More Participants in Sports.

The total number of men taking part in those sports conducted by the Athletic Association amounted to 1,847, a gain of 375 men over the year 1913-14. University major sports showed a gain of 123 players, Freshman sports gained 176 men, minor sports recorded an increase of 189 participants, while 42 more men rowed on the crews. Scrub baseball and football alone showed a loss of five men. This does not include the tennis players, except the comparatively few who were candidates for teams. No record of the number of different individuals playing tennis was kept, but the use of the courts during the college year 1913-14 equalled one man for 32,000 hours, while during 1914-15 it equalled one man for 54,600 hours, a gain of 22,600 hours, or an increase of more than 70 per cent.

The complete table follows:   1913-14.  1914-15. University major sports,  435  558 Freshman sports,  466  642 Minor sports,  259  448 Scrub baseball and football,  275  270 Boat clubs,  418  460   1853  2378 Counted twice,  381  531 Total number individuals,  1472  1847