#6 Mr. John R. Tunis
February 25, 19355

girls playing basket bail in the high sehools of Kansas this year.
He further estimates there are 2,500 junior high school youngsters
participating. |

Incidentally there is more newspaper
space devoted to basket ball in the mid-western papers in the winter
than that given to all oer sports combined - bowling included.

In looking over your manufacturer's
list ea Ue 10 fastest growing sports in the United
States, I thought it might prove interesting to you to submit Mr.
Fred Turbyville's figures on the numbers taking part in intramural
events in the different sports among the college people of America.
This is a compilation from 255 colleges and universities in this
country, published under the title "The Blue Book of College Athletics"
ani edited and published by McNitts, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.

In 255 Colleges, the number taking part in intramural events in the
different sports -

 

 

 

Baseball | 21,889

Playground ball | 8,506

Indoor ball S,718

Soft ball 994

Diamond ball , 979

‘Kittenball 876

‘Mushball » | 419 56,181
Football 12,517

Speed ball 2,925

Touch-football 1,700 1% ,142
Basketball : 32,467

Free throw 5,145. 55,615
Bowling — ! | 3,298
Badminton L179
Ping Pong 936
Archery 526
Horseshoes 5,507
Soccer 7,472

Squash A 6,429