Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1933 — Page 14
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WATER SPORTS SETTING RECORD IN CITY POOI ? Interest Now Is at Highest Point in Years. Says Director. Swimming. water polo and lifesaving hav> pone ahrad by leaps and bounds at city pools and beaches. according to James Clark, director of life saving for the American Red Cross, who co-operates with citv Instructors in aquatic sports With the half-way mark in the summer season already- passed. Clark said today that he had never sern a more enthusiastic season th n thus far has prevailed at th<sw.turning centers. The life-saving classes were sU rted last week w ith a swell attei dance." said Clark. "A majority of the candidates passed cn the first tr\ after a ten-hour instruction, but we plan to hold more classes for the un uccessful next week. 'Out of thirty girls and boys who tock the ten-hour course at McClure beach last week twenty pa sed Thirty-five candidates at Garfield out of a field of fifty-five pupils passed without any trouble Th • trials are still on at Ellenberger and it looks now as though we would be able to make life savers out of about half of the seventy-five candidates. Girls Grow Adept Clark revealed that the girls were quite as adopt at life-saving if not be; r in many instances than the boys. We teach them four holds.” Clark said. "First they learn the head holt, catching the victim on each side of the head and towing him to shore. Then the cross chest and the hair hold, in which the shrieks of pain at the hair-pulling given some of the "victims" at the city pools have been evident." last, we teach them the "tiredswimmer" hold in which the resruer tows the victim along on his back using a breast stroke. Emblems Are Awarded "Each child who qualifies is given a Rod Crass lifesaving certificate and an emblem " said Clark. "For juniors the emblem is in the form of a triangle, and for the seniors a circle, in the center of each emblem are the Red Cross insignia. Clark revealed that the waterpolo contests at the city pools and beaches have been more evenly matched this year than ever before. "Ellenberger has a real outstanding team this season." he declared. "Their team has won most of its games. But in the swimming meets it's been mighty hard to do anything with Rhodius. They have a crack bunch of swimmers and divers there who have won all three of the city meets staged thus far." 9(0 ATTEND SAFETY I HCNIC AT RIVERSIDE Event Is Held in Addition to Regular Free Movies. More free movie shows and entertainment have been given to Indianapolis children by the accident prevention bureau of the police department this year than ever before. In addition to the shows, a picnic for 900 children was held Friday at Riverside park, where, through the courtesy of the management, all rid sand other forms ot amusement in the park were enjoyed free by the crowd of children. Flans are being made to take the ch: drrn of the west side playgremds to another moving picture shew and the children of the north side to the Zaring theater. The dates will be announced soon by Seigeant Timothy J. McMahon of the police accident prevention bureau. DRASTIC DECREASE IN POOL CROWDS SHOWN Changeable Weather Is Blamed in Swim Slump. Changeable weather caused a drastic slump in attendance at many of the city pools and beaches for the week ended July 23 as compar'd for the same week of 1952. At Willard only 9.900 people swam last week as compared to 17.239 for the same period in 1932. Tire other pen ’s and beaches fared about the same. Ellenberger recorded 5.300 swimmers for the week; Rhodius. 7.653; Douglas. 3.157; Garfield. 11.112; Twenty-sixth street beach. 27.610. and Warfleigh. 7.146.
SHELBYVILLE TEAM IS DEFEATED BY LOCALS Indianapolis Recreation Stars Trounce Visitors, 18 to 6. That much-heralded baseball game between the Shelbyville AllStars and the Indianapolis Recreations Stars now is histoiv. When the Shelbyville boys came here Friday confident that they would have no trouble in winning the intercity championship lor a soft ball game as easily in '33 as they did in 32. they were surprised rudely. The final score was 18 to 6 in favor of Indianapolis, but the toys from Shelbyville nevertheless enjoyed the fish fry and the swim in the Ellcnberger pool after the game. FISH SERVED PLAYERS Recreation Head Leads tn Devouring Pike After Ball Game. Wally Middlesworth. city recreation director, is authority for the sta ement that the best fish ever eaten around Indianapolis was served following the baseball game at the Ellenberger playground Friday. The were pike brought from the northern Indiana lakes the day beiore the game. Not a morsel was left. Middlesworth declared after the combined baseball teams of Indie napohs and Shelbyville finished devouring them.
