Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 July 1932 — Page 5
JULY 27, 1032
OAK HILL TIES BRIGHTWOOD IN EAST LEAGUE Fall Creek Team Continues to Set Fast Pace in North Loop. Continuation of the drive of the Oak Hill team for leadership of the east league attracted the attention of followers of the city playground ball leagues last week. The Oak Hill outfit added two victories last week to two more of the previous week to bring themselves into a tic for the lead with Brightwood. They defeated Willard, IS to 12, and topped that victory by taking a close game from the rapidly rising Christian park team, 12 to 11. Brightwood handed an 8 to 4 licking to the cellar occupants. Brookslde, and lost to Willard, 7to 3. , American Settlement in the west, Pall Creek in the north, and Greer in the south continued dominance of their loops. Rader and Broadway teams in the north league continued their fight for second place, each winning one and losing one. In the junior division, Brookside continued unbeaten in the east league as did Rhodius in the west. Willard in the east league chalked up its first victory last week, and then won another for good measure. Fall Creek continued in the lead of the north league, winning two games. Ringgold, leader of the south loop, fell from the list of unbeaten teams during the week. Indianola in the west league is the only team without a victory in the senior division. Among the Juniors, Spring and Municipal in the north, India nola in the west and Greer in the south have yet to win. The standings: F.AST LEAGUE Senior Junior W. L.i W. L Rrlphtwood ... fi 2 Brookslde 8 0 Oak Hill 8 2 Briehtwood 5 3 Willard 5 2 Christian 4 2 FUlenhereer .... 8 S Oak Hill 2 •> Christian .... 2 S Ellenbertrer .... 1 b Brookside 1 7 Willard 2 6 WEST LEAGUE Senior Junior W. L.I W L Am Settlement 8 0 Rhodius 8 0 Rhodius ..... 1 Hawthorne .... 5 - Hawthorne ... 8 2 Ritev . . 3 \ RHev 2 5.Am. Settlement, 4 4 Military 1 Military 2 a Indianola ..... 0 8 Indianola 0 7 NORTH LEAGUE Senior Junior W. L.I W. L. Fall Creek 1 Fall Creek fi 1 Rader 4 2! Broadway 5 1 Broadway .... 4 2 Rader 33 Snrlnff 3 4 Arsenal 3 .) Arsenal 2 5 Snrimr n 4 Municioal 1 Municipal 0 5 SOUTH LEAGUE. Senior Junior W. L.I W L. Oreer 8 0 Rlnseold 7 l Kansas 5 3 Kansas 2 Rtnseold 4 4.Finch 5 3 Finch 4 4 Garfield S 3 Oranee 1 7 Oranee 1 7 Garfield . 2 fi Greer 0 8 FROLIC TO BE HELD AT PARK Celebration to Be Staged at Washington Grounds. Contests, games and races will feature the community day to be held Thursday, Aug. 4. at the new George Washington park. Thirtieth and Dearborn streets. Prizes which will be given to the winners in the various events will be donated by merchants in the vicinity. On the program will be an old fiddlers contest, a pushmobile race, a pie eating contest, music, stage shows and refreshments. There will be dancing from 9 to 11 at night. General chairman in charge of the event is Ethelbert Middleton. He also is master of ceremonies. Members of the committee on arrangements and entertainment are Carl Baker, chairman; Bergil Branhan, Benjamin Buchanan and Homer Robbins. HOUSE PASSES STATE AIDS’ PAY CUT BILL Measure Permits Budget Committee to Slash Salaries. By a 87 to 2 vote, the house of representatives Tuesday passed a bill permitting the state budget committee to reduce at will salaries of state employes and officials, and providing departmental budgets can not be increased without budget committee concurrence. Traveling expenses of state officials and employes would be curtailed under the Crawford bill, also passed by the house. Another measure passed to the senate for action is the Modisett,R.van bill amending the 1931 antilynching law to provide that survivors of persons lynched by mobs can recover damages only when the person lynched has been taken from an officer by a mob.
'Pirate Gold’ Wraith in untold amounts suddenly came to children playing at lndianola playground recently. Although majority of the riches were a trifling—being in nickels and quarters—it was none the less welcome. A group of children playing hide and seek stumbled onto a slot machine in weeds near the playground. One of the children pulled a lever. Out fell a nickel. A more experienced playmate took the nickel, promising a high return on the investment. And he made good. He played the machine until he had won more than a dollar. Then, finding that winnings were coming too slowly, he bioke the machine. The money was distributed in the best Socialistic manner. Further search turned up another machine—with quarters in it. No time was wasted in trying to win money from it. The breaking-up process went into effect at once. New shoes, new white trousers and plenty of candy are to be found at lndianola playground now. They say that N the neighborhood concession man now considers it one of his "hot spots.”
