New Britain herald., 1927-04-20

~ ATTENDANCE
SHOWS INCREASE
Annual Report Of Physical De-
partlnent Tells Of Activities

the annual Of fle rhNSir1i
/ departruant Of III. Y. NJ c. A., rem.
dered TO the officials today, shows a
total attendance OF So, 5S5 members
who used the physical department
privileges during the season which
started on April !, 1926 and ended
March 81. 1927. This is i large in
crease over the report for the pre-
| vious season or 5u,l11.
! PHYSICAL training classes conduct
! ed for the wear numbered S5s as
compared TO s5l of previous season.
The average attendance per month
J In all activities for the year was A.
81 as compared TO the previous
seasons mark OF 4,11o.
Ten different physical training
classe, were conducted weekly for
men and boy, during the season.
An o, these classes met three tim les
T. week with the exception Of three.
which met once and twice a week.
In addition TO the regular scheduled
physical training classes, the p,lysi-
cal department promoted spe-
cal classes 10 meet tAe Heeus ana
demands OF us MEMBERS
There were 24l special training
class sessions held during the year;
As special leaders training classes
conducted with an enrolment Of
IS men and boys; 10 classes in box
ing with a paid Instructor and an
enrolment Of IL men; 10 classes In
fencing with an experienced instruct
or and an enrolment OF 10; 20 class
es in wrestling with an enrolment
Of Is men coached by an expert
enced wrestler.
Thcra were "A SWIMMING class ses
e,orc for mo, and how uerhars who
could NO. swim and AZ bows and men
yere ,aueot RI swim during the
va.r Twen.v-fo,lr free swimming
c,.ss sessiona fnrblic swinminp
.ca,nnaign, we're given to an enroll
mont If 1o1 and &c were taught TO
sy,in Tho grand total taught to
srim durine the wear of men and
hoys u.as 81
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Sd ing were 'ot.N uo''u "1.' a, 81
o'''''en' VI 90
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Tb,oa bond ha,, tonrrauants were
vron,o,.a I,,n,.,a. an, donhIos, with
% n,en entered in tn. doubles and
Ok in tho s;ne,es
shere were 20 man on seven
,aams in the Industrial Basketball
league and "A match games were
PLAYED: go men on six teams in the
lnter.C Church Basketball league play
ed In 81 match games and 10 men
entered the FL mile channel Gndoor
pooD swim with three swimmers fin
ishing the grind.
Dusty Track Meet
Six factories were represented in
the industrial track meet with sixty
entries in the various track and field
events. Two swimming "Y' teams
were organized and competed in
dual meets with Hartford. Water
bury. Kensington and Winsted. They
lost to Hartford and Waterbury
once and defeated Waterbury, Ken
sington and Winsted once, Both
teams also entered the state "Y"
championship meet winning fourth
place and capturing the state title In
two events.
Three senior handball teams
which met Waterbury, Meriden,
New Haven and Hartford in 10l
dual meets won seven and lost three
matches. The y. NJ, C. A, basket
ball team engaged in Is games In
the state and won IS and lost two
thereby winning the state title
without losing n game In the tour
nament. Representing Connecticut
In the international and national
tournament In Buffalo the team de-
feated Covington. Kentucky and lost
to Cincinnati, Ohio, and the nation
al champions Detroit, Michigan,
Local representative "Y" teams
entered various state tournaments.
New Britain now holds several state
fitIoc. Ld ,J frnc utyIa eu,i,, hovu,