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40 WILMETTE LIFE July 12, 1929 Sports and Other Wilmette Recreation Board News St. John's Team Track Events Will With the Athletic Leagues Pace Setter in Feature Next Week's I Playgro,und Program '------------~------------' Horseshoe Games The third annual playground ' track meet is the principal attraction on next ·week's calendar for the Recreation board's s ummer playground activities. It will he hl'ld at 2 o'clock \Vednesday afternoon at thc \'illage Green. M o re than 300 boys and girls are expected to compete in th l' events of the afternoon and, since it is the major l'\'ent of the s ummer schedule, more than twice that number of spectators is expected t o attend . Parents and friends oi the playground children are extenrlerl special invitations hy Daniel M . Davis, director_ of recreation. " The program of events includes contests for children of every age from six and under, through the fourteenth year, which is the last year children are eligible to attend t-he playgrounds. Races and field · rvents will be interspersed with non~lty races to give earh participant equal chance with the outstanding athletes. Each of the three playgrounds, Central, Village Green, and Vattmann will enter three contestants for each event and the winners of the three upper places in each contest w ::t be presented blue, red, and white ribbons respectively. No trophy is a warded the playground · vinning the n!e~t but the champion will be accorded ten points toward the final trophy giyen to the playground winning the most points during the summer. \' attmatt playground has been the winncr oi this trophy for the first two year s of the playground program and is striving to obtain permanent ownership of the cup by winning the highe st number of point s this season. Although the track meet is the prin ~ cipal event of the week, an interest feature for each playground will be its own local sandcraft contest. Everv child on the playground is eligil le t~ compete in the locai contest and winners in both senior and junior divisions will be allowed to enter a Yillage wide contest the next week to determine the best sand niodeler in the viJJage. . Great 'tnterest is also· being displayed m the handicraft activity of the week which is basket-weaving with ratfia and reed. The best baskets an(I other article made with raffia will be displayed at the annual Q}ayground handicraft exhibit held the last week of the summer playgrounds. The weekly beach day program will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon with the following program: Sail Boat contest, boy~ 10 and under; dog paddle race, bovs 10 and under· dog paddle race, gi~ls · 10 ~nd under; back stroke, boys 11, 12, 13 years; back stroke, girls 11, 12, 13 years; back strgk , boy s 14, 15, 16 years; back stroke, girl~ 14, 15, Hi ;·ears; wheelbarrow race, boys under 16 years; ' wheelbarrow race , girls undn }(J years: duck race, boys and girls 11, ·12, 13 ytars; lollipop £_rah. girls 1fJ \'<'ars and under. ·Jl'EN'S LJ·:AGUl~ Tea01 Shn1dlngs Ridge Electric Hidge Confectiont' l'Y S(·hultz & Nord English Lutheran Terminal A. c. Presbyterian Wilmette I ce Me n's G.ym C ia ~.· Baptist Schneider's Bootery Junior A: C. Wilmett Lif~ Hidge Confection ery (17) Alex Hoffman Milton Guy P e t e r I_;,.hnen W ndall Phillip:-; Lawrence Web:-: Ralph Klinge Francis Fit·ga n Joe Hoffman Ed Phillips Ridge Electric (10) Schultz & Nord (11) w. !'I L. 11 !l 0 2 2 4 Pet. Bob Evans 1000 Arthur Sommerfeld soo Ed Hartmann 636 812 Ed Huck 7 ;) 5 5 5 5 5 '-.../2 4 :3 :3 7 s s !J. i 500 500 500 364 300 2'." ' Edwin Udell .Joe Hoffman George Huck Bill Huck Paul Braun Arthur. Prochnow Terminal A. C. The Tuesday night Horseshoe_league. (l) Harry Sieren sponsored by the Wilmette Playground Erwin Brammer and Recreation board, finished its preJames Lawton liminary round Tuesday, July 2, at the John Moore -Manni ng Powers Village Green with St. John 's in the Harold Johnson leading position, having twelve wins Vernon Wyle and two defeats. David Boynton The re sbyterian team won second Cedi William; L. E. Goss, JI place with a ten and ·four record. The Rotary club placed third, having a (I 200 Men's Qym C lass 000 (0) ~chneider Wilmette Life (6) Erwin Brammer Joe Hens Ed Blum .]