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'STUNT NIGHTS' STILL POPULAR Heat Wave Fails to Lower Parks Attendance. The heat wave Tailed to dim the enthusiasm of Indianapolis children and their fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers for the stunt night programs which are held in the various playground community houses. Four new stunt nights will be staged in the next week. Chidren 1 at Lentz playlot will present a pageant at 7 Friday. At 8 Friday night, a stunt night will be held at Hill. Rader and Udell playground’s night of stunts will be given at 7:30 Saturday. Children at Municipal Gardens playlot will give a group of stunts Tuesday night at 7. Those who will take part in the stunt night at Municipal Gardens are: Winifred Schraoll, Halibert McCalister, Joe Randell. Bob Owen, Louis Shelby. Alvera Toms. Marian Dewar, Eleanor Snapp, Harry Musgrove. Rudolph Coulombe, Margaret Scott, Margaret Ellen Wilson, Mary Lynch. Wilma Alston, Lida Mclntyre, Marjorie Cline, Carl Hatfield. Martha Lebo, Royland Creger, Marie Cummins, Betty Musgrote. Dolly Chrestensen, Betty Hatfield, Tootsie Cresenoid, Betty Lou Bucham. Helen Ugrenovitch and Allan Harlan. All playgrounds now are beginning to prepare for the pageants to be given in August. Handcraft classes are hurrying to complete the costumes and accessories for the event. At some of the playlots, contests are being held to determine the players who shall take certain roles, such as crowing roosters, the slowest turtles and the fastest rabbit. PLAYLET TUBE GIVEN AT RADER Dramatic Talent to Be Tried Out at Stunt Night. Dramatic talent of the boys andi girls at Rader and Udell playground w'ill be given a tryout at 7 Saturday night, when the big stunt night is held. Announcer of the rents will be Don Pierce. Feature of the entertainment will I be a playlet giving excerpts from j j the childhood of Hiawatha. Alvan J Allisoft will play the title role. Nokomis will be played by Harriet Lord. Taking the parts of Indian braves will be Bob Harrison, A. J. Martin and R. E. Adler. Indian maidens who will recite the poem will be Lois Pierce. Ester Winkley, Mae Wiley, Betty Winkley, Rachel Brunson. Midge Harper. Sarah Stalnaker. Mary C. Burkhard. Betty Jo Stewart and Clarabelle Allen. Other acts on the program will include a back-fence comedian skit by Charles Lecclier and Bob Billieu; French harp selections by Wilbur Ramey. Vernon Lowe and William Stot; an accordion solo by Junior Burglin .and a tap dance by Sarah Stalnaker.
City-Wide Health Contest Starts Today
'T'HE most important subject facing Indianapolis fathers and mothers today is the physical condition of their children. In order to promote better health among the children of the community. The Times, in co-op-eration with Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer, and the city recreation department, is holding a contest to determine the most healthy boy and the most healthy girl in the city. The contest starts today. It will end one month from today. Saturday, Aug. 27. The two winners will be announced the following Monday.
Upper Left—They’re “working up” on the swings at Spring street playground. From morning to night these swings are going back and forth, up and down. Upper Center—More conservative than their playmates on the oth£r swings are George Fletcher ana his cousin, Jeanette Sharp, both of 40p North Noble street. George arid Jeanette don’t go in for the high flying thrills, but they have a lot of fun just the same. Upper Right—Here is that wellknown “fast one” as it starts its way to the plate. Putting the steam on the ball is Naomi Pipes,
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“Here’s how,” says Johnny Seiler (left), champion 100-mile runner, as he explains to Freddy Leeds of Boy Scout troop, No. 4, the proper running form. Johnny, who is a champ at walking as well as at running, has POLO LEADERS WIN Ellenberger, Rhodius Keep Undefeated Record, Water polo teams of Ellenberger and Rhodius pools continued their undefeated streaks last week. Rhodius beat the third place Garfield team, 3 to 0, and then took an overtime game from Willard, 5 to 4. Ellenberger's standing was not imperiled, as the team won from McClure by a forfeit. Warfleigh won its first game.
