The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-31
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Event to See
Sports Stew
Wide Variety of Athletic
PaStimes on Display in
open House.
BY PAUL BOXELL

Would you like to see a conglom-
Grated exhibition of wrestling, swim
ming, volley ball, handball, tumbling,
deck tennis, archery and several
other athletic pastimes all COM
pressed into one afternoon and
evening?
That opportunity is offered you
by the Central Young Mems Chlis-
tan Association, which puts It's
sports activities on parade N big
New Years Day open House pro-
gram tomorroX.
Accommodations for spectators Will
be provided IN all departments, and
more than IT'S individual athletes
will participate, not only in ex-
hibitions, but in regular conpstl-
tive contests.
Parents of The younger 'Y' mem
berS, persons interested in athletic
progress at thu local institution, and
many others seeking purely en-
tertainment, will make up a capacity
crowd Admission will be free.
Handball a la Speed
High spots of the days action will
be volleyball match between the
"Y" Varsity and the Eli Lilly team
in the main gym at p. m, and a
lightning handba.l singles tourney
at ..
The volleyba]l tea. are members
of the Y, M. c. A. Senior League
and their rivalry has become Just
about as traditional as the Wabash
De PAW football saga, according to
loop observers.
The handball event is to emulate
lightning in that it will move along
like a japanese jiu jitsi tournament.
Competition will be going on in
three courts simultaneously, with
loss of one game instead Of the
customary three eliminating a
player. The moment one pair leaves
court another will swing into &C
ton. Even at this rate, nearly two
hours will be needed to produce the
champion, as twenty players will be
in the starting field.
ArcherS will ling their arrows
over the Us 75-foot range in q
series of competitive matches start
ing at 7 o'clock. Though participants
in other events are TO be drawn
solely from W members, the arch
cry contest is open to any bow-and-
arrow enthusiast caring to compare
targets with his fellow twangers of
The city.
Goldfish Have Their Day
A complete swimming program is
to be offered in the pool beginning
at 4 O'Clock, the Glowing feature
Of which will be a goldfish party
for junior boys. A tub of goldfish
are to be released into the pool, and
a score of boys will go 'a-hunting"
for them. The youngster capturing
the most fish is to be declared the
winner.
The stunt has been tried before,
with everyons having a good time.
including tbs spectators, the divers
and the goldfish. The boys are
warned to keep their mouths closed
while in the water, however, since
not even goldfish taste good without
proper culinary preparation and
salt and pepper. If you have any
finny pets which you feel are not
getting necessary exercise in their
abbreviated bowls, you are invited to
bring them along for the event.
They are guaranteed a strenuous
workout.
Basketball Too Commonplace
No basketball exhibition will be
given. Officials in charge state
that they are anxious to play UP the
unusual sports in this years Open
House, and the hardwood game as
it is played in this state hardly
would come under that category.
Among other events on tn, pro-
gram:
Two oclock-Boys drill-rhythm
ic calisthenics; demonstration Of
mass games--relays, circle games
and combative games
Three oclock-WreStling matches ::
senior leaders drill; apparatus and
tumbling.
Three-thirty Demonstration of
badminton deck tennis, ring toss,
Switchboard and other individual
games; demonstration of physical
tests and measurements.
Officials in charge are Physical
Director Fred Dickens, Assistant
Director James Mcconnell, and
Swimming Instructor jim Shelley.
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