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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-09
OF
PARK PLAY SET
Children Will Try Out for
Presentation Aug. 18
at Brookside.

Three more rehearsals for The
Progress of a Nation" to be pre-
sented by playground children Fri
day. Aug. Is, at Brookside park,
have been scheduled by Mrs. Norma
Roster, director
The rehearsalS will be held at 2
today at the BrookSide park COM
munity house. Tuesday at at the
community house and final dress re-
hearSal Thursday. Aug. II, at 2, at
BrOokSide.
Mrs. Roster has asked that any
children in the city wishing TO take
part in the pageant leave names
with the instructor of the play
ground which they attend.
Children who will take leading
roles in the production include:
Mary Jane McCarty, Warren
HOsper. Joseph Cattle. Richard
French Bobby Glool, Billy Thomp-
son. J. w Hauser. Jack Brewer,
Mary Allen. Jean Church. Cathryn
Louder. Eva Barker. Nancy Hacker,
Bernard LeVmski. Arthur Bless.
Mildred Bless, Carl Biggs and
Walter Martin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-09
EAST SIDE LEAGUE
CITY SWIMMERS Will
MEET STATE SQUAD
Dual Contest to Be Staged
at North Side Pool.

Second of a series of two dual
swimming meets between an all-city
team of Bloomington and an all
city team of Indianapolis viii be
held Saturday night at 1880 a. the
Broad Ripple pool.
Leading swimmers on the Indian
apoliS team include Don Pittman,
Albert Rust. Howard Krick. Lewis
Holloway, Ed Hurley and Dick Nc
Cav.
Leading swimmers on the Bloom
ington team are Curtis Curry, Fish
Miers and Jim Coon.
Events Saturday night will include
a 4O0-yard relay. 20O-yard breast
sroke. 150-yard back stroke, So
yard free style. 1O0-yard free style,
220-yard free style. 440-yard free
style, ll0-foot diving and a 300
yard medley relay.
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Meetings Are Slated for
Friday Afternoon:
Rules Issued.

Safety meetings al each of the
citys thirty-seven Fairgrounds VIII
be held Friday afternoon at 3. un-
der direction of matrons and in
structors.
A number Of warnings and rules
have been drafted by H. w. Mid
ellsworth. city recreation director
and Sergeant Frank Owen OF the
police accident prevention bureau
and these VIII be read at the ses-
Sions.
Rules and warnings include:
Do not run. Running causes &C
cidents on Fairgrounds, in pools anc
in buildings.
Do not stand on slides or swings
Arise Immediately after landing
from slide. so that person follow
ing does not strike you. Never
push any one else down the slide
Do not so down backward
Older children stay out OF baby
swings. Do rot push occupants in
swings. Only one person in swing
al a time. Stay out OF range OF
moving swings.
Be careful when hand ing a base
ball bat Do not throw bats.
Do not throw any kind of missiles.
Owen and Middlesuorth, in pre-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-09
WATER POLO TEAMS
TIE IN TITLE CLASH
Mcclure Group Battles Way
to Meet Willard.

For the first time since the intro
duction of water polo at city pools
and beaches. one beach team has
reached the top near the close of the
season. with prospects of city
championship.
Mcclure beach players tied last
week with Rhodius park pool team
with three won and one lost. gained
a tie with the Willard park pool
team when they won three games
during the week
Only few more games remain TO
be played in the city championship.
and the Mcclure team is an even
bet to take their one remaining
game with the Willard team.
Standings of the six city teams
at present are as follows.
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CHAMPIONS OF GIRLS
TEAMS TO BE NAMED
Junior, Senior SoftbaIl Players to
Fight sor Titles.

Senior girls softball teams of
Rhodius park of the west side
league and Christian park of the
east side league will meet Tuesday
morning at 10 at The Rhodius dia-
mond to determine the city cham
pion.
Junior girls team Of Brightwood
Fairgrounds of the east side league
and American Settlement of the
west side league will play Thursday
morning, Aug. II. at 10 at the
Rhodius diamond to decide the
Junior city championship.
The final Junior game is expected
to be the most interesting girls
game of the year. both teams hav-
ing won city championships several
times.
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Red Cross Leaders Instruct
Swimmers: Classes to
Start Monday.