Preliminary examination will be made on each of the thirty-four city playgrounds. The various # play!ot directors will be in charge. The sixty-eight children whom they pick will be given a thorough examination by a committee of physicians from the city health department, appointed bv Dr. Morgan. Members of the committed! are Dr. Oliver Greer, Dr. Paul Leathers and Dr. Lehman Dunning. * * u THE contest is open to any child living in Indianapolis who will not reach his or her fifteenth birthday before Sept. 1. To enter the contest, a child sim-
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1125 West Twenty-eighth street, pitcher on the girls’ baseball team at Rader and Udell playground. Lower Lest —Two more players who are helping keep the Rader and Udell team in the win column. They are Harriet Lord, 830 West Twenty-eighth street, behind the bat, and Mildred Harper, 817 Udell street, wielding the stick. Lower Right—The companion picture to this photo would show the umpire jerking his thumb over his shoulder and shouting, “You’re out!” Virginia Lee Mershon, 1535 East Fifty-second street, is reaching for a wide one from her station on first base for the Rader and Udell team.
challenged Emmet McCann, manager of the Indians, to select his fastest man to race against him. Johnny says he can walk backwards from second base to home via third before his opponent can run around the bases. Well, time will tell. ' taking a 1 to 0 decision from Mc- | Clure, but later losing by forfeit to Garfield. Games this week include Willard at Warfleigh tonight. Garfield at McClure Thursday, Ellenberger at Rhodius Friday, Ellenberger at Garfield Monday, and Willard at McClure Tuesday. The Ellenberger-Rhodius tilt Friday will be a decisive game, settling for the time the league lead. The standings: w. l.i w. L. Rhodius 4 0 Willard 1 3 Ellenberger .. 3 0 Warfleigh 1 3 .Garfield 2 2 McClure 0 3
ply finds from his playground director when the examination will be held on his playlot. These examinations must be completed by Aug. 6. In sponsoring this contest, The Times hopes not only to find the healthiest boy and girl in Indianapolis. but to encourage every child in the city to pay more attention to his physical condition. Every boy and girl in the city is to be urged to take care of his health, whether he has a chance to win or not. Proper food and sound sleep are the first principles of health to which all children should turn in seeking better physical condition.
FIND TALENT IN PARK CONTESTS Wiggle Pup Races, Jacks Games Are Held. Wiggle pup races, jackstone contests and checker games have brought out talent in all the contests at the various parks. Two parks held wiggle pup races. Eugene Monu, 2168 North Oxford street, won the race at Morris square. In the races at Lentz playlot, Ernest Johnson, 760 North Lynn street, was victor. Jackstone contests were held at three playgrounds. Winner at George Washington was Martin Hayden. Betty Richards won at Elfcnberger, and at Garfield, Rose Kleis won the title. Asian Woods eliminated all others in the checker contest at Moms square. Checker winner at Ringgold w r as Vernon McKinney. Lucille Holt took first honors at Douglas. Champion at Camp Sullivan playlot was Paul Manson. Billy Hardy won the right to the junior title at Lentz, while Vincent Masarachea defeated all others in the senior competition. KILLION TAKES TRACKLAURELS Wins Individual Honors in Morris Square Meet. Three firsts, a second and a third were sufficient to establish Merle Killion’s claim to the individual track championship at Morris Square playground last week. Merle won the fifty-yard dash, the 100-yard dash and the high jump, placed second in the shot put, and was third in the broad jump. His total was nineteen points. In the junior events at Morris Square, Woodrow Beers showed the way. Runner-up was Richard Harding. At Tenth and Ketcham playlot, Chester Todor scored eleven points to nose out Henry Turk with eight and Melvin Scott with seven. Charles Colmey took the individual title at Christian park playground, scoring eighteen points. Hubert Bean, the runner-up, made ten. Edwin Cox placed first in the junior even.s at Christian with Pete Estrate close behind. At Ellenberger Park, Robert Edwards won the senior championship. William Van Dearan was second. Charles Heathco led the juniors with thirteen points. Jack Vick was his nearest competitor. Ziegfeld Firm in Good Shape B,u United Prexx NEW YORK. July 27.—The F-Z corporation, which produced Florenz Ziegfelds “Hot-Cha” and ’ Show Boat,” is in excellent financial condition, A. C. Blumenthal announced at a meeting of creditors. Outstanding accounts were to be settled within twenty-four hours, it was agreed.
