The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-19
AUDREY PUGH
IS PHYSICAL.
GIL TURE GIRL
Central Avenue Athlete
Wins Times Contest for
U. S. Prize.
CRYSTAL FRANK NEXT
Winner Will Go to New York
to Compete for Ma
tionaI HonorS.

Indiana's Physical Culture Girl
has been found and she will carry
the fame of the state for wonder.
ful womanhood to New York CITY.
where she will meet the flower
Of other states.
Miss Audrey Louise Pugh, 1901
Central avenue, today wears the
crown OF Indiana'S Physical Culture
Girl.
The honor was announced today
by the four judges, who aided The
Times in discovering as near the
perfect type as possible to represent
this city and state at the national
contest in New York, to determine
Americas Physical Culture Girl.
The nationwide contest is being
conducted by the MacFadden pub
locations, with The Times conducting
it in this city and state.
Miss Frank Is Alternate
The Judges announced the follow
ing other Splendidly endowed girls
who entered the contest:
Second winner and Official alter
nate if any unforeseen thing should
prevent Miss Pugh from going 70
New York-Miss Crystal Frank, 4011
Broadway
Third-Miss Mildred McGlinchey,
1880 Prospect street.
Fourth-Miss Martha Leonard, 564
North Beville avenue.
Fifth-Miss Marie M. Kohnle.
1926 East Washington street.
Miss Louise Noble. in charge Of
physical culture at the Indianapolis
Y. w. G. A, and DR.. Gordon ".
Batman, we'll known surgeon, an
nounced the following measures
ments of Miss Pugh;
Height, 81 inches; weight, 1877
pounds; neck, 12aI inches; bust, "a
inches, waist, 25l2 inches; calf, IA
inches; ankle, inches; knee, Ia
inches; chest expansion, 5 inches;
hip. 3914 inches; thigh, 2114; wrist,
81; forearm, 9ai inches; and upper
arm, 1917 inches.
Has Notable Record
The judges, Miss Noble, DR.. Bat
man, G.. Roltare Eggleston and
Randolph L. Coats, noted artist.
also officially found that Miss Pugh
is II years Of age, a Butler college
student, has blue eyes, light brown
naturally curly hair, neither smokes
nor drinks, and won varsity letters
in basketball, volley ball and indoor
baseball while at high school.
Added to this she won her letter
for swimming at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club; has taken part in
amateur theatricals in fancy and
eccentric dance; her hobby is horse
back riding; has trained horses and
ridden blue-ribbon winners during
the last year in some of the largest
shows in the country, such as the
American Royal at Kausas City and
the Ambassador at Los Angeles, and
is considered by horsemen as one of
the truly great lady riders. She is
only II years of age.
Miss Pugh will be introduced Of
fcially as Indiana's Physical Culture
Girl Wednesday night during the
last show at the Lyric theater.
Desmond to Appear
William Desmond, noted movie
star and headliner on the Lyric bill:
Mayor l.. Ert Slack and c. Roltare
have been asked to have
charge of the ceremonies.
At the same time, the official al
ternate and the three runners-up
will appear
Miss Pugh and her mother will
prepare at once to leave for New
York, to be there by Sept. q.
All the judges are confident that
Miss Pugh is such a perfect example
of young womanhood and so splen-
didly skilled in many sports that she
viii return to Indianapolis as Amer
ica's Physical Culture Girl.
THE four girls who were next in
line for the high honors deserve
great praise said the judges.