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OLDER CHILDREN ID HAVE HUNTS Events Arranged After Proving Popular With Tots. While the series of treasure hunts during the summer season at the various city playgrounds has been popular th°re has been considerable grumbling on the part of tlje older children—those over 14—for not being included. Now’ the older boys and girls will have their opportunity to follow the clews over the fields and woods in hunts for treasure to be staged this week and next. Under the direction of Miss Alma Tiefert hunts will be held at Christian, Brightwood and Golden Hill grounds this week. The dates arc to be announced at the playgrounds. Prizes have been donated by the instructors. Miss Tiefert said that the priz.es will be hidden in sand traps, the woods and other inaccessible places, which will make the games doubly interesting for the older children. She said that many of the children derived a fundamental knowledge of woodcraft and horticulture besides having an exciting time in their rambles hunting for treasure.
Cow Herd Roaming Over Playlot Baffles Official
Middlesworth Is Deluged With Suggestions on Nuisance. Wally Middlesworth. city recreation direcotr, is thinking of donning chaps and spurs, mounting a broncho, and dashing off in the direction of the playground at Tenth and Ketchum streets. In the meantime, he sits In his office at city hall, thumbing over a list of suggestions offered by his sarcastic colleagues in the great plot to rid the playground of a herd of cows. The cowboy stunt was only one of the suggestions offered to Wally. Others were: “Call the police." "Send somebody else.” "Shoot the cows." "Move the playground." "Write a congressman." "Stage a rodeo.” "Have a bottle of beer." "Have two bottles of beer.” "Call up Kingan's." But in spite cf all that free cooperation. the cows still are there. They were there today. Middlesworth was informed by Sergeant Timothy McMahon, who rushed breathlessly into the recreation office to tell the director that the
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VOLUNTEER ‘COPS' WITCH FOR VANDALS
“You can't win!" Thai is the warning which the band of amateur sleuths in the photo broadcast to vandals who would destroy property on the city playgrounds. With stars pinned prominently on them, they keep watchful eyes for those who would destroy the recreation centers. The "policemen" are: Front row deft to right'. Bobby Roudebush. Wanda Siepel and Bobby Egli. Rear row. Jay Siepel. Mary Alice Watts and Richard Eberly.
TINY GOLF COURSES MADE BY CHILDREN Miniature Contests to Be Staged at Parks. At many of the city playgrounds, according to Miss Alma Tiefert, the older boys, inspired by the children's game of sand box golf, are constructing their own courses. The golf courses, miniature 01 course, are complete w'ith tees, bunkers, traps, water holes and other hazards. Bridges to ford the water holes are being constructed of old wooden boxes while sandtraps are constructed by hauling sand from beaches. So clever are some of the miniature courses, according to Miss Tiefert. that the instructors are V 'king of offering prizes for the + tdesigned course.
cows had been chased away from the park to no avail. "What good does i do to chase those critters?" McMahon demanded indignantly, “they come roaming back in an hour or so. "First," said McMahon, mopping his brow vigorously.” it's the golfers and then these pests. Last year the golf balls were whistling around the kids’ heads like bullets and now we re in deadly fear of one of those cows getting mad and chasing the children. "And. to add insult to injury." said McMahon, "darned if one of those cows didn't show up on the playground the other day with a brand new calf. Now what do you think of that for nerve?” CITY CLERK IS SINGER Henry Goett Cops Award Aftei Park Fish Fry. Henry O. Goett, city clerk, and Nate Kaufman, star pitcher of the Shelbyville All-Stars, were voted the best singers following the fish fry held recently at Ellenberger i>ool. * They hit some minors that never 1 were heard of before." said Bob Nipper, baseball instructor. "And never will be hit again if I'm conscious." said Wally Middles- ; worth, recreation director.