SIMPLE wholesome diet, and long hours of sleep will be necessary for a child to win the contest. In addition, plenty of play and work in the out-of-doors are needed. The examining committee of physicians will look for correct posture, well developed lungs, good feet, good blood circulation, and sound muscles in the sixty-eight finalists. All children, whether they feel they can win or not. should enter the contest. They may have better health than they think, and they are certain to receive information valuable to them in promoting their own good health.
girl Sprinters PREPARING FOR TRACKJEETS Sectional Tourneys*to Be Held at Playgrounds, Starting Aug. 5. Girl sprinters and jumpers at the various play lots are getting into condition for the series of track meets to be held undei; supervision of the city recreation department. Sectional meets will be held start- ! ing Friday, Aug. 5. Final meet will be held at 2 Friday, Aug. 12, on the Willard park track. Girls will be divided into two groups according to ages. All who had not reached their thirteenth j birthday by July 1 are eligible to compete with the juniors. Girls who werei under 17 July 1 will compete as seniors. For Junior Events Four events will be run off in the junior competition. They are fifty- , yard dash, high jump, broad jump j and shuttle relay. Sehiors will com- I pete in five events; Fifty-yard dash. 100-yard dash, high jump, broad jump and shuttle relay. In the shuttle relay, teams will be made up of four girls, each running fifty yards. First of the sectional meets will! be held at 9 Friday, Aug. 5 on the Manual Training high school track at Delavan Smith field. Playgrounds which will be represented at the meet will be Greer. Riley, Garfield, Pleasant Run, Ringgold. Kansas & Meridian and Meikel and Wyoming. Washington Is Site Another sectional will be run off at 1:30 the same day on the Wash- j ington high school track. Playlots w ? hich will enter the meet will be American Settlement, Camp Sullivan, Municipal Gardens, Lentz, Rhodius, Tenth and Ketcham, Hawthorne and Indianola. Willard park will be (Hie scene of the third meet to be held at 9 ! Monday, Aug. 8. Competing in the meet will be girls from Brookside. Brightwood, Ellenberger, Morris Square, Christian, Highland, Oak Hill, Finch, Portef and Willard playgrounds. Play at Butler North side playlots will hold their sectional on the Butler university track at 9 Wednesday, Aug. 10. Represented at the meet will be the following playgrounds: Dearborn, Forty-ninth and Arsenal, Rader and Udell, Fall Creek, Golden Hill, Warfleigh, Riverside, Sixty-first and Broadway and Spring street. Seven Negro playgrounds will hold their preliminary meet on the Douglas park track at 9 Thursday, Aug. 11. The playgrounds are Belmont, Hill, Camp Sullivan, Mgikel and Wyoming, Northwestern, Douglas and Norwood.
GIRLS CLOSE FIRST ROUND OF BASEBALL
Five Teams Are Unbeaten in Senior Leagues After Last Week's Tilts. Completion of the first round of play in the girls’ senior baseball leagues found Rhodius, Riley, municipal, Brightwood and Kansas unbeaten. The first round was finished with last week's games. Only dispute as to the leadership of a league is found in League 1,. where both Rhodius and Riley are undefeated. Rhodius, however, has won three games to two for the Riley team. Greer and American Settlement are the leaders in the junior girls’ leagues. Both are unbeaten. In each of the two junior leagues, all other teams are tied for second with one w r in and two losses. Leader of the Negro league at the close of the first round of play is the Meikel and Wyoming team, which has won three games and lost none. The team from Hill playground is pressing hard for the top, having won two and lost one. Standings of the teams: SENIOR League 1 League 2 w. L.i W. L. Rhodius 3 0 Municipal ....: 3 0 Riley 2 0 Rader 2 1 Sullivan 1 2 Ketcham 1 2 Hawthorne ... 0 2 Lentz 0 3 League 3 League 4 W L.’ W. L. Brightwood ... 3 OKansas 3 0 Christian .... 2 L Finch 2 1 Brookside 1 2:Pleasant Run.. 1 2 Oak Hill 0 3 Garfield 0 2 JUNIOR League 1 League 2 W. L.I W. L. Greer 3 0 Am Settlemen.. 3 0 Ringgold 1 2 Rhodius 1 2 Pleasant Run. 1 2’Hawthorne ... 1 2 Finch 1 2ifndianola 1 2 COLORED W. L. 1 W. L Meikel 3 0 Sullivan 1 2 Hill 2 1 Douglas 0 3 Rhum Tax Is Suggested By United I’resx EVANSVILLE. Ind.. July 27.—A new wrinkle in taxation is suggested here. The city attorney, upon instructions from the council, is preparing an ordinance providing a $lO tax on the first rhum table in any local business place, with a $5 tax for each additional table. MOTION PICTURES [r^FmDAY!~~~| fW MLX, /CORREfPOHDENTi A Columbia Hit with l jIJACM HOLT* RALPH GRAVE# LILA LEE C t \ AW V* I VT,?Uomantic Pgrantland rice's Ii SPORTS-EYE-VIEW' rji&J “MISS PIHKERTOH" ON “Panther Woman" Contest I J STAGE Eliminations Tonite at 9:10 I