Thlrty-five junior and twenty-five
senior boys and girls from Rhodius
park and Ellenberger park pools
and Mcclure beach passed life saw
ing examinations in their respec-
tive groups last month, James
Clark, director of life saving. In
dianapolis chapter, American Red
Cross, announced today.
Those who passed the tests were ::
Rhodius Park, Ju iors-Virginia
Hunt. Robert Windish. Glen Pew
eler and Richard Hunt and seniors,
Clarence Anderson, Donald Dow
Ter, John Taylor, Bob Kirk and Cora
Lovett.
Ellenberger. Juniors-Floyd Hinch,
Stanley Smith, John Rockford. Bet
ty Rockford. Charles Earl, Kenneth
North. Harold Whitaker George
Rockford. Lawrence Peterson, Will
liam Hixon. John Lunsford, Fred
Fulton, Louis Brown, John Britten,
Harold Humrill, Harry Humrill and
Robert Boaz.
Seniors-Donas Dischinger, Paul
Wike, William Fox, Harold Bland.
Charles Barez, Charles Clark, James
Butterfield. Isabelle Brown, John
Correl and Harry Madison.
Mcclure Beach, Juniors Rosalind
Cook, Fred Doebber. Theodore Rose
brock, Joseph Ross. Alfred Speck.
George Hargitt. Fred Hargitt, Jack
Curtis, Freddie Rosebrock, Esther
Weaver, Lawrence Bennett Mario
RE Gray and George Beasley
Seniors-Leslie Bradley, George
Bradley, Melvin Bezely, Frank
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SWIMMERS TO BATTLE
IN DEPARTMENT MEET
Municipal Beach and Pool Fans TO
Compete at Garfield.

A recreation department SWIM
ming meet for swimmers from each
Of the city'S municipal pools and
beaches will be held Sunday after
noon at AT the Garfield park pool.
Awards will be made by the Indian
apolis chapter of the American Red
Cross.
Eight events have been scheduled
for men and boy swimmers. The
same events will be held for women
and girl swimmers.
The events are:
Ninety-five pound 25-yard free
style; 120-pound 50-yard free style:
l20-pound 50-yard back stroke: So
yard free style. open to all swim
mers: 50-yard breast stroke open
to all swimmers: 50-yard back
stroke, open to all swimmers; diving
contests. open 10 all swimmers, and
200-yard four -man relay.
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PAGEANT WILL
Be PRESENTED
AT NEGRO PARK
Five Thousand Persons Are
Expected to Attend
Play.

Alice In Wonderland. a playlet.
will be presented by children from
Negro Fairgrounds throughout the
city, Friday night at las at Doug
las park as the annual Negro pa
geant
Leading characters will include:
ClariSsa Richardson. Elizabeth
Clark. Anthony Miller Beulah Clay,
Vernon Weather. Lucille Holt.
Wayne Martin. EloiSe Mosley. Major
Williams. FrancitS Cross. Ralph Will
lis. Bobby Foster, Helen Anderson.
Edgar Shovan. Joseph Kinclaw,
Helen Dorsey. Anna Richey. Rose
mary Page Betty Alma Mcclure and
Pauline Willis.
More than 5000 persons are ex-
pected 10 witness the production,
which is being directed BY Mrs.
Norma Roster. supervisor OF hand
craft and pageantry for the city
recreation department.
Persons who have been aiding in
costume work for the pageant in
clude Mrs. Ollie Smith. Mrs Rhoda
Hanley Mrs Anna Anderson. Miss
Katherine Hodge. Mrs. Anne Richey
and Mrs Ethel Crawford Mrs.
Richey also has been aiding the
characters in dance practice.
Final rehearsal for all particle
pants will be held Friday afternoon
at at the Douglas park community
house
Children taking part are from
Douglas Northwestern. r V. Hill,
Belmont. Camp Sullivan. Nickel
and Norwood Fairgrounds.
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Three Week Schedule Is
Set for Leagues in City
Contests.

