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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
PLAYLOT HONOR
LIST is CHOSEN
Youngsters Rewarded for
Aiding Instructors on
Grounds.

In line with the new Self-govern-
ment plan at city Fairgrounds, sew
eral children are cited to the city
recreation board weekly in recogni-
ton of their work.
The children assist the instructors
in keeping the grounds clean, SUI
pervising games and directing the
players.
The roll of honor for the week,
ending July %, follows:
Brightwood = Mildred Goodin
Marie Mailed, Thomas Webb and
Everett Johnson.
Lentz-Catherine Huff. l.. Browne
Dorothy Maynard. Alice Shea,
Charlie Kialey, Dale Bowman. F.
Dugan, Bud Hodges. Henry Dugan,
Norma Merz. Sherman Glisiby and
Peggy Enders.
Pleasant Run-John Dischler, Le-
roy DiSchler, Otie Tucker and Louise
Moody.
acknowledgements Polly. Ernest
Owens, Mary Lou Haywood. Harry
Nelson. Mary Ellen Smiley and Vir-
ginia Mitchell.
Christian-Martha Stuart, Bar
bara Seigle, Virgil Wilson, Hazel
Stuart, Norman Bartlett and Elmer
Johnson.
Willard-Forrest Tut, Jimmie
Lindsey, Mike OConnor, Jim John
son. Roger Craig, Tom Griffin, Art
Brown, Don Tucker. Billy Billerman
and Homer McAvoy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Black Mark System Ends
Unruliness at City PdyIOt

TO attain membership In the self
government board.
In his report 10 the recreation
department, Courtney said of the
playground.
willard park has been pretty
much of a problem in the past. II
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 ex-
ceptionally clean all year, and last
week was selected by supervisors as
the cleanest in the city In pro-
portion 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 play
ground helpers, who are appointed
every week by the instructor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
SAFETY COPPER
is PHILOSOPHER
Give Kid Break and They'll
Cause No Trouble
Says Mcmahon.

Sergeant Timothy Mcmahon of
the police accident prevention bu-
reau is & philosopher.
Give the kids half 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
case Of Stats He's 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 monkey He's forgotten more
mischief than Peck's bad boy ever
knew. He's just incorrigible.
He breaks swings, violates all the
rules ana then blameS it on other
youngsters. But 1 fooled him. AT
least I've blackballed him from the
park, and although it's been dore
before, think he'll stay away now
until he comes and apologies for
his actions and promises to reform.
L barred him a few weeks ago
but he'd come sneaking back,
especially on Sunday, wien he
thought I was off duty. Then, on
Monday, as a rule, I'd get a report
from the playground people of 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. looked
around for Stats, but he was no
where in sight.
Just when everything seemed
most peaceful, 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 l was about 10 leave, ]
heard the sound of a loud razz-
berry, Bronx cheer or whatever
you feel like calling it. from the
tree tops. There was my friend
Stats as big as life, in the top
branches. I told him to come down
which he did reluctantly, after ]
threatened TO get a ladder.
Sergeant Mcmahon scratched his
head
We'll, he promised to stay away
anyhow" he remarked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Change Makes Willard Park
Most Trouble Free,
Officials Say.

Metamorphosis of Willard park
playground from the most trouble
some 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, in
structor in charge of sports at the
Fairgrounds. announced today.
Courtney gives credit for the diff
ference in appearance of the play
ground and the children as we'll as
the change in conduct to two per-
sons-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 toughe,
boys, hearing about the little black
book. booed the plan. But wher
they found that every bad deed was
recorded faithfully, they began tc
take heed.
Now Repp is king of the play
ground. and Boland. who is a thee.
logical student, is prime minister
Attitude of the boys has changed
and the girls. always better, Of
course. are working hard each day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
800 ATTEND SAFETY
FICNIC AT RIVERSIDE
Event Is Held in Addition to
REGULAR Free Movies.