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Norman Phillips Jr. Judges to Choose Winners of ‘Tom Brown’ Picture Competition. Only one day remains for acceptance of photos in the “Tom Brown of Culver” contest, being sponsored by the Indianapolis Times in connection with the Apollo theater, where the Universal picture, “Tom Brown of Culver," starring Tom Brown, is playing this week in its world premier showing. Boys between 12 and 17 who feel that they in some manner strike a resemblance to any one of the young stars in the picture should rush their photos to the Times “Tom Brown’’ editor, as final judging of photographs will start Thursday. The contest judges are to make their decision as soon after the contest as possible, to permit the winners to receive a pleasant vacation at the Culver Military Academy with all expenses paid. This contest was conuducted in an effort to find “Culver” types of boys in Indianapolis. The Times has been publishing pictures daily of the young stars in “Tom Brown of Culver.” Winner of first prize will receive a two weeks’ vacation with all expenses paid at Culver Military academy in August. Five other winners will receive a week-end trip to the academy at a later date. Radiator Plant to Reopen By United Pres * LOGANSPORT. Ind., July 27. The Logansport Radiator equipment plant here will be reopened Thursday with employment for approximately 150 men, it was announced today. The plant was closed eight months ago.
Rip Snorter! By United Press ROBINSON, 111., July 27. Joseph J. (Uncle Joel Ford had attained 100 years of age today. At a celebration in honor of his birthday he gave advice to those who would attain longevity. “foon’t drink: rip snort, holler and yell,” he said.
‘DECEMBER ROMANCE’ TAKES THIRD VICTIM Farmer Dies of Suicide Wounds; Killed Wife and Her Sister. By United Prexx GREENVILLE, 0., July 27.—A brief ‘‘December romance” that engendered violence and death today claimed its third victim here. Samuel Gray, 64-year-old farmer, died at Greenville hospital of self-inflicted pistol wounds. Gray had turned from his dull routine on the farm to court and marry Mrs. Hattie Ann Gray, 40, on April 23. On June 21, the romance had withered. Gray sued for divorce, declaring his wife drove him from his house. Tuesday he shot and killed his wife and her sister, Mrs. Bertha S. Coe, 30, before taking his own life. MOTION PICTURES FREK ,l p l AßslNGll^!^U^rsto^u3^ , The Howe of Big Piet urea LAST iomBROWH j Vi % CULVERf Nights With | 15c All-Star j l Kiddie, Cast •" — The laughter and fp romance... quarrels '-p and forgiveness M of young married 1 i AAI MAAS GQVTIOR Glorias , \. FARRELL ' r* 1 ? i VhL| First mk I From Frank. Craven's fewM! remedy romance You'll Laugh!
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NEW RECORDS SET AT CITY'S WATER POOLS Attendance at Playgrounds Drops Slightly During Heat Wave. Attendance at the city playgrounds dropped slightly during last week's heat wave from the recordbreaking totals of the week before. Total number of chldren present on all playlots last week was 86.982, as against 90.125 for the preceding seven days. The last week total ranks second for the year, the week of June 19 to 25 being third with a total of 77.829. The total, including last week, is 439,473. This brings the average weekly attendance to 73.246 At the close of week before last, the average was 70,498. Boys Outnumber Girls Boys continued to outnumber girls, the totals being 46.538 and 444Willard, as usual, was t h e leading playground in numbers present. Enjoying the swings, sand piles, and t er -,ic courts there we:' 12,330 children. Ranking second was Brookside, with 7,334. Bright wood was third with 6.031. Attendance at the swimming pools showed no signs of depression, with 122.132 persons taking advantage of the city recreation department waters. Repesenl New High Last week's swimming totals represent anew hih for the year. Previous record was made week before last when 121,519 persons went swimming in the city pools. The new record for the season contrasts with the corresponding week of 1931 when the smallest attendance of last yea r was recorded. Only 13.786 persons went swimming during the sixth week of last season. Total attendance at the pools to date is 470.960. compared to 387,979 for the first six weeks of last year. Average weekly attendance is 78,492.
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