Pat Johnson shows the boys how to tie each other into pretzels in the wrestling room. For those who follow the physical contact sports, this provides an opportunity to develop muscle and bodily coordination, and to engage in intercollegiate competition.

Nearby, Henry Lamar sends his eager boxing recruits through their paces. Lamar is a popular coach; boxing, though intramural, is a popular sport.

"Stand Up Straight"

Calisthenics attracts a good number of men. This form of exercise is well-suited to the needs of the lab man, who can make the 5 o'clock classes. Corrective exercises, despite the stigma of the name, are often enjoyable, and many men continue to do them long after their defective condition--usually posture is removed.

Epee, foil, and sabre flash under the supervision of Rene Peroy, coach of fencing. Owing to the lack of experienced material in the first-year class, the beginner often makes the team.

Squash, under the direction of Jack Harnaby, is one of the top winter sports. The Linden Street courts are open to Freshmen, who may make, any of the four teams. Providing all-around exercise in a relatively short time, squash plays an important part in House athletics.

Hockey, Track, Skiing

Freshman hockey, last year under Al Dewey, benefits this year from the beginning of the season from the rink at the nearby Boston Skating Club, located west of Soldiers Field on Soldiers Field Drive.

Meanwhile, in glass-roofed Briggs Cage, Jaako Mikkola and Bill Neufeld speed their large Freshman track squad through its routine, as the long season officially begins.

Skiing, with no official coach, and Riflery, conducted under the ROTC, complete the winter sports roster.

Young Men's Fancy

Dillon comes into its own with the coming of spring, as baseball, track, lacrosse, spring football, and tennis headquarter there.

Intramural athletic director and ex-Harvard athlete Adolph Samborski coaches the Yardling baseball team.

The Stadium now echoes with Jaako's barked commands as trackmen eat up lap after lap, having deserted the hot-house atmosphere of Briggs Cage for the cold oval.

Three heavies and two 150's are selected from the Freshman crew squad soon after the leg breaks up on the Charles. There are other crews, called divisionals, but they are primarily class crews, and therefore unofficial.