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1937 FAVORS SWIMMING OVER OTHER EXERCISE

Statistics on File in Hygiene Office Show Similarity to '36 Freshmen in Selecting Winter Exercise

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Freshmen have again chosen swimming as their most popular winter sport, statistics on file at the Department of Hygiene reveal. As was the case last year, squash trails a short distance behind and participation in Special Corrective Exercises is a poor third.

Following is the tabulated list of winter sports for the last two years and the number of men who chose them. Activity  Class of '37  Class of '36 Swimming  231  252 Squash  211  209 Special Corrective Exercises  161  107 Track  80  91 Crew  64  71 Boxing  60  34 Basketball  47  57 Wrestling  38  38 Fencing  37  36 Handball  27  50 Hockey  23  34 Gymnasium  21  37 Managers  15 Polo  12 Miscellaneous  6

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