New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1915, Page 9

HORE PLAYGROUNDS NEEDED, SAYS EADIE -Supervisor Submits Annual Re- port to Public Amusement Com. The playground commission held a | meeting yesterday afternoon in City hall and heard the report for the year | ~®f Supervisor John G- Eadie of the playgrounds. The report contains in detail the various amusements ducted at the grounds. It also speaks in a flattering manner of the folk dancing and of the clever work of Miss Marion Roberts, who conducted it. An idea may be formed of the increasing popularity of the playgrounds when it is seen that over 11,000 more chil- *~‘dren attended the sessions of the dif- ferent grounds during the season than last year. ¥ The following port of Mr. Eadi ) Hest Season City Ever Had. “l beg to‘'present the following re- port on the past season’s playground activities: “In my estimation th whiggest and the best s New Britain playgrounds have ever had, and this in spite of much bad | weather and other attractions. One | of the outstanding features of the sea- son has been the excellent work done by the corps of directo They have entered into the work enthusiastical- lv and conscientiously and this has helped largely in making the season a decided succes: The attendance 1s been the largest in the history of sthe grounds, beating last year’s record by over 11,000. The spirit and con- duct and extensive use made of each playground has been very encouraging and tends to show the strong hold the playgrounds have among the children and with the city. To one working on the inside a steady upward growth in spirit and a feeling that the play- v grounds are really wanted can be felt and seen more and more every year. The work would appear to be very much worth while and meeting the needs of children during the long summer vacation. The grounds which have been in the same locations as Jast year, have all been in good shape . ,this season. The adding of park benches and tents for shade on the two hot grounds has helped to make the equipment very complete. As in other years the season has lasted nine weeks and the hours have ‘been the same, The season’s program has been full of activities. The daily program of free play, games, athletics, folk dancing, and occupation work has been carried on as in other years as have also the game leagues and high- ly organized types of team play- These latter have been run on a slightly ‘larger basis this past season. The occupation work has also been done on a bigger scale and many use- ful articles have been made. b A successful new feature this year has been the placing of a new special director in charge of the folk dancing. Miss Roberts, the director has worked faithfully and well, and has put vim into this part of the program. The girls have learned a greater number of dances this year and have taken more interest in them, and have also \accomplished more in performance. ' Outdoor Baseball. “Another good feature has been the starting of outdoor baseball for bHoys at Walnut Hill park, in charge of a special director. Two leagues for playground' teams and one for junior city teams have been run at the park. The playground leagues did not work out quite as well as was expected, a “®difficulty being found in getting teams to show up regularly and on time. Most of the games scheduled, however, were played. The Saturday afternoon league for junior teams known as the Hardware City Baseball league has been perhaps the biggest successful new feature on the season’s program. The teams have entered into it en- - thusiastically and have played - good Y clean ball and have provided sport for at least 500 people on Saturday after- noons. It has won a great deal of favorable comment in the city. It is to be hoped it has come to stay. as the results have been gratifying. is the complete re- has been the on that the con- | Athletics, as usual, have been a prom- inent activity. The, weekly athletic meets have been run very successfully pas in other years. These, perhaps, " bring out the individuality of the child as nothing else does and where two summers ago the children had to be asked several times before they would enter, now they not only enter of their own accord, but eagerly ask for the events to be put on. Credit for ‘“Jack” Rourke. The athletic efficiency tests run by .the Natioral Playground association were pushed a little more this year. These were run during August and the work of training and taking the tests put in the hands of a special athletic directorr Mr. Rourke, had charge of this and while only sixty- six children passed, vyet it speak; well for the standards are quite high. Among the features of the season’s