City playground volley ball cham
pionship contests Will get under way
at many OF the local play spots next
week. Bob Nipper. supervisor of boys
games and athletics for the city
recreational department, has an
nounced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-09
PLAYL0T GIVEN AWARD
Golden Hill Ground Honored for
Cleanest Premises

Golden Hill playground. south of
Thirty-eighth street, near North
western avenue, was awarded the
title of cleanest grounds in the city
for the week ended Aug. 5, city
recreation department officials an
nounced.
The grounds are comparatively
new, having been opened this year.
Miss Ruth Agan. 1905 West Thirty
sixth street, is instructor.
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rs TENNIS PLAYERS
IN BELMONT TOURNEY
Negro Youths Start Competition TO
Last Until Saturday.

Thirteen bows and twelve girls
have entered the tennis tournament
OF the Belmont Negro playground.
Belmont avenue and Eleventh
street which started this morning.
Play Will continue through Satur-
day.
Boy entrants in the tournament
include James Stratton. Willard
Tolen. Harry Nelson. Ernest Owens.
Sherman Polly. Cedric Toiliber.
Bonnie Haywood, Stanley Porter,
Leland Whitney. Frank Hodge.
Clyde Benson and William Smiley
Girl entrants include Charlotte
Jeter. Clarine Allen. Alma Porter.
Lama Porter. SUSIE Moreland.
Vivian Allen. GLADYS Benson. Callie
Hanna. Jenny Faulkner and Mary
House
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Life Saving Tests Passed
by 81 at Pools, Beaches

Skufka. Carl Corbin. Virginia De
PREF and Daniel Stephenson.
New classes at all city pools and
beaches will begin Monday, Clark
announced.
Glasses this week are being held
at Longacre pool and Ravenswood
beach.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-09
DUAL SWIM MEET SET
Y. VI. c. A. and Longacre Teams 10
Compete at Pool.

Y. M. c. A. junior swimming team
and the Longacre pool swimming
team will compete in dual meet
Sunday night at at Longacre.
Events for the meet are:
Fifty-yard free style, 100-yard free
style, 220-yard free style, l0O-yard
back stroke, ten-foot diving. 100
yard breast stroke. 40O-yard four
man relay and 3O0-yard medley re-
Law.
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Players of any age will be allowed
to participate in the games to be
played in the three week schedule
now being arranged by Nipper.
The game is considered a change
of pace for city youngsters who re-
Gently completed the strenuous
seven week softball championship
race.
Six-team leagues are being ar
ranged, and play will be held twice
weekly. according to Nipper
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Safety Sessions Will Be
Held at Play Centers

pairing the warnings. stated that
the record of accidents for this
year was below that OF last. and
ask that the children help main
tain the record.
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Garfield g. Ringgold g.
Orange. 10. Finch. /.
Greer. 2: Kansas 0.
Rhcdus 10. Lentz. 2
Military 5. Hawthorne q
Riley. 3. American Settlement q
willard 4: Christian. /.
Oak Hill. 5. Brookside 3.
Ellenhercer. 10. Brightwood. 2.
Fall Greek. IL: Golden Hill. /.
Spring. 5: Highland. 3
Forty-ninth Street 8: RAIDER and Udell.
!.
Final standings, games won and
lost. and percentage Of the four
leagues is as follows:
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FOUR TEAMS TO
BEGIN PLAY FOR
DIAMOND TITLE
Winners in Leagues in Diff
ferent Sections of
City to Compete.

The regular season over. four
teams. the best of their respective
sections of the city. settle down 10
real championship play this after
noon at at the Rhodius park dia-
mond. for semi-flnal play in the city
playground softball championship.
Much warfare is expected 10 flare
when the four teams get into action.
three of the teams having complet-
ed their regular nine game sched-
ules without defeat. while the other
suffered only one loss.
Undefeated teams OF the city in
clude Greer street playground team
of the south side league: Riley play
ground team of the west side league.
and Fall Greek playground team Of
the north side league. Ellenberger
playground team of the east side
league is the other semi finalist.
South Side Team Favored
As in seasons past. the play will
get under way with east battling
vest. and north testing the south
For the first time in many years.
a south side team is favored to KIN
the championship. the Greer street
team having shown great power
throughout the season.
Riley players. however, are de-
termined to retain the champion
ship for the west side, won by
American Settlement team last
year. and the two teams are likely
to be the ones 20 square off for the
championship round next Wednes-
day afternoon at the same time at
the Ellenberger park diamond.
Ellenberger team has stated its
desire to play one more game this
season on its home ground. and this
may prove an upset for the strong
Riley team. Fall Creek. regarded
by Greer street performers all year
as a weak sister despite its clear
record. is not to be overlooked, and
may be in on the finals.
Week of Rest Taken
NtlANg -AOui ttdAlAo III dll Sldl lCQ
the season seven weeks ago, under
direction of Bob Nipper. supervisor
of boys games and athletics for the
city recreation department, and at
the close of the nine-game schedule,
last Wednesday, players on all teams
were fatigued.
A weeks rest. however. has put
players of the four top teams in
great shape.
Last years winner made the
poorest showing this year that any
city champion has ever made. play
ing the entire season without gain
ing victory over any of their RI
walls.
The finals in the championship
chase. previously were planned to
be held at Willard park, but be-
cause of. the roughness of the dia-
mond there. it was decided by Nip
per to hold the play-off at the
Smooth Ellenberger park diamond.
Scores in Four Leagues
Scores of last weeks games in the
four leagues were as follows:
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TRACK FINALS
TO Be HELD AT
WILLARD PARK
Annual PIayIot Meet to
Draw Talent From En-
tire CITY.

