The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-17
VIE IN MEET
WEDNESDAY AT
WILLARD PARK
Semi-FinaIS in Fun Lot
Baseball Loop Set for
Today.
PLAN SWIMMING EVENTS
First Round in VoIIey Ball
Tourney Will Open
Monday.
PLAN SWIMMING EVENTS

More than 500 children from all
city Fairgrounds will compete all
day Wednesday in the annual city
recreation department track and
field day at Willard Park. Jesse P.
Mcclure, recreation director, is
sponsoring the meet, with the as
sistance of Robert Nipper and Miss
Lola Pfeiffer, supervisors.
Finals of the senior boys baseball
league will open activities at 10 a.
m. Fall Creek, Spades, Hawthorne
and Garfield Fairgrounds play to-
day in the semi finals, and the two
winners will play Wednesday morn
ing for the city championship.
Track and field events start at
1870 p. m. The order in which they
will be run is as follows:
Schedule for Boys
Senior 50-yard dash, senior 440-
YARD dash, senior 220-yard dash,
senior 100-yard dash, senior mile
relay, junior 220-yard relay, senior
and junior high jump, senior and
Junior broad Jump, senior and jun
ior broad jump, senior and junior
shot put, senior base running, SEN
ior throw for accuracy, senior throw
for distance, junior 50-yard dash,
junior 100-yard dash and Junior
220-yard dash.
The annual volley ball tourna-
ment starts Monday night at Will
lard with twelve teams competing.
Semi-finals will be played Tuesday
night, and the finals for the city
championship Wednesday night after
the track and field meet.
A swimming meet in charge Of
Henry Long, supervisor, is being ar
ranged for the Willard playground
pool after the volley ball tourney.
Several races and relays are sched-
uled, and the program will end
with a water polo game between
teams from Willard and Ringgold
Ribbons, Trophies
Ribbons will be awarded first, Sec
ond and third place winners in the
track and f1el devents. Polar Ice
and Fuel Company will give silver
loving cup to the winning play
ground in the track meet.
The champion baseball team and
coach will be presented with bronze
medals.
The Jesse P. Mcclure trophy will
be placed for competition this year
for the first time in the baseball
leagues. Winning of three elgs on
the cup is necessary for permanent
possession. The Em-Roe Sporting
Good store offers a loving cup to
the winners again this year.
Seek Sportsmanship Medal
The most sought after prize is
the gold filled medal to the boy
showing the best attitude of sports
manship during the year. The
award is made by committee OF
playground officials and will be an
nounced Wednesday night.
Preliminary track events in the
girls classes will be held at Willard
PARK at 10 a. m. Monday under
direction of Miss Pfeiffer. Finals
will be staged Wednesday at the
same time the boys meet is sched-
uled.
Events for girls are 50-yard dash,
running high jump, run-hop-skip-
Jump, baseball throw for distance,
may pole vault and three-legged
race. Ribbons will be given to win
ners of first, second and third places.
Juniors are girls up to IA years, and
seniors are from IA to 16 years and
6 months. All ages are taken as of
July l.
Offer Home Run Award
Winners of the city champion
ship will be awarded medals. A
craftsmanship medal will be given
to the girl with the best mental
attitude, showing the most accurate
playing.
The girl making the most home
runs during the year will receive an
Eversharp pencil.
All city Fairgrounds will be closed
Wednesday, and instructors and
matrons will bring children to Will
lard. Plans are being made to
handle large crowds of children and
adults, Mcclure says.
Pioneer Meeting Saturday