('rry Patcher f'larence Blum Edwin Udell Ueorge Noble Harold Johnson Bob Blasdell Ed Hartman Ridge Confectionery (2) George Thal~a 1. Ed Borre CharleH Geppert Ed Bleser George Green (;t:>m·ge Ludiger Eugene Beringer Paul Blese r Robert Burn!'; George Bleser Adam Au~tin Will H erbon Peter Drebis Herbert ).1ackel C harles Hunte r Moe De Haye H. A. Monison Raymond Meier Arthur Summerfelt ~oe Bone, umpire Eng-li:-:h Lutheran (5) on Bootery record of l'ight wins and six losses. l\fan's Gym ClasH (4) ·w illiam Schinler James S<'haefgen Nick Spies :IDn rl Miller Ed Schildgen Jake Hoffman Adam Phillips Peter Schwall Ben Thalman .Junior A. (10) Arthur Cramer Henry Specht Dick Huck Georg-e Schoepen Don Mcintyre Adam Bernardi La wrf'nce Huck Frank Conrad Oscar Andei·!-ion Bob Waters 'Wilmette l<:e (14) Ray Schroeder Bill Huck \\·alter Doose \Villiam Broscovak Dick Burns Eugene Beringer Carl Geppert \-Villiam Haihu Martin Kos:-;ow George Huck l 're~by ter ia n (1 !I) Frank Arnold Ralph Whit:-;ett Hobert Nt>lson Ed Lange 1 un Barker Arthur Cook eharles Varney EnJdi:-:"1 Lutheran (7) Xt~rman ~mith George Litigt' r Haymond M<>iers William H.himer Richard CheHt<'r M\\X Hhimer Oeorg-e Tha:.na n Hr·bPrt Stefft.·ns William Herbo'1 John Bartnkk Artl!ur 1\tt'it:'r Baptist (. ) Arthur Youngb<>rg Geo1·ge \Villiam AI ll e rron Walter Haas Martin Olson Etl f'arlson Hob<'rt Lal'welles Hu~sell John:-:on J. C. Blaylock Bud May S<'ott Smith Hill <1a!-:h Ht·rnard Johnson t lw:-;t er Stark T ed Paterson Claud Maine \Yall~H: t.' Stark ~lax Uuler Schn('ich~ r Bootery (3) Eddie Ble!-ier ( ·1wster Doetsch Paul Bleser .James Hoffman Gem·ge Bleser Xorman Hoffman Halph Bltoser LawrencE> Weiss Jot:· H<·ffman XYZ · Ed Braun TNT Tom Brady \Va lla(·e St:1rC'k Bernard Johnson Ed May ~oru.an Smith. T~d Peterson W. L. Pet. ·wa rren Hall 856 12 2 Max Guier St. John'!'l 10 4 .112 Dale Gash PresbytHia 11 R 6 't.7G CheHer Starck Rotary Club 500 i 7 Terminal A . C'. WOJlE:X'S L}~AOUE 500 7 7 O'kays (3) T. N. T. (5) I. 0. 0. F. 1l ~ 424 6 Dorothy Smith J<J!'ephine Costo Wilmette Liff' 282 2 5 Gladys Engels Dorothy Vollman Men·~ Gym 1.. ' l ~!'l' IY 212 Men's Gym l'lal'~ li a 11 B etty Barry BE>s~ie Costo Ma··ce lla Kummer Ruth Middendorf 2\£ en· r-: f:.ym ('lass II Vi\·ian Millar Terminal A. (' , (17, 4) (21, 21) Berol, umpi1·e Harold Johnscm f'. Michener Dick Burns Brown lees (21) XYZ (16) Milton Guy Beth Cavan a ugh 2\Jary Kreusch Naomi Price 2\larian Russell Thursday ~ight l I ()r~t·shoe It: ague :-tandings : Marie Braun Clenwntine Antoniono vv-. L. Pet. Ruby Leser Dnrothy Kumme r 10 1000 0 Anne BrownleE> Vietta Monahan I. 0. 0. F. I i 3 700 Dorothea 1\fulholand Frances Kelley Ridge Electric Men'l' Gym Cla~:-: ]JI i 3 700 Eliza b th Hoffman ~cl. ;<' id er'~ Bo<,tt>ry ~ ~ 500 .Jan!-', umpire Congr!:'ga t iona l 4 4 500 Ridge £:onfect ion ery 4 6 410 RoughnN:k:-: ( 14) Horsefea thers (10) Schultz & ~ord !? 200 Lorainne .Jann (·~ Hildur Ouse Men 's Gym Cla~s T 7 125 Anna Fi egan BHty Ryerson AlicE> Nvnl Ge1 ·t n1de Koerper M('n's Cym ('Ja~:-: 11 .:\l en's Gym Cla~s IV Jane Beacher Gus Schubert (~) (21) Dorothy Smith Gladys Fehlen C . .:\fkht-nt:·r Arnold Keliebe Huby Janne s Elt'a n(Jr Radcliffe Dick Burns Eleanor Phillips t-~lizabeth Nelsvn Vera John:-:o n Peggy Betts .:\It>n'H Gym Class IV .Jackie Rchaebeck I. 0. 0. F. II (21, 7, 1 7) (18, 21, 21) l!~nda l.s, umpirl' Bill Blank:-:ht'illl Arnold Keliebe - Harry Treg-o 'ft·am StandinJ~;" Dick Burns \\'. L. Pet. A. f'. Brownlet's St. John's 1 0 1000 Terminal (i, 11) llorsef(·aJ ht'l'!'l (21, 21) fi 1 857 Harold John:-; on Houg-hntT I\~ ;, Fred Proehnow 2 714 O'Knvs Ed Cramer 4 :! 