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SAFETY CDPPER IS PHILOSOPHER | •Give Kid Break and They’ll Cause No Trouble,’ Says McMahon. Sergeant Timothy McMahon of the police accident prevention bureau is t philosopher. "Give the kids half a break and they'll come along without any trouble." he said today, his Irish eyes twinkling. "But.” he admitted, "some kids are just incorrigible. "Take the j case of ‘Slats.’ He's a kid who has been giving us more trouble on the playground at Brightwood than all the other children combined. "He's got more pranks up his sleeve than a monkey. He's forgotten more mischief than Peck's bad boy ever knew. He’s just incorrigible. "He breaks swings, violates all the rules and then blames it on other youngsters. But I fooled him. At least I've blackballed him from the park, and although it’s been done before. I think he’ll stay away now until he comes and apologizes for his actions and promises to reform. "I barred him a few weeks ago, but he'd come sneaking back, especially on Sunday, when he thought I w'as off duty. Then, on Monday, as a rule, Id get a report from the playground people of a lot more equipment broken or a window cracked. So I went over to the park last Sunday in civilian clothes. I kept my cap pulled down over my eyes and watched the kids play. I looked around for Slats,' but he was nowhere in sight. "Just when everything seemed most peaceful, I heard a yell from one corner of the park. A boy had been hit with a stone. No one seemed to know who had done it. Then, as I was about to leave, I heard the sound of a loud razzberry.' Bronx cheer.’ or whatever you feel like calling it. from the tree tops. There was my friend 'Slats,’ as big as life, in the top branches. I told him to come down, which he did reluctantly, after I threatened to get a ladder. Sergeant McMahon scratched his head. "Well, he promised to stay away, anyhow.” he remarked. SERVES FOURTH YEAR Alma Tiefert Long Connected With City Recreation. Alma Tiefert, instructor at the Indianapolis playgrounds, is serving her fourth year with the city recreation department. Miss Tiefert. who attended Butler university, also is a graduate of i the National American Gymnastic Union, and attended Manual high school. In her playground work she is in charge of treasure hunts, girls’ baseball, and other games.
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GIRL BASEBALL LEAGUE ENTERS FINALSTRETCH Race for 1933 Title at Stake as Last of Games Are Set. Girls' baseball league of the city playgrounds is going into the final stretch of the championship race for the 1933 season with a number of games scheduled for the week. Miss Alma Tiefert, who coaches the girls' teams, said she was pleased with the progress cf the teams and predicted that the girls soon wo aid be able to defeat some of the boys' teams. The place for the finals has not been selected, but probably will be at Willard, where the largest crowd i could be assembled The girls’ team of Christian playground looks the best. Miss Tiefert thinks, and should annex the championship unless they receive a last-minute setback. Catching Proves Difficult ‘ The hardest thing to teach the girl baseball players is how to catch correctly. "After a season or two playing ball they learn to bat and throw a ball, but it takes at least three years to teach them to catch. "At Christian we have developed two really remarkable girl players. Helen Price, a pitcher, is about as good a girl t wirier as you 11 see. Josephine Greer ranks next to her in ability. i "Mary Lou Roeseh of Brightwood I is also a good pitcher and shows promise of developing well with just a little more experience, as will ; Helen Guloff, catcher of American > Settlement, and Mazie Popcheff. pitcher for the same team. Teams Are Outstanding In addition to Christian, outstanding girls' teams, said Miss Tiefert, are Rhodius for the west side i league. Orange for the south and Brightwood for the north. She predicts the semi-finals will be fought by these teams. Girls' baseball scores for last week were: Christian 13. Greer 11; Brightwood 20. Christian 7; Rhodius 12. Indianola 10; Brightwood 20. Riley 10; Orange 11. Garfield 8; Rhodius 10, Indianola 5; Rhodius 15, Riley 1, and Settlement 19, Rhodius 18.
PLAYLOT HONOR USTJUHOSEN Youngsters Rewarded for Aiding Instructors on Grounds. In line with the new self-govern-ment plan at city playgrounds, several children are cited to the city recreation board weekly in recognition of their work. The children assist the instructors in keeping the grounds clean, supervising games and directing the players. The roll of honor for the week, ending July 22. follows: Brightwood Mildred Goodin. Marie Maled, Thomas Webb and Everett Johnson. Lentz—Catherine Huff. L. Browne Dorothy Maynard. Alice Shea, Charlie Kinley. Dale Bowman. F. Dugan, Bud Hodges, Henry Dugan. Norma Merz. Sherman Glisiby and Peggy Enders. Pleasant Run—John Dlschler. Leroy Dischler, Otie Tucker and Louise Moody. Belmont—Sherman Polly, Ernest Owens, Mary Lou Haywood. Harry Nelson. Mary Ellen Smiley and Virginia Mitchell. Christian —Martha Stuart. Barbara Scigle. Virgil Wilson. Hazel Stuart. Norman Bartlett and Elmer Johnson. Willard—Forrest Tutt, Jimmie Lindsey. Mike O'Connor. Jim Johnson. Roger Craig. Tom Griffin. Art Brown. Don Tucker. Billy Billerman and Homer McAvoy.
