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WILMETTE LIFE March 15., 1929 Sports and Other Recreation Work I on I ncrease in Recreation Board · News Bernice Scully Elizabeth ~elson The first outdoor tournament con:\Iarjorie Thorsen Alma Jones ducted by the Wilmette Playground Roberta :\luther and Recreation board following the Skaer, referee . advent of the Spring season will be LEAGCE STA~DI~GS the third annual roller skating meet BaRketbaiJ Pet. April 13. Won Lost 1000 Presbyterian .. ... . .... 16 0 The meet, according to Daniel M. 800 Davis, director of recreation, wi~l be Terminal A. C. . 12 3 800 K of C. II .12 3 714 similar to that of last year and wtll be Wilmette Shoe Store .. 10 4 692 held at the same place, Third street ::\'Iethodist !3 4 466 and Laurel avenue. Dudley C. Stone, State Bank . . . . 7 8 400 I. 0. 0. F. 6 9 375 member of the recreation staff, will Presbyterian II 6 10 313 be director of the events. K. of C. I . . . 5 11 1S7 St. Joseph :~ 13 Four classes of contestants will try 000 Engli. h Luth ran 0 5 000 for honors duripg the meet. Cla::s A The Printing Studio 0 6 takes in the smaller children u:ider Womt>n's Hao;ketflall (Fina l) !)28 eight years of age; class B group inHorsefeathers 1:1 1 857 cludes the slightly older children from · Ponies 12 2 Rinky Dinks !) 5 6·12 642 eight to ten; class C takes in children Roughnecks !) 5 571 from 10 to 12 and class D includes O'Kays 8 6 2Rii children from 12 to 14 years. Scparatt; Braves . . . . . . . . . 4 10 \Vild cats 2 12 14~ l'.,lappers 1 1:~ 07] events are held for boys and girls. Tntloor Ba!'ellall (Final) The program in detail is announ<.--d 81~ as follovYS: Ridge Electric !1 2 ~ ·t. Joseph ~ :~ 727 9 :30 o'clock 6~1) Printing Studio 7 4 Wilmette Sho , 1 G Class A Girls 100 1)()0 Wilmette Ice 0 7 1. 50 yard dash 2. Class A Boys 30 yard dash Roller Skate Meet With the Athletic Leagues to Be First Spring All States Now IL_ _...___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____. Outdoor Tournament Nearly 15,000 contributors in 982 After last week's games in the Playcommunities made possible the nation- ground and Recreation board's basketwide service of the Playground and ball league, there was a shifting of Recreation Association of America, team standings. The Presbyterian I, according to its annual report re- by beating the Printing Studio and St. ceived this week by Daniel M. Davis, joseph, and by taking a forfeit from Wilmette recreation director. the Terminal A. C. on a postponed Requests for help on questions about game, stayed on top with a clear slate, recreation from 5,931 cities, towns, and 16 wins and no losses. The Terminal villages in practically every state were A. C. won two and lost one game met by the correspondence and con- which tied them for second place with sultation bureau of the association. In the K. of C. II which lost to the Wit~ addition, eighty-eight Canadian com- mette Shoe store. The Presbyteria!l munities and thirty-two foreign cities II and the Wilmette Shoe store adsought the advice of the organization., vanced a step while the K. of C. I and The field secretaries of the a.ssociation the Methodists slipped back a step. gave direct service to 462 cities in Xo admission is charged for the basforty-four states. kethalt games which are held on MonEmpbuizes Dramatics day, \Vednesday and Frid~y evenings Adults throughout the United States at ?o~h . sc.hool gymnasmms. The are giving an increased amount of their public ts mvtted. ·spare time to dramatics, says the report. One thousand requests for adnaskt>thall vice and aid in this field were received Sit. .Jo~l')ph (7) Stat'"' Bank Cl2> in November alone. As one illustraPf>tt>r Wagnf' r F .Jack HigheP. tion of the rural interest in and talent Vi cto r Deinlein F Bal Robinson for acting, the report cites the success Arthur Hawkinson (' Lr~ wrence Roth Rohf rt Smith of a group nf mail carriers, hou sew ive:-., Harold ~khlt>Utt->r r. r. .Tack Cullnn store keepers and teachers of Redfield .fl)p Kraft Carl ('Iifton Grange, Oswego county, Xew York, Chri~ SchaPff'r who won first place for their presenta> Han·f'y Harloff, r efe ree tion of the play, "Day by Day," by Paul Green, it1 a state contest at Cor- Pre.