The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-24
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TIMES BLOCK
SKATE DERBY
All Pairings Will Be Made
Tomorrow; Floor in Fine
Shape.


trants in the first annual VIM. H
Block Company Indianapolis Times
Roller Skate Derby will clamp on
skates and line up for opening
heats.
The derby will start at Saturday
in Tomlinson hall. The first event,
as we'll as all other opening heats
and Semi-finals in the afternoon,
and the finals at 1880 p. M, will be
started by H. w. CWally) Mindless
worth, city recreation director, the
official Starter-referee.
All entrants are reported training
induStrious!y and spectators are ex-
pected to receive many thrills
throughout the course of the derby.
The public is to be admitted free
to both afternoon and night ses-
sions. Spectators will be seated in
the balcony and on the stage.
The entire skating floor will be
used for the races and fancy skat-
ing contests, with only contestants
and officials allowed on the floor.
% Laps Equals Mile
The Times Blocks suggest that
you come early in order to get one
of the best spots.
Pairings in the derby were to be
drawn today by James Clark, clerk
of the course, and The Times Rol-
Ter derby editor
In answer to the many inquiries
about the size of the Tomlinson hall
rink, The Times derby editor wishes
to announce that twenty-five laps
complete mile on the floor.
Corner boxes, which must be
cleared by racers on the right side,
will be set twenty feet from each
side, and seventeen and one-half feet
from each end, giving contestants
enough room on the corners.
The starting line is fifteen feet
from one corner, giving racers fifty
five feet straightaway before going
into the first turn. The ends of
the floor provide short straight
away of a little more than forty
seven feet. The long Seventy-foot
front and back stretches will give
performers chance to obtain
speed.
Entries Are Closed
Entries in the derby now are
closed, and if you are not listed
among the contestants, The Times
and Blocks suggest that you visit
Tomlinson hall at both afternoon
and night sessions Saturday, pick
out contestants in each age class
and root for them to win.
Twelve events, in all, will be held,
and three age classes will partici-
p pate. The events include ten
single races, three-legged race and
a fancy skating exhibition.
Prize awards will include silver
cups to winners of the ten single
racing events and the fancy skat-
ing exhibition, and twin medals to
the winning combination in the
three-legged race. The prizes are
being provided by the Block store
and will be presented by a represen-
tative of the store at the close of
the final event.
Skates for the derby will be fur
niShed each contestant free, eX-
cepting those desiring to use their
own rink skates, which will be per-
miSSable.
Entrants Listed
Entries in the 14-year -old and
younger class are: Girls-Velma
Wright, Dorothy Figg, Marilyn
Livingston, Mary Wall, Betty Alder
son, Luewana Weld, Dorothy Boggs,
Marie Boggs, Dorothy Hunter, Pearl
Fields, Mary Geilker, Doloer Matd-
calf, Mary Alice Russell, Norma
Merz, Betty Watson, Phyllis Jean
Cron, jeanette Simmons, Helen
Parker, Helen Fields, Mary Hobbs,
Agnes Jefferson, Johnnie Mae and
Betty Jane Hoff.
Boys-Willard Tibbs, Bobby Joe
Turner, Walter Storms, Russell
Faucet, George Watson, Robert
Tibb, William Bland, Robert Win
disch, Jesse Wright, Marvin Farber,
Paul Wright, Ralph Amor, Marion
Fine, Dale Ferguson, James Hall,
Russell Harrison, Harry Crouch,
Bob Merrick, Earl Figg, Roy Cliff,
Gene KeSterson, Virgil BornhorSt,
Alvin Allison, Glen Pevler, Joe Will
kerSon, John Lyden, Kemp Martin,
William PierSon and John Sims.
Girl entries in the middle age
class, which includes all entrants Is,
Is and 17-year olds, are: Ethel Tan
ner, Ruth Padgett, Elinor Schrontz,
Helen Price, Evelyn Hardy, Helen
Hardy, Ruth Clark, Eileen Byers,
Margaret Fisher, June Kitzmiller,
Thelma R.oembke, Betty William
son, Rita Grote, Jessie Clark, An
dreymae Boggs and Mildred
Sanders.
Middle, Older Glasses
Boys entered in the middle class
are: William Jackson, Donald
Hurst, Owen Carew, Richard Price.
Richard McClung, Robert Fritch,
Harrell Butter1eld, John Sheetz,
Pat Fleming, Donald Atan, Thomas
Lafever, Max Woodruff, Norman
Saunders, Louis Janke, Thomas
Yonny, Ed Arsyman, Gordon Con-
nor, Charles Garvey, Anthony Neu-
meiSter, John Byers Jr., John Shea,
Joe Durham, Kenneth Brown,
Charles Benner, Harry Adkins,
Harry Dwyer, Welby Cliff, Mead
ford Childress, Bob WelSman. Basis
Reiss, Edwin Schoad and Harry
MalSOn.
Entrants in the 18-year-old and
above class are: Girls-Mary Helen
Wilkerson, Clara c. Hadley, Mar
garet Bailey, Eta May Vickrey and
Katherine Jones. Boys - Jimmy
Carter, William Kord, George Taf-
fin, Joe Stout, Robert LemosS, John
Bristow. Bob Monroe, Charles w.
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