The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
DATES CHOSEN
FOR MARBLE
TOURNEY PLAY
City Champion viii Be Sent
by Times to National
Meet in East.
MATCHES BEGIN MA 16
Twelve Play CenterS Named
for PreIiminarieS to
Final FraCaS.
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Dates and locations for play in
The Indianapolis Times annual
marble tournament were decided on
today with matches opening at four
city Fairgrounds, Saturday, May 16.
Winner Of The Times tournament,
to be staged for boys and girls be-
tween 6 and IS years Of age, will be
sent to Ocean City, N. j., the week
of June 81, to compete in the ma
tional marble tournament, where
he will compete with players from
sixty or more other cities.
He will make the trip with all
expenses paid, with a chaperon, who
will look after his welfare during a
week of entertainment at the Jersey
ocean resort aid at other historic
places in the east.
Centers Are Selected
Twelve sectional centers were Sc
lected by Hugh CWally) Niddles-
worth, city recreation directo, today
for the championship series.
Centers, in every section Of the
city. are Willard park, Ellenberger
park, Brookside park, Spades park,
Fall Greek Fairgrounds, SiXty-f1rst
street playground, Riverside park,
Municipal Gardens, Hawthorne
school playground, Rhodius park,
Riley playground and Garfield park.
Rings for the marble games will
be drawn in the vacant spaces be-
tween the baseline and wire screen
OF tennis courts on each playground
or park.
Start May Is
Judges for the sectional games
viii be such men as Paul (Tony)
FIinkle, basketball coach at Butler
university; Johnny Hennessey, Davis
cup tennis star; Henry Goett, city
clerk, and others, Middlesworth
said
On May Is tournaments will be
held at Spades park, Rhodius park,
Willard park, and Garfield park.
On May % play will be at Munich
pal Gardens, Ellenberger park, Riley
playground, and SiXty-flrst street
playground
Finals OH June 10
On June tournaments will be
held at BrCokside park, Riverside
park, Hawthorne school playground
and Fall Creek playground.
Winners and runnerS-up at each
in fh q
finals at Willard park, Monday,
June Is.
At each Fairgrounds entrants
will be divided into groups for first
round games. Winners of first
round games will meet in second
round games, and 50 on until the
field is narrowed to winner and
runner-up at each center.
Boundaries Are Given
willard District--Bounded on the south
by Prospect and virginia avenue, "eSC ~
Meridian. east by sherman DIlFe' AOA" va
by Michigan street
ElIenberger Park District-Bounded, on
the north by Tenth street; Wes0 py b,,
man Drive, east by city limits, SCUM Dy
CITY limits. .,.
Brookside District-Bounded on the poTtn1
~ Thirtv-eighth street. west Nv wi WI a. -
street south by MlchlgIi ron 4Nts.t f~c,7S
10 Sherman Drive ana lenn.n s'ie ~ e. Nv
Sherman Drive. to city limits east "
city limits. 4to
nall creek District Bounded on the
-.ass nv Meridian Street. east by Rur2I
street. south BY Nineteenth StFeeV' NO4 va
bv Thirty-eighth street. 49,
sixtv-Flrst District--Bounded on Ln ts
soNtI NV Thirty eighth street. west, hO4lli
and east by city limits.
Riverside Park District Boundeo on on, 6n e
east bv Meridian. north by lhlIIN -Sl EE,l -
street south Fall Greek and burosaI OO"Ae
ward. west by city limits.
Municipal Gardens District-B Bounded or on
che east bv Meridian street, south by blg
IEour Chicago Division Railroaa anG IN. Ne ~
York street north o, Py l BTfaSa' 00''e
awthorne-Bounded on the east H., p, ny
railroad. ST. Louis Division. north oEig
-Four -Four Railroad Chicago, DiyiisiqTn.: and Ne"
York street. west BY city limits.
Rhodfus Park District-Bounds,d on The
north bv the Pennsylvania Railroad, y;
Iou{s Division. east Harding street. ana
bv city limits on south and west.
Riley District-Bounded on the east BY
Meridian street west Harding street, noltl
b. New York street, south by Raymond
street.
Garfield Park District--Bounded on. the
north BY Prospect and Nlr ggiToi wesE lazy Wy
raond street thence west on Raymond 20
Harding. south by CITY limits, east Oy
sherman drive.
Spades Park District--Bo on ne
west BY Meridian street south by Mlchl-
ren street north by Nineteenth street. eeSV
BY Rural street.