· bytt>rian H (l!t) ·· K. nf ('. I (11) Frt>d Quayle F Rohf'rt Steffens nell university. To serve the demand William BabC()<.:k F T m :'IIc.\rdlP for training in games and music in Ed Ryerson (' Piere van de :::--;nrlh (~ Richard Pt>lu·r rural districts, the a~sociation con- John Campbell r; Bt>rnard Smith ducted institutes for 3,596 farm men Earl Lt>slit> Han- ·y Harloff, ref ree and women, country mini ters, teachers and home demonstration agents in The Printil')g Stud h) ( 4) Presby. 1 (H) Ed Hill twenty-one state last year. Forty ClarenC'r Stefft-n~ · F li ·rlwrt W ld states had requested the service. Stan. H .n, kin:-;on F ·Joe Kr..tft (' 'ft>d StonP One hundred and thirteen citie s now Frank Arnold employ part time or year 't ound Lawren·ct> Huck Frank n.~ nnolds colored recreation workers, says the The Printing Studio ( IR ) PrPshy. II (2~) report. This is thirteen more than in Robert \Vaters F FrPd Quayle 1927. Some of the most striking ad- Ri chard Huck F F.d Ryersnn r: William Bn.b ork vances in community mu ic have been Erwin Brammt>r Huck n Earl Le!'lli~> made among Xcgroes, it is stated. Lawrence Victor Deinlf'in 0 Philip Cres~PY Numerou choruses of five hundred or Han·ey Harloff, referE> more voices have achieved local Terminal A. r . (-n) K of r:. T (l.t) triumph s in t!1c singing of :\" egro Eugene Hardt F Piere van dt> ~orth spirituals and other music. <'ln.udl" Hill 1~ Roh rt Stt>fft>ns Lyman Go!';s (' 8er'1a.rd Smith Lerialation on I ncr ease r.eorgp LudwigThe National Physical Education William Johnson r;. Erwin Brammer n Victor Deinlein service, a department of the as ociaHaney Harloff, referee · tion, reports that thirty-five states, ( 40) St. .Tnseph (14) representing ninety per cent of the Presbyterian Fred Quayle F Ed Ryer!';on population, now have physical and Ed Hill F Victor Deinlein health education legi. lation and twen- Ted Stone r .Jot> Kraft n Pf'tt>r \Vag-n er ty states representing six per cent of Frank Rer.nolds G Ed Phillips the population have laws, manuals, and Philip Cre~sey Harvey Harloff, refere e state directors of physical education. A manual on municipal and county Wil. Shoe Store (16) K . of f'. II (15) F James :\fontonarn. parks in two volumes, a study of play- Robert Wilson Robert Wclff F JamPs Phillip~ ground design and equipment, and pub- Donald Boyd r: Roy T...eonarrt lications on athletics and home play, n. )[erganf:haler G Weslt>y f'onsidinP 0 :\farvin Bakt>r were among the principal publications Herbert Wolff Clyd Hamilton, ref ree issued by the association in 19.28. New studies begun during the year were a Englb;h V1th. (13) I. 0. 0. F. (31) F Paul Jon"s two year survey of the failures and Wallace Stark NeilAon F Tom Thurf;by successes of community music and one :-.Iorman Dale Gash 4""~ Robert C'azt>l of girls' athletics. Chester Stark r;. f'arleton Thorf;C'n Scott Smith r;. Claude Maine G l'lyd(· Hamilton, referee Ponies Lose Overtime Game and League Championship FiYc minutes overtime were required hr the Horsefeather haskethall team wrest a two point victory from the Ponies and win the league champion :-.hip in the final game of the women's ba · ketball league at Stolp gymnasium :\fonday evening. Gladys Fehlen of the Horsefeat;1ers won the game with a ba sket in the overtime period . The game was the most spectacular of the entire season and attracted an audience of 200 people. Each team had uttered a single defeat prior to the final game, the Horsefeather · rt back having been administered bv .\[onday night's opponents. .\t the end of the half the score stood lo to 13 in favor of the Ponies hut immediately after the second half had started, the Horsefeathers rallied and took the lead again, only to have it taken away from them by the Ponies during the next few plays. The entire second half was like that , and neither team ever ran up more than a two point lead. \\'ith t~ J free throws after the final whistle had blown, the Ponies tied the score at the end oi the game. They never regained the lead during the overtime period. to One-lf'_~ged race (on skate on and one off) 5. Double race (two skating togeth er) tlass D Boys ' . 