More free movie shows and en-
tertainment have been given TO In
dianapolis children by the accident
prevention bureau of the police de-
partment this year than ever be-
fore.
In addition to the shows. a picnic
for 900 children was held Friday at
Riverside park. where. through the
courtesy OF the management. all
rides and other forms of amusement
in the park were enjoyed free by
the crowd of children.
Tlans are being made TO take the
children Of the west side play
grounds TO another moving picture
shcw and the children Of the north
side to the Earring theater The
dates will be announced soon by
Sergeant Timothy j. Mcmahon of
the police accident prevention bu-
reau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Girl BASEBALL
LEAGUE ENTERS
FINAL STRETCH
Race for 1888 Title at Stake
as Last OF Games
Are Set.

Girls baseball league Of the city
Fairgrounds is going into the final
stretch of the championship race
for the 1888 season with a number
OF games scheduled for the week.
Miss Alma Tiefert, who coaches
the girls teams. saicl she was
pleased with the progress CT the
teams and predicted that the girls
soon would 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
could be assembled.
The girls team of Christian play
ground 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 tc
catch.
AT Christian we have developed
two really remarkable girl players
Helen Price. a pitcher. is about a:
good a girl twirler as you Il see. Jo
sephine Greer ranks next to her II
/ ability.
Mary Lou Roesch of BrightwooC
is also a good pitcher and show
promise of developing well with jus
a little more experience. as vii
Helen Guloff, catcher of American
Settlement, and Maize Popchef
pitcher for the same team.
Teams Are Outstanding
In addition to Christian, out
standing girls teams, said Miss Tie
fert, are Rhodius for the west sid
league, Orange for the south ant
Brightwood for the north. She pre-
diets the semi-finals will be Tough
by these teams.
Girls baseball scores for last wee
were: Christian ID. Greer II
Brightwood 20. Christian 7; Rhodiu
IL. Indianola 10; Brightwood q
Riley 10; Orange II, Garfield 8
Rhodius 10, Indianola 5; Rhodiu
Is, Riley l, and Settlement Is
RhodiuS Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
MiddIeSWorth Is DeIuged
With Suggestions on
Nuisance.

Wally Middlesworth. city recrea-
ton director, is thinking of donning
chaps and spurs. mounting a
broncho. and dashing off in the di-
rection 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 Of all that free CO.
operation. the COWS still are there
They were there today, Middles-
worth was informed by Sergeant
Timothy Mcmahon, who rushed
breathleSsly into the recreation Of
flee 10 tell the director that til
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
OLDER CHILDREN
TO HAVE HUNTS
Events ARRANGED After
Proving Popular
With Tots.

While the series of treasure hunts
during the summer season at the
various city Fairgrounds has been
popular there has been considerable
grumbling on the part of the older
children-those over 14-for not be-
ing 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 Chris
tian. Brightwood and Golden Hill
grounds this week. The dates are
to be announced at the Fairgrounds.
Prizes have been donated by the
instructors. Miss Tiefert said that
the prizes will be hidden in sand
traps, the woods and other mac
cesSible places, which will make the
games doubly interesting for the
older children.
She said that many of the chill
dren derived a fundamental knowl-
edge of woodcraft and horticulture
besides having an exciting time in
their rambles hunting for treasure
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Cow Herd Roaming Over
PldyIOt Battles Official

COWS had been chased away from
the park to no avail
What good does if do to chase
those critters?" Mcmahon demanded
Indignantly, they come roaming
back in an hour or so.
First" said Mcmahon. hopping
his brow vigorously it's the golfers
and then these pests. Last year the
golf balls we're 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?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
RACES CLOSE IN
PLAY CENTER
DIAMOND LOOPS
Greer. Riley. EIIenberger
and Fall Creek Top
Four Leagues.

With semi finals in the BOYS
city playground baseball champion
ship only about ten days away.
three playground teams are tied,
60, for first place in their respec-
tive leagues.
Teams leading the South West
and North Leagues are Greer Riley
and Fall Greek. Ellenberger heads
the East League with five games
won and one lost
Bob Nipper. in charge Of base
bail at the city Fairgrounds. today
predicted the best city series ever
played among boys Of indianapolis.
Playoh Dates Set
In playoffs for the semi finals at
various parks July 81 and Aug. ,.
the following teams will cross bats.
Greer at Garfield Kansas at
Orange; Finch at Ringgold. Gar
field at Ringgold; Orange at Finch:
Kansas at Greer: Rhod!us at Riley;
American Street at Hawthorne:
Lentz at Military: Lentz at Rhodius.
Hawthorne at Military: Riley at
American Street: Willard at Ellen
berger: Brookside at Brightwood:
Christian at Oakhill Willard at
Christian; Oakhill at BrookSide:
Brightwood at Ellenberger: High
land al Fall Creek.
Golden Hill at Forty-ninth street:
Fall Greek at Golden Hill, and
Highland at Spring.
Standings Are Given
Standing OF teams in the four
leagues follows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
TINY GOLF COURSES
MADE BY CHILDREN
Miniature Contests to Be
Staged at Parks.