program two celebrations or demon- strations were held, one on the tenth of July the Independence Day cele- bration postponed from the fifth ana a final three day closing play-festival. The first was run off very well and had a good attendance of people. It consisted of a street parade of 500 children and program of music, flag Maising, games, folk dancing and athletes on thz park- The -closing one was a very fine ending to the season. It was run for three after- noons on the park and the grounds were tastefully decorated with flags and red and white bunting for tha occasion. One afternoon was given over to the girls and one to the bovs. The program on both days consisted “ bof volley ball, tournaments and ath- letic events for which ribbon badges were given. The Saturday afternoon Robinson Bolsters Pitching Staff for Dash Down Stretch Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept, Yr.—Wilbert Robinson, the genial manager of the Brooklyn National league club, is not taking any chances of his squad “cracking under the strain.”” To guard | against this eventually he has addcd | Larry Cheney and Rube Marquard to his hurling corps. Cheney was for several years the star of the Chicago | National league club, and he was | traded mainly becatise Roger Bres- nahan needed a good infielder- The Brooklyn club paid $3,000 and turned ' over Joe Schultz to the Cubs for Cheney’s release. Larry, though he has not shown anything like his trua form so far this season, should take a brace in his new surroundings-and if he docs he will help the Superbas’ cause materially. Rube Marquard l'including Brooklyn, had waived was secured from the Giants for $2,- 500 after all the major league clubs, on him." It was because the Rube con- sented to a reduction in the salary he was getting from the Giants that Robinson added him to the Superbas’ rooster. Wilbert Robinson has been given credit for the development of Rube Marquard, and if the rotund pilot of the perbas still possesses the old influence over the erratic southpaw he should take on a new lease of life. With Cheney and Mar- quard displaying anything like their true form and the other members of the Brooklyn hurling squad retaining their early season form, the chances of the Superbas capturing the “old flag” look very bright indeed- Pic- ture shows Larry Cheney in action. lay races. tators turned _out for this, brought the season’s activities to fitting close. More Grounds Wanted: For next year I think it possible grounds ought to be opened in the Rockwell and Lincoln street school districts as these districts do. not seem to be covered, and there ap- pears to be large numbers of chil- dren there, and need for playgrounds. This is the only suggestion I have to make for next year. The system as and a A large crowd of spen~| weeks in August; 300 boys and girls tried; forty-four boys and twenty-two girls passed. Six short outing trips = conducted to boys gardens and swimming holes. Three celebrations held, Indenpend- ence day, one afternoon of folk danc~ ing at park and a three days closing .play-festival. Hundreds of informal games of all kinds played during season.” COLE SUSPENDED. planned out this year has worked very well. Following are some de- tails regarding the season's atten- dance and activities- Number of different children in city using playgrounds about 2,000, Total aggregate attendance at daily sessions for 1915—82,744. Comparison of attendance other years. Ground Smith ve0+9,568 East «...5,086 Smalley ... Bartlett. ..12,157 High ... 9,791 (Landers- Burritt) ...20,582 Walnut Hill Park ........ with 1915 9,880 12,720 14,371 16,329 10,009 1913 1914 8,352 11,458 9,117 10,416 14,180 18,079 17,148 2,287 56,969 71,602 82,744 Seven Boys’ leagues, playground baseball, run during July on each ground; twenty-one teams; about 100 match games played. Five girl leagues playground base- ball and relay racing run during July on each sground, fourteen teams, fifty games played; 150 girls taking part. Two Boys’ outdoor baseball leagues at park run during season; eight teams; twenty games played; about 150 boys taking part. Interplayground roup games, league made up of seven smaller leagues( three boys and four girls) Tun 1 six weecks of season; forty two teams, 210 matched games necarly 400 boys and girls taking part. Hardware Ci baseball league run Saturd . Aafternoons at Park last six weeks; four teams; twelve games played; sixty players taking part average attendance of spec tors for games nearly 500. Thirty athletic meets held; total of about 300 events run off; total of about 4,000 competitors taking part; one interplayground group athletic meet; Indpendence day athletics and field days for Loys and girls included in above. wag given over to flag marches and drills, games, folk dancing, and re- National ciency tests playground athletic effi- conducted for three “Old King” Draws Suspension For Failure To Be In Shape. Washington, Sept. 1.