Finals in the annual track meet
for city playground athletes.
sponsored BY the city recreation de-
partment. Will be held Friday after
noon at l, at the Willard park track.
State avenue and East Washington
street.
The south side sectional track
meet, 70 determine south side repre-
sentatiyes in the finals Will be held
at ] today at Deleyan Smith field.
First. second and third place win
ners IN all events IN the sectionals
viii appear al the finals. Third place
winners Will not be allowed to run,
except IN case Of either a first or
second place winners absence. All
contestants must appear in track
suits. Eight contestants will take
part IN each event. with exception
Of field events where a tie took
place in the sectionals. both con-
teStants VIII take part.
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East Winners Named

First. second and third place win
nerS in the east side sectional were
nc follpu-c
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JUNIORS

Fiftv-Yard Dash James Sullivan Tom
Grifen and Bob Farley. all Of willard
Time. o.
one Hundred Yard DaSh-JameS Sui
Ivan Tom Gr!fien and Bob Farley. all Of
Willard Time II 2-5.
Broad Jump James sullivan. Bob Far
lev and Tom Grifen all OF Willard. Dis
lance IA feet. ? inches.
Hugh Jump Bob Farley and Tom Crit
fen. both 81 Willard. first and second
respectively James sullivan Paul Law
horn DICK Charleston and Jack Booth all
Of Willard. tied fer third. Height. feet
inches.
0-Yard Relay Won hv Willard team
composed OF James sullivan. Bob Farley.
Jack Donneilv and Tom GufIcn. Finch
team composed Of Paul Palhkan. Alfred
Pcass ALVIN Bruner and Jack Booth.
placed second
Evening star., 1933-12-25
REGISTRATION BOOKS
KEPT OPEN FOR WEEK
Date of Election in New Orleans
Mayoralty Race Still Is
in Doubt.
NEW ORLEANS, December rs w.

NEW ORLEANS, December rs R.-
New Orleans registration books, sched-
uled to have been closed Saturday for
the mayoralty primary in January, will
be open all this week, 1t was announced
yesterday by c. S. Barnes, parish regis
trar.
The election for the mayors chair.
which will pit Senator Huey P. Longs
forces against those Of his one-time
ally. Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley. and
both of them against Francis Williams,
independent candidate, was generally
understood to De set for January %.
Under Louisiana law, registration
books must De closed 30 days before a
primary election. The Parish Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, however,
has not yet met to set an election date.
Barnes said it would be "left up to
the election commissioners" to deter
mine if those persons registering after
December % are permitted to vote.
Walmsley, who is candidate for re-
election, and his old regular political
organization, severed relations with
Senator Long last week, and the coming
election promises to be a decisive test
between his fcrceS and the Long or
ganization.
Williams, the independent candidate
is bitterly opposed to both Walmsley
and Long.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
MONITOR SURVIVOR
DIES AT AGE OF 81
Kentucky Man Was in First Bat
tie of Ironclad Ships Also
Fought Indians.