AT many of the city Fairgrounds
according to Miss Alma Tiefert, the
older boys, inspired by the chill
dren's game of sand box golf, are
constructing their own courses.
The golf courses, miniature oil
course, are complete with tees,
bunkers, traps, water holes and
other hazards.
Bridges to ford the water holes
are being constructed of old wooden
boxes while sandtraps are con-
structed by hauling sand from
beaches.
So clever are some of the minia-
ture courses, according to Miss Tie
fert. that the instructors are nix
ing of offering prizes for the q t.
designed course.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
CITY CLERK Is SINGER
Henry Goett Cops Award After
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 ct Ellenbarger pool.
They hit some minors that never
were heard of before" said Bob
Nipper, baseball instructor.
And never will be hit again if
I'm conscious" said Wally Middles-
sworth. recreation director.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Organise a Fun Party
for Saturday Night

Get fun Saturday night
half the outing
park Call all the members
gong pals and tell them clipping The
coupons
Then out early Saturday picnic dinner the
shady
benches available free and there checking
baskets
riding haf-fare and wind up the
evening the beautiful palace tripping
taste to the lifting strains the we'll Bailey
Here is todays coupon:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
DRASTIC DECREASE IN
POOL CROWDS SHOWN
ChangeabIe Weather |
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 % as COM
pared for the same week of 1882.
AT Willard only 1900 people swan
last week as compared to 1929 for
the same period in 1882. The other
pools and beaches Jared about the
same. Ellenberger recorded $500
swimmers for the week: RhodiuS
1858: Douglas. 3.l57; Garfield. H.
1l2: Twenty SiXth street beach
27.6I0. and Warfleigh. 7,l46.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
FISH SERVED PLAYERS
Recreation Head Leads In Devour-
ing Pike After Ball Game.

Wally Middlesworth. city recre-
alton director. is authority for the
sta cement that the best fish ever
eaten around indianapolis was
served following the baseball game
at the Ell.nberger playground Fri
day.
The ash were pike brought from
the northern Indiana lakes the day
lei ore the game. Not a morsel was
left, Middlesworth declared after
the combined baseball teams of In
dianapolis and Shelbyville finished
deyouring them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
SERVES FOURTH YEAR
Alma Tiefert Long Connected With
City Recreation.

Alma Tiefert. instructor at the
indianapolis Fairgrounds. is serv-
ing her fourth year with the city
recreation department.
Miss Tiefert, who attended But
Ter university also is graduate Of
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.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
SHELBYVIllE TEAM Is
DEFEATED BY LOCALS
Indianapolis Recreation Stars
Trounce Visitors, is TO 6.

That much heralded baseball
game between the Shelbyville ALL
stars and the indianapolis Recrea-
tionS Stars now is history.
When the Shelbyville boys came
here Friday confident that they
would have no trouble in winning
the intercity championship for a
soft ball game as easily in SO as
they did in 81. they were surprised
rudely.
The final score was Is 10 6 in
favor OF Indianapolis. but the boys
from Shelbyvllle nevertheless en-
joysd the fish fry and the swim in
the Ellenberger pool after the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
You can't VIM

You can't win!"
That is the warning which the
band of amateur sleuths in the
photo broadcast to vandals who
would destroy property on the
city Fairgrounds. 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 Roude-
bush, Wanda Siepel and Bobby
Egli. Rear row. Jay Siepel, Mary
Alice Watts and Richard Eberly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
WATER SPORTS
SETTING RECORD
IN CITY POOL s
Interest Now Is at Highest
Point in Years, Says
Director.

