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Track and Field. Indoor (All-City Meets); Outdoor 

 (All-City Meets and Newsboys' Meet). 



Volley Ball. Men's League; Men's Tournament; 

 Grammar School Tournament. 

 Winter Sports Carnival. 



It is estimated that in 1925 there were 821 teams taking part in ath- 

 letic programs, 11,638 entrants, and 663,364 in attendance. This program 



from Milwaukee shows something 

 of the scope of the city-wide pro- 

 gram of athletics. Examples might 

 be quoted from many other cities. 



A Municipal Athletic Association 

 for Girls. 



The Recreation Department 

 of the Board of Park Commis- 

 sioners of Minneapolis, in addition 

 to its program of municipal ath- 

 letics for boys and men, conducts 



PLATE No. 274 a highly developed program for 



AN EXCITING GAME OF VOLLEY BALL girls and women through the Girls' 



Municipal Athletic Association, of 



which the assistant director of recreation is in charge. The program and its 

 organization are outlined as follows: 



Diamond Ball. (May to September.) The league is 

 divided into city, commercial and junior divisions. The 

 city league is open to any team; the commercial to 

 employees of the firms they represent; the junior league 

 is made up of girls under sixteen years of age. En- 

 trants' fee, $5.00 a team; referee's fee, $1.00 per game. 



Basket Ball. (December to May.) Any girls' basket 

 ball team in the city is eligible. Teams are divided into 

 city and commercial settlements, intermediate and 

 junior divisions, the age classifications being senior, 

 intermediate (under 18) and junior (under 16). En- 

 trants' fee, $5.00 a team; official's fee, $2.00 per game. 



Volley Ball. (December to April.) Conducted in con- 

 nection with basket ball and used as a substitute for 

 girls who do not play basket ball, but want to enjoy 

 competitive floor sport. Teams are permitted to make 

 a charge of 15 cents to pay officials. 



Tennis. (May to October.) Classes in instruction 

 held at 10 cents per lesson. Tennis tournaments are 

 conducted. 



Bowling. (September to May.) The organization of 

 a girls' municipal bowling league has been found suc- 

 cessful in Minneapolis in meeting the needs of older 

 girls and women who do not care for more strenuous 

 sports. The entrants' fee of $5.00 per team purchases 

 trophies and pays the fees of caretakers. In addition 

 members pay the rental of the commercial alleys which 



are used. Leagues consist of city and commercial teams, 

 subdivided into handicapped and straightaway. 



Horseshoe Pitching. (May to September.) Park and 

 all city tournaments are held. Entry fee, 25 cents. 



Swimming. All-round swimming instruction is given 

 at municipal baths in winter and at Lake Calhoun in 

 summer. Classes are divided into beginners and ad- 

 vance. A fee of #1.00 for twelve lessons is charged to 

 pay for instruction. 



Canoeing. (June to September.) Classes held once a 

 week. Membership fee, 25 cents. In addition each girl 

 pays 25 cents per lesson to meet the expenses of instruc- 

 tion and of renting the canoe. 



Archery. (May to October.) Membership fee 50 

 cents to pay for the purchase of bows and arrows. 

 Classes conducted weekly with a fee of 10 cents per 

 lesson. 



Rifle Club. (September to June.) Classes are held 

 weekly. Membership fee, $1.00; instruction fee, 50 

 cents per month. 



Horseback Riding. All year round. Lessons are given 

 three times a week, classes being divided into beginning 

 and advance groups. Membership fee, 50 cents per 

 year; instruction, $1.00 for one and a quarter hours. 



Winter Sports. (December to March.) There is a 

 girls' municipal winter sports club which promotes fig- 

 ure skating, skiing and tobogganing. Lessons in skating 