—King Cale of the Yankee pitching staff was to- day suspended indefinitely by Man- ager Bill Donovan for failure to keep in condition and for missing the train on which the club came here from Harrisburg yesterday. He was the first player suspended by Donovan since the latter took charge of the club. Cole was out of the game until about six weeks ago as the result of an operation in the spring. Manager Donovan claims he has not kept in condition, and that he broke training rules. Cole was not required to get into a uniform for the exhibition game at Harrisburg, and did not go to the game, ‘When the club left right aft- er the game Cole was missing. “JIGGY’S” HOMECOMING Last evening was one of joy and merriment for the members of the Commercial A. C., when the boys joined in a celebration of the home- coming of George Hubert .Reynolds, familiarly referred to as “Jiggy” who spent the summer at “Silver Sands.” The uffair was an informal one, and the evening was “spent” with rend tions cf popular melodies by Messr Glover, “Pete’ ’Dorsey, “Smoke Reynolds, “Wood” Dobson, *‘Chuck Eye” Smedley and Mr. Reynolds. At the close of the banquet, the party en- dulged in a game entitled A. W. L, & [}y WEINERT BEATS SAVAGE. New York Sept. 1.—Charley Wein- ert of Newark outfought Jim Savage of Orange, N: J,, in a ten-round bout in Madison Square Garden last night. Weinert had the hetter of every l‘pllnd‘ landing many left hooks and administering heavy body punishment. In the tenth round a left hook to the jaw sent Savage down, bhut he was up immediately. The weights were: Weinert 187 jounds, Savage 194. | Make Your Store Front Wor of Your General Sales Scheg lectrf Sign It shows as well by day as hy ni ' 1o o It flashes an impression on the mil the buying public. e It does the work of several salest It is a thing of beauty and a joy ever. It occupies space otherwise u It turns the black waste of n money making mine, | " A brilliant flashing Electric Sign pels attention. 1 It is impossible to walk past it reading. THIS WEEK 0 Our Remarkable ¢ Signs and Equipment at Cost. Lamps Below Cost. Erection Free. Ten Monthly Payments, ACT NOW THE UNITED ELECTS LIGHT & WATER "PHONE 230 "PHO. TIGERS FIRST PRACTICE. Local Club to Be Represented By Fast Eleven. The Tiger A. C. will again be rep- resented on the gridiron and will hold their first practice Sunday morning at 9:30 at the East End field, Newing- ton road and all candidates are Te- quested to be on hand. The team has an enviable reputa- tion, having gone through four sea- son’s without being scored on. Some of the veterans will be seen in the lineup again this including “Bullet” Krause, “Hawk"” Rittner, “Lefty” Wright, Begley, Duman, Schneider, and a few others. Axel Earnest will again manage the team and those wishing games write to Seymour Park or call 93-4, eve- nings. GETTING READY FOR SEASON. The New Britain High school foot- ball eleven will have its first prac- tice of the season a week from Wed- nesday. Dr. Zwick, the coach, ex- pects that from forty to fifty candi- dates will report and considers the prospects exceptionally bright. The boys all have confidence in Captain Dudaek and Manager Wiegand. The team will play Hartford here Novem- ber 6 and New Haven in that city November Among the other teams they will meet are Taft, Naug- atuck, Torington, Connecticut Literary Institute, Meriden and Chicopee. ROBBED AS HE SLEEPS. Hurlburt Street Man Wakes To Find $22 Gone From Under His Pillow As he of what a gcod time he would have with the $22 and even then lay dreaming last night he had saved up beneath his pillow, some one sneaked into Morris Isiac’s bed chamber at 22 Hurlburt street and abstracted the roll. Isiac noti- fied the police this morning. He said he retired at 10:50 o'clock last night and put his trousers con- taining the money under his pillow. At 2 o'clock this morning, he awoke and found someone in his room. The party fled with his trousers. He later found the garments on the back | stairs with the pockets empty. I had hidden ERROR OF TRAFFIC LAW DEMONSTRATED State Must Prove That Warning Signs Installed Are Suitable At present the newly drafted traffic ordinance prohibiting owners or op- erators of automobiles from leaving their cars for more than five minutes between the National Bank corner and St. Mark’s church cannot be en- forced, according to a decision handed down by Judge John H. Kirkham in police court this marning when he discharged George Riley, arrested