50 yard dash t. One-legged race (one sJ.mte on and one off) 8. Double race (two skating together} 10 o'clock Class C G iris 9. 100 yard da~h 1 0. One-lf'g-ged race 11. DQ.uble race Class C Boys 12. 100 yard dash n. One-lt>gged rac e U. Double race 10:30 o'clock 3. 4. 50 yard dash Class D Olrl~ 1;J, 16 . li. Class D Girls 100 yard dash Double race Barkward race Class D Hoys 1~. 100 yard dash 19. One-legged race 20. Backward race Entries may be made before Aprif 12 at the recreation office, Tenth and Central streets. Ko child will he allowed t, enter events for groups older or younger than that to which he belongs, recreation officials in charge of the meet announce. Will Hold Third Annual Marble Tourney in Exhibit Marbles, which along with the robins and roller skates are harbingers of Spring, will receive due recognition as an important phase uf recreation April' 20, when the third annual marble tournament will he stag-ed on the soccer field at the Village Green. Glen W. "Hap" Gathercoal, who as assistant of the Playground and Recreation board staff is directing the meet, announces that the change in place of holding the 'tournament is due to tve difficulty of preparing a smooth field at the Stolp school grounds where the meet has been he,ld for the two previous years. The official "ringer" game adopted for use in the state and national tournaments of the Playground and Recreation Board of America wit' 1)e used. Each boy furnishes his own "shooters" and "ducks" for 'the game and has the choice as to whether he shall plav by the "Fat" or "Bull Ring" game rules. Entries for the tournament may be made at the Playground and . Recreation board office, Tenth and Central streets, or with member's of the Play~round and Recreation staff. District Basketball Event Reported Splendid Success Those in charge of the district basketball tournament held at New Trier High school last week report that the enterprise was a success financiall y and otherwise. It was stated at the high ~choo l this week that New Trier's visitors were wetl pleased with the hospitalitv shown them. Both the boys' and girls' club rooms and rhe school mess hall were thrown open for use bv th c, e visitors. The total estimated at-tendance at the tournament was between 5,000 and 6,000. New Swimming Classes for Women to Start April 10 Two new swimming classes for women are being started by tht \Vilmette Playground and Recreation board. A morning class will begin April 10 at the Evanston Y. M. C. A. anti will continue for ten weeks. The class will be held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday mornings. An evening class will be conducted for 18 weeks at the Sovereign hotel from 6 to 7 o'clock Friday evening. Instruction will be under the direction of Mi ss Ethel Peterson. Enrollment may be made with Miss Joe Skidmore, assistant in charge of women's activities at the Playground and Recreation board oftice. Methodist (2!'1) Terminal A. C. (3;)) Lowell Todd F Erwin BrammPr Fred Waidener F Claude Hill Anthony Varney r. Lyman Goslll. Jr. f'harles Lundberg G Robert ::'IJ'orrt Robt>rt Martin 0 William Johnson Charles Varney G C'lyde Hamilton, referee Womtn'M (Wlldcat.c; (8) Rinky Dlnks (16) Marjorie Miller Ji., Elsie Paterson The baseball season at the Joseph Betty McCann FPahlyma Lee BurpeP Marg'rlte McCann C Florence Frykman Sean school, Kenilworth, will begin Leona Hotrman 0 Jane Krier Marg. De Marco G Elinor Craig next week, according to Robert W. Townley, athletic director at the school. Skaer, referee Since track is emphasized as the princiHorse!eathers (32) Pony (30) pal spring sport, there is no grammar Gladys Fehlen Eva Muehlberg Berndston sc h 00 1 b ase ba II Ieague, b ut b oys w h o Elizabeth Betty Ryerson Vernette Lewt~ ~re interested in baseball try to arGertrude Koerper Pe«&Y Betts Georgla Leffingwell range ~ames with neighboring teams. Bask··tball Joseph Sears Boys Start Season of Baseball Games