By the Associated Press.
COVINGTON, KY, December 25.-
Isaac Newton HeWling, believed to have
been one of the last survivors of the
historic battle between the Monitor and
Saturday night. He was 91
A member of the Monitors crew,
Hewling in the later years of his life
frequently entertained acquaintanceS by
relating details of the first important
engagement between ironclad vessels,
which resulted in the abandonment of
wooden fighting ships.
He told how the Confederate ship
Merrinac finally met its master in the
Unions cheese box on raft" in
Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862, and of
how the Merrimac was forced to retreat
to Norfolk after a four-hour battle in
which its broadsides took no effect on
the Monitor.
The Merrimac later was destroyed by
the Confederates themselves.
Hewling enlisted in the Union Navy.
in response to President Lincoln's call
for volunteers. He entered the Infantry
in 1864 and re-enliSted in 1866 for
three years, in which he fought against
the Indians in Arizona.
A native of Covington, the veteran in
later years lived in the Old Soldiers
Home at Los Angeles, Calf In 1927 he
returned here to live with niece, Mrs.
Albert Landrum, his only relative.
He had been in the hospital more
than a year, suffering from the inflrm-
tiles of old age.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
TAYL0RSvILLE QUIET
AS PROBE IS BEGUN
Authorities Investigate Wound.
ing Of Five in Miners
Feud.
By th' Associated Press.

By th' Associated Press.
TAYLORVILLE, ILL.,, December 25.-
After new outbreak Saturday Of q
miners feud, in which five persons were
wounded, Taylorville was quiet today as
Maj. Del Hardin Of the Illinois National
Guard assisted local authorities in an
investigation.
All the wounded in the shootings cli-
making a series Of fist fights between
members Of the Progressive Miners OF
America and of the United Mine Work.
ers were reported by doctors to be
improving.
No arrest has been made, the sher-
ifs Office said, as a direct result of the
disorders, but one man was in jail on
charges of carrying concealed weapons,
and some score more were held, the
sheriff said, for intoxication.
While confused stories were told re-
garding the affair, the disorder appar-
emily was an outgrowth Of drunken
fights, officers said
Hardin said he believed local author
tiles had the situation well in hand.
At Springfield, nearby, Dan McGill,
Executive Board member of the Pro-
gressive Miners of America, reported
Evening star., 1933-12-25
Natiue Home of Santa Claus
Is Located in Asia Minor
Modern Legend Arose Out of Kindness
Shown to Children by Archbishop of
Myra-Brought Here by Dutch.

The children of New Amsterdam
slurred the name of San Nicholas into
Santa Klaus and the name stuck.
Tree Was German Custom.
His association with chimneys began
in England. In those days December
25 was New Year day and the folks
generally cleaned their chimneys so
good luck could come down. And when
the calendar was changed and Decem-
Der rs became Christmas, Santa Claus,
the saint of good fortune, began using
the chimneys.
German immigrants brought the
Christmas tree custom to America.
1t was in the eighth century that
st. Boniface, Anglo-Saxon Christian
missionary, started to cut down q giant
tree used by German pagans in their
ceremonies.
His task was half completed when a
strong wind toppled the tree and it de-
stroyed everything it its path except a
little fir tree.
st. Boniface decreed the fir tree
holy. and a tree became a Christmas
symbol.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 25.-Santa
Claus native home is Asia Minor. He
got tangled up in his travels and
Americans sent him to the North Pole.
But he really lived.
For once upon time there was an
Archbishop of Myra named Nicholas.
He was good to children and they
called him Saint Nicholas.
The Dutch changed it to San Mich
olaas and at Christmas he was sup
posed to ride over the land on wooden
horse and leave presents in the little
wooden shoes of good children.
st. Nicholas Moves North.
The Dutch settlers Of New York
brought the story here and changed
his horse to reindeer because of the
severe weather. The wooden shoes
were left in Holland, so Father Knick-
erbocker began using a stocking in
stead.
1t was about that time that ST.
Nicholas moved to the North Pole, be-
cause there were plenty of reindeer
in the Arctic.
Evening star., 1933-12-25
GOOD FELLOWS ABOUND

CHICAGO, December Is lP.-There
are lots of good fellows in the world.
Enough money was given to the Chi
cago Christmas fund benefit to pur-
chase clothing outfits for 10000 boys
and girls.
Twenty thousand outfits were ready
for delivery today. Mayor Edward Kelly
said, while 10000 others will have to
wait until tomorrow or the next day
because that many were not available
for purchase, although there was plenty
of money.