniors who were brought by the various meets were: Earl Smith and Robert Servoss at Spring street; Bob Cunningham and Jack Anderson at Fall creek; Don Pickier and Kenneth Koons Rt Highland, and Rav Vaught and Charles Clier at Rader and Udell. Os the junior contestants, those who turned in good performances were: Angelo Angelopolous and John Pappas at American Settlement. and Charles Fink and Bob Billieu of Rader and Udell. LAW BANS HITCH-HIKING Thumb Jerkers Liable to S3O Fine and 50 Days in Jail. By United Pretg RICHMOND. Vt., July 13. Thumbjerking hitch-hikers in Virginia is a thing of the past. A law recently enacted by the legislature is in effect making it unlawful to solicit free rides on the highways. If a person is caught doing so he is liable, if convicted, to a S3O fine and fifty days in jail.

Alley Track Jimmy Demetrius, instructor at American Settlement playground, had to scratch his head for some time before he could figure how he could have a track meet last week. The space on the playground lacks seme 'distance of being long enough for a fifty-yard dash. And, as for a 100-yard sprint—well, that would have to be run in laps. Jimmy still was scratching when he spotted the alley running along one side of the playlot. A couple of lengths of rope, found in the Settlement, and some posts and trees at the ends of the alley, and Jimmy had roped off as long a straightaway as he wanted. His races were run off in five minutes. Traffic detoured around the alley without protest or stopped to see the fun. Thirty-five speedsters competed in the meet.

Vacation Fun at Brookside

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SLATE 5 POLO GAMES Water Contests to Be Played in Local Pools This Week. Five water polo games are sched-

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and use practically ail the sand in the Brookside playground sand pile. Lower Left—“ Slick as a whistle” is the Brookside shoot-the-chute. And fun! Ask Katherine Gibson,

f | uled to be played during the next | week. They are: Warfleigh vs. Rhodius at Rhodius, tonight; Willard vs. Garfield at Garfield, Thursi day; Ellenberger vs. Warfleigh at

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Warflcigh, Friday: Rhodius vs. McClure at McClure, Monday, and Willard vs. Ellenberger at Ellenberger, Tuesday. All games will begin at :7:15.