The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-03
Playground News
BOYS And GIRLS
TRAIN HARD AT
CITY PLAYLOTS
Practice for Annual Track
Meet Starts Frenzy of
Activity.
BY WILLIAM u. MGAUOHEY
Times stan Writer

1.-the bronzed bodies glisten IN
the sunlight al the parks and play
grounds this week as the BOYS and
girls practice for the annual track
and field meet
In a frenzy OF activity youths
streak down the cinder paths IN ab-
breviated track costumes as they
build up stamina for the dashes. A
few minutes later they abandon this
sport 70 twist their bodies over the
high-iump standards. or 70 hurtle
feet first down the broad Jump
lanes.
The sectional meets VIII be run Of
early next week and the new city
champion VIII be crowned Friday
morning az willard park.
In the senior events. the children
must be IA or under. while II is the
age limit for the senior meets.
Five Events slated
For the juniors. five events are
scheduled for both bows and girls.
50-yard dash. l0O-yard dash. high
jump. broad Jump and 220-yard re-
lay
The senior events are Fiftv-vard
dash, l00-yard dash. 220-yard dash
broad jump and high Jump.
The north side sectional VIII be
run of at the Butler university
track at Monday. The following
grounds viii compete. SiXty-hTst
and Broadway FOrty-ninth and Ar
senal. Fall Greek. RAIDER ana Udel.
Spring street. Dearborn and Golden
Hill.
On the east side. the sectional
events VIII be held az 10 Monday At
Willard park. The grounds 10
compete Will be Ellcnberger. Chris
tian. Brookside. Brightwood, High
land. Finch. Oak Hill. Morris
Square and Willard
Meet to BE at Manual
The Manual high school track will
be the scene Of the south side sec
tional at / Tuesday The follow
ing grounds Will participate Greer,
Garfield, Pleasant Run, Ringold,
Kansas and Meridian
on the west side. the meet Will
be held at Washington high school
at 9 Tuesday. The grounds taking
part are Camp Sullivan. Hawthorne.
Indianola. Tenth and Ketchum
Lentz. Rhodius and Riley.
The first and second person in
each event viii qualify for the
finals at Willard at 10 Friday. The
recreation department will provide
ribbons as an award for the WIN
ners.
Clifford Courtney and Miss Alma
Teifert. park supervisors, are IN
charge OF the track and field meet
They announced that if any one
desired to participate in the sec
tional tournament from their park,
they should get in touch with their
playground supervisor.
Have you sent your suggestions in
for the name of the playground
pageant? If you wish an opportu-
nifty to win free passes TO the base
ball game or TO the theater. sen0
your name and address and sug-
gested title to Playground News Ed
tior, The Times. before Monday.
Last week was a great task for
Christian park. In the first place.
the girls senior baseball team won
the right to play IN the finals at
Willard park on Aug ID by
trouncing BrightWOOd 1926. To top
the week of. supervisors selected
Christian as the cleanest play
ground in the city.
The children who helped to
make Christian playground the
Jlue ribbon park are Raymond
Piersall. Harrison GRADER and
Thelma Taylor.
Miss Alma Teifert has discovered
y diminutive baseball star at the
Greer playground Although only ..
Frances SCirecia shows signs of be-
coming the feminine Babe Ruth.
In the junior baseball game be-
tween Greer and Ringold. little
Frances brought in five runs TO help
Greer win 23-l3. When the Greer
star steps up 10 the plate. the out
fielders move back to the fence.
playground attendants aver.