Swimming, water polo and life
saving have gone ahead by leaps
and bounds at city pools and beach,
es. according 10 James Clark. direc-
tor Of life saving for the American
Red Cross. who co-operates with
CITY instructors in aquatic sports
With the halfway mark in the
summer season already. passed
Clark said today that he had never
seen a more enthusiastic season
than thus far has prevailed at the
SW mining centers.
The hfe-saving classes were
started last week with a swell at
tendance" said Clark "A majority
Of the candidates passed on the first
try after a ten-hour instruction, but
We plan 10 hold more classes for the
un7uccessful next week.
Out Of thirty girls and boys who
took the ten-hour course at Nc
Clure beach last week twenty
pa sed Thirty-five candidates at
Garfield out of a field Of fifty-five
pupils passed without any trouble
Tho trials arc still on at Ellenberger
and it looks now as though We
would be able 10 make life savers
ont Of about half of the seventy-hve
candidates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-26
Girls Grow Adept

Clark revealed thdt the girls were
quite as adept at hfe-saving If not
bet cr in many instances than the
BOYS
We teach them four holds" Clark
said First they learn the head
hold. 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 tired
swimmer hold in which the rescuer
tovs the victim along on his back
using a breast stroke.
EmbIems Are Awarded
Each child who qualities is given
a Red Cross 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 en-
biem arc the Red Cross insignia.
Clark revealed that the water
polo contests at the city pools and
beaches have been more evenly
matched this year than ever before.
"Ellenberger has a real outstand-
ing 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 any
thing with Rhodius. They have a
crack bunch OF swimmers and divers
there who have won all three of the
city meets staged thus far"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-23
Recovery Bill Is Ready
for House Debate Start

The administration asked for and
obtained an unprecedented provi-
sion pledging repeal of the new
taxes whenever the eighteenth
amendment is repealed, or when
Fever the governments receipts in
any fiscal year exceed its expenses.
The proposed new taxes affected
by this promise are: Increase from
4 to per cent in the income tax
on the first $4,000 of taxable in
come; increase from 8 to 10 per cent
in the normal tax on all over $4,000;
repeal of the present law eXempting
stock dividends from the normal
tax; addition of three-fourths of l
cent to the present 1-cent federal
gasoline tax.
With revenue assured until July
l, 1885, officials believed sale of the
projected public works bonds would
| be easier.
The special manufactures sales
taxes congress is asked to extend
are those on tires and inner tubes,
toilet preparations, furs, jewelry,
automobiles, radio receiving sets,
mechanical refrigerators,. sporting
goods, firearms, cameras, matches,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-23

Continued From Page One)
carry out its vast unemployment
campaign, thus was ready for house
debate.
On direct and sudden orders from
the White House, the ways and
means committee late Monday night
wrote into the bill a section extend
ing until July /, 1885, all the excuses
and special sales taxes imposed last
year. These imposts, estimated to
yield $5OO,OOO,0OO yearly, would have
expired July |, 1884
After adopting this section, the
committee voted a favorable report
on the whole bill, with its $780,
100000 public works program to
create jobs for millions and its
American "two-year plan" for gov
eminent supervision of industry to
stabilize employment, wages and
production.
Extension of the nuisance taxes
is in addition to a provision levy
ing 1921 100000 in new income and
gasoline taxes, specifically to meet
financing charges on the public
works program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-23
GIRL, 6, IS RUN
DOWN BY AUTO,
SERIOUSLY HURT
Becomes Confused, Steps
Backward Into Path of
Machine.

bessie Boiling, 6-year-old daughter
Of Mrs. Fanny Boiling, 246 South
Summit street suffered a fractured
skull early today when she was
struck at State and Southeastern
avenues by an auto driven by John
Mason, IS, of 1145 West Thirty-f1rst
street.
Witnesses said the child became
confused in traffic and syelp-u
backward into the path Of Mason'S
machine.
Injury to Bessie is the second
time auto wheels have brought grief
to the Boiling family this year.
William Boiling, 20, her brother
was killed March a mile and a
half east of indianapolis, on the
National rcd, while he was hitch
hiking his way home from a job
near Richmond. Kenneth Sloan
1922 West Michigan street, who is
alleged to have run down Boiling
and fled, is bound to the grand jury
on involuntary manslaughter
charges.