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VISITING CHILD LIKES PLAYGROUND
"Grandma. I think you have a beautiful playground." That is what little Mary Alice Ingall of Queckee. Vt., is telling her grandmother. Mrs. D Karrvman. matron of the Brookside park plavground.
‘Black Mark’ System Ends Unruliness at City Playlot
Change Makes Willard Park Most Trouble-Free, Officials Say. Metamorphosis of Willard park playground from the most troublesome to the most smoothly run playground in the city—all in the period of two months —has claimed attention of officials of the city recreation department. A definite change most certainly has taken place. Cliff Courtney, instructor in charge of sports at the playgrounds, announced todjfv. Courtney gives credit for the difference in appearance of the playground and the children as well as the change in conduct to two persons—patrolman John Repp and William Boland, instructor. Repp, assigned to the playground by the police department, started the year by buying for himself a little black book. In it he jotted down the names of habitually bad children. He did not discriminate between boys and girls. He was thoroughly impartial. He let the bad 'uns have plenty of rope. When a swing was broken, the first time he merely lectured. The second time he scolded. The third time a black mark went down against the name in the book and the child was ordered off the grounds. At first, some of the tougher boys, hearing about the little black book, booed the plan. But when they found that every bad deed was recorded faithfully, they began to take heed. Now Repp is king of the playground. and Boland, who is a theological student, is prime minister. Attitude of the boys has changed, and the girls, always better, of course, are working hard each day
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Mary Alire is spending her summer vacation with her grandma and comes to the popular city playground daily to play with local children. She said that her home town has nothing to compare with the recreation centers for children in Indianapolis.
to attain membership in the selfgovernment board. In his report to the recreation department, Courtney said of the playground. "Willard park has been pretty much of a problem in the past. It is the largest playground in the city. This year we have had little or no trouble, due to the diligence of the park policeman. John Repp, and the instructors, William Boland and Katie Walsh. "The ground has been kept exceptionally clean all year, and last week was selected by supervisors as the cleanest in the city. In proportion to attendance, the number of accidents has been very low. "There has been such a marked improvement that Claude Allison, manager of the Strand theater, which is close to the park, has taken a definite interest. Every week he arranges for ten free tickets to a Saturday night show. "These tickets are given to playground helpers, who are appointed every week by the instructor.
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RACES CLOSE IN PLAY CENTER DIAMOND LOOPS Greer. Riley. Ellenberger and Fall Creek Top Four Leagues. * With semi-finals in the boys* city playground baseball championship only about ten days awav, three playground teams are tied, 6-0. for first place in their respective leagues. Teams leading the South. West and North Leagues are Greer Riley and Fall Creek. Ellenbticcr heads the East League with five games won and one lost. Bob Nipper, in charge of hasebail at the city playgrounds, today predicted ’he best city scries e\er played among boys of Indianapolis. Playoff Dates Set In playoffs for the semi-finals at various parks July 31 and Aug. 2, the following teams will cross bats. Greer at Garfirld: Kansas at Orange; Finch at Ringgold: Garfield at Ringgold; Orange at Finch; Kansas at Greer; Rhodius at Rilej; American Street at Hawthorne; Lentz at Military; Lentz, at Rhodius. Hawthorne at Military; Riley at American Street: Willard at Ellenberger; Brookside at Brightwood; Christian at Oakhill; Willard at | Christian; Oakhill at Brookside; Brightwood at Ellenberger; Highland at Fall Creek. Golden Hill at Forty-ninth street; Fall Creek at Golden Hill, and Highland at Spring. Standings Are Given Standing of teams in the four leagues follows; SOITH : „ W. L W U Oreer fi l) OarflrM . rrar . 1 % Ornner s 1 RiiiKsnld ySHv, 1 5 Kansas S ! Finch ....Ttv,. o a ¥ AST w. 1. W. L,. Ellenberirer.... S 1 Brookside * o ; Willard 4 2 Brightwood :77., 3 4 i Oakhill 33 Christian 1 S WERT W. h W L. I Riley . S 0 Rhodius J 4 Mllitarv ,-.y,V.. 4 2Ha ’horned ; , 3 4 Lent* ~..y..4. 4 2Amertcan S’ .. 0 a NORTH W. I, W L. Fell Crerk .... # 0 Spring Forty-ninth R 4 2 Golden Hill ... 1 S Highland 33 Rader 1 S
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