666 Harry Kunzt· r 2 4 1 A lex Johnson Milton Guy Peter Bohnen Joe Hoffman La wren( e Weiss Ralph Klinge F'rank Feigan Ed Ppillips Rollin SimondH A tie for fourth pla ce will be played off between the Terminal A. C. team and the I. 0. 0. F. second team to determine the qualifying team to participate 111 the final championship round. 'l'l1e Thursday n·ight league, due to two holidays, will not_ end until July 18. The intervening two Tuesday evenings left \'acant by the completion of the preliminary league will · be devoted to playing off the games in the village~, i~ singles pitching to urnament started two weeks ago. The Tuesday evening team s finished in the following positions: l -. 333 1 500 Pre ·bytt> J 'ian (21, 21) 2\f(·n'!:; Gym Class II (1, 1i) SPORTS CALENDAR .July 12- 6 p. m .--\Vom('n's Swimming das::>. ~oven·ign hotd. .July 12-7:30 p . m . -~ft· n':-; Playground ball, Villagt· Grt:>en. .July 15-7 p. m .- Hiding dub, Fon·st Yi e w sta hh~s. .July 15-7 ::H) p. m .- ~lt>n' s l'laygrnuncl hall, Yillage Green. .July 11.i- 10 :30 a. m. - \\'o nwn's Golf das:-:, \'illage Urt'en. · July 16-3 p . m.-\Ynmt·n':-; ~wimming· dnss. v\'ilnwttt· he:H'h . July 16- 7 :ao p . m .- \\"omt·n'!-i l'layg-round ball, Yillage nn'<,n. July 16- 7 ::W p . m .- l\len':s llorsl':-;hnt·s, Vill:tKl' Green. .luly 17- ~ p. m.- Yillage- wid e traek meet, Summer l'layg-round chilcln·n, \'illage Gret- n. July 17-7 p. m . -\Vomen's Riclingdass, Forest View stablus. .July 1';-7 :30 p. m.-:Mt>n's 1 lor::;eshoe ·, \'illagt- Green. July lX- 3 p . m..- \Vomen's Swimmil'g dass, \\"ilmette beach. July Hl- - 7 p. m.-!Uding dass, W~tnwn . Forl'Ht View stables. · .July lS- i :30 p. m. - ~len's llorst>shoes r \'illage Gr<>en. .July 1~1-11 p . m.-Womt>n·~ !-lwimmingda~s. ~o,·preign hotel. July 19- 7 ::W p. rh. -Men'~:; Playground hall, Yillage Green. Swim Class for Women Newest Board Project :\ third new actiYity for wonH.:n will be started by the \\'ilmette Playgrotmd and Recreation board Tue sday a iternoon when a swimming class foP women over 20 years oi age \rill ha \·e its .first meeting. The cla s will ha\'e bi - \\'c(·kly meetings on Tues day and Thur sdav afternoons at 3 o'clock at the \\' il~nette beach. Kt) charge will be made for the mstruction which will he given by wom<'n members of the recreation s.taff. Lessons will la. t one hour. The_ cl~. ss will he limited to beginning swimmers at first but pupils will .. be advanced as soon as th.:y can pass the Recreation board's beginners swimming- test and a<h·anced sw;mmers will he allowed to enter the c~~ ss at that time . Enrollment may be made with ~1 iss Joc Skidmore, assistant in charge of women's activities, or Dudlev C. :)tone swimming instructor at the \Vilmett~ beach or at the recreation off ice, Tenth G. A. Thurs~y Tom ThurHb,· C. 1\lichener Dick Burns I. ~: IT l rany Tr.t.·go Bill Blank:-:lwim 8i. :ft·> St. .John's (17, 21, 19) Ed Cramer Fred Prochnow 2\lt·n'~ Wilmett e Life (21, 15, 16) Bnb Blasdell Clarence Blum Gym C lal's IV (4, 21, 21) AT HOME s·UNDA Y Mr. and ~Irs . Herman Katz of 515 Central .avenue, \\ ' ilmc.·ttc will be at ~ome to their friends, Sunda)·, July 14 m honor of their daughter. Martha whose enga~ement to , Burton 1.. \\'olff of Chicag u thev announced late in June. · \\·allace L. ~Jiller, Jr.. sun of the \\'allace L. .M illtr~ . 627 Lake a n·mtt has left to spend the summer .at Camp Owakanze. ··nuke" Child' camp in Canada, where he will be a counseloT. Miss Bernice Cole daughter of Mr. and Mrs .. F. E. M.' Cole. 315 Essex roa~t. Kemlworth. entertained a small P~rt.\· at the dinner dance at the Club Vtsta. del Lago, Saturday, July 6. Jt was .... m h~nor of Frank A. Brown c_,£ Kansa~ Ctty, Mo. Mr. Brown is the ~uest of Carl !3tremmel of Evanston ror two "·eeks. - -- - -- -- Arnold Keliebe Dick Burn:> -oG~rtrude ~atthews,_ 319 Essex road, Kemlworth, ts spendmg the summer m~nths at C~mp Songadewin, on Lake \\1llOtg~hby 111 Vermont. · street and Central avenue, telephO!lC Any woman resident of Wilmette or mem~~r of the Wilmette .beach will be ehg1ble for · membership in the dass. 468.