for a violation of this ordinance. Officer William C. Hart testified that on Monday afternoon Riley left an automobile in frant of the Na- tional Bank while he stayed in the building for more than fifteen min- utes. Officer John J. King also tes- tified to the length of time that the atuo was left standing in the pro- hibited district. Judge William F. Mangan at once moved for his client’s discharge. He said the object of the city ordinance is not to set a trap to catch auto- ists when they remain in this dis- trict for over five minutes and he thought the officer on duty warn them, rather than wait five minutes and then arrest them. He then cited his reasons for asking that his client be discharged. Ordinance Not a Law. “In the first place I this ordinance is a law,” said Lawyer Mangan.” The city charter says that all ordinances must be published once in a newspaper before they he- come effective. This particular para- graph under which the prosecution takes place is only a section of an ordinance and new ordinance out of the one to which it is added. Thercfore as the sec- tion only was published, and not the entire ordinance, it not until published.” No Lawyer Mangan's s a discharge was don't think is Suitable Sians, cond reason for “that if this should | it makes an entirely | ! signs can be proved to be operative | brohibits any vehicle from stopping law there is not evidence in court to show that signs, suitable or other- wise, have been placed.” The ordi- nance provides that the safety board shall place “suitable” signs warning traffic of the law. His third argument was that the state did not prove that there were ‘“‘suitable’” signs installed. Prosecutor George W. Klett replied that Judge Mangan's objections should have been raised by a demur- rer and the argument about “‘suitable” signs would not hold as no two peo- ple’s opinfon as to what constituted a “suitable” sign would be the same. After considerable argument con- cerning the phraseology of the ordi- nance which, by its wording, makes the installation of a ‘suitable” sign a part of the law, Judge Kirkham ruled that “it is the Muty of the state to prove that suitable signs were placed.” “If Your Honor rules that the signs are not suitable it is up to the board of public safety to put in suitable signs,” declared Prosecutor Klett. Within the past few days three out of town men, from South Windsor, Hartford and Waterbury, have been arrested for a violation of this ordi- nance, and each one positively de- clared in court that the warning signs, posted high on a pole at the limits of the prohibited digtrict are not naticeable to strangers, and they did not see them. Common Council Errs. According to the opinions of a | number of prominent members of the bar today, the common council erred in drafting the ordinance as they did In the same sentence with the one prohibiting the leaving of autos in this district they embodied the clause that the safety board shall install | #nd his clothing torn as tho suitable signs, etc. By this clause | "¢ struck by one of the iy the meaning of the ordinance may be | !ichines that dally pass grammatically interpreted to be that | O thelr way o EAmatte ““provided suitable signs are placed by e e it the safety board it shall be unlawful | V&% carfied b atoad il waye b e uty of ¢he wtate | ADFings, she said immal to prove that suituble signs have been 4:‘"'""‘ h‘l)"“l':”‘_'";"" ';;:; placed before a conviction can be se- | 891€ 10 € - cured and there exists much doubt | She sald, to s as to whether Dot ”:m y';"]“””” Her suggestion that he ¥ had ccnsiderable money ‘led)] thorities to begin an auto the bullet wounds were Prosecutor Kraft ordeved a investigation. No one has.} vho saw McCord after hel within fifteen feet of any Officer Hart arrested Dy after he had left his auton in six feet of the hyd of LeWitt's block. Mr. Dean pleaded gull that the automabile bus one to him and he simpl law. ', MACK'S LICENSE Secretary of State Bu fied the local police that statad the automobile ap4 cense belonging to Harry city. The license was some time ago because of accident near Willimant! the season. RICH REAL EST. OPERATOR § Body of Samuel 8. Me00 Ditch at Camden, N, Through Heal Camden, N. J., Sept. 1 McCord, a wealthy real tor well known here and phia, was found dead wi wounds in his heart and in his body yesterday boys who were playing road near Delair H body lay in a ditch at the 10ad, and a preliminary, led to the belief that he | down by an automobile. wounds were discovered topsy by County Physician McCord's hands and bod home Berlin Autoist Is Fined. 8. Dean, a Berlin automobilist, ¢ fined $2 without costs for a vio- lation of the traffic ordinance which