Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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VARSITY FENCING Capt. Vical Conch, Miller '41, Hey '40, Ross '40, Adnmian '41, Reiues '40, Mgr. Westcott '41, Sami '41, Dm-gie '40 Cupl., Scllcrs '41 194-0 wAs THE second year that fencing has been a. recognized sport at Boston University. The chief prob- lem during the past two years has been the lack of a sufficiently trained reserve, but with the freshman team to draw from, and the increasing interest in the sport, it is hoped that this difficulty will not bother next year's team. Several of our opponents had men on their teams with up to ten years, experience, gained in preparatory school and college. B. U. has not yet been able to build up such a supply of experienced men to fully man its squads. None of the men has had more than two years of competitive fencing. By the end of the season the team may be a smooth-working and trained unit, but more often it is largely green men, whose enthusiasm is no match for experience. When these factors are considered, one may say the team has done a very creditable job this year. At the beginning of the year there were only Eve men with previous experience, which meant that over half the squad had to be broken in. The 1941 captain, Ralph Sarni, came out this year for the first time. Captain Vical spent a great deal of his time in imparting to the team those little niceties which mean the difference between suc- cess and failure. Captain Lawrence Dargie. assisted him with the foil squad, Don Ross with epee, and Bill VVest- cott with the sabre. It is hoped that a New England Intercollegiate Fencing League will be in operation next year, composed of all the New England colleges, in which tl1e teams will be handicapped so t.hat all will stand a.n equal chance of success. This League should afford more and better bouts for the team. Captain Vical is determined to bend every effort to produce a winning team next year. A l 316 OFFICERS Captain . Lawrence Dargie '40 Manager . Herbert Reines '40 Coach . Captain Charles Vical John Adamian Lawrence Dargie Marshall Mariglioni Bertram Miller Herbert Reines Donald Ross Ralph Sarni William Sellers B.U. OPP. Feb. 9 Norwich at Boston SM 18M Feb. Q0 Harvard at Cambridge 4 25 Feb. 24 Boston College at Boston 8M 8M ltlarch 2 Brown at Providence 5 22 March 8 Boston College at Newton IQMI MM lilarch 9 Tufts at llledford HM IQM lilarch 16 Tufts at Boston MHZ 12M 6725 new l

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FRE SHMAN HOCKEY Sawyer Mar., Cm-lc, McCnrtlQ', Neilson, Burke Spring. Brceyer, Mncone, Davidson, Brown Bos'roN UNIVERS1TY,S freshman hockey squad slithered through a non-stop dismal puck campaign this past sea- son. The yearling puckmen crossed sticks with six op- ponents and the results showed six triumphs for the opponents. This consistent form in reverse is the worst showing made by a Pup hockey team in more than ten years. Coach Sid Borofsky's sextet opened the season against the New Hampshire Wildkittens on January 9. The New Hampshire puckmen scratched their way to a 7-1 victory. St. hIark's School followed on January 20 with a 2-0 triumph. The frosh flashed some clever hockey in the Boston College yearling game on February 3, but the B. C. power was too great and the Scarlet and Wliite first year men faded in the third period. The final count had the Eaglets on top, 5-2. Andover Academy tri- umphed next, 6-2 on February 10. Harvardls fast-skating frosh squad smothered the Pups, 5-0 on February 14. In the final clash of the season the freshmen journeyed to VVest Point to face the Army Plebes on February 24. Here the Terrier frosh played their best hockey of the year and were edged by the Kaydets in a close contest, 2-1. Few of the members of the frosh hockey squad are conceded any chance of grabbing off a berth next year with the Scarlet and White varsity team. The temporary mentor of the Terrier six, substituting for Coach Way- lie Vaughan who will be on sabbatical leave from Boston University for a year beginning next September, will find that he will be greeted by a weak graduating fresh- man squad. Like all other freshman sports this year, the Pup hockey six was weak. And like all other varsity sports, hockey will be weakened in the next campaign. C'apta.in . Manager . Coach. VVilliam Breeyer VVilliam Brown VVarren Bruce Francis Burke Owen Carle James Davidson OFFICERS NUMERAL MEN . . None Charles Sawyer Sidney Borofsky VVarren Lederhas Burton hIacArthur Robert Macone George Neilson Edward Raia Charles Sawyer John Spang RECORD B.U. OPP. Jan. 9 U. of N. H. at Durham 1 7 Jan. 20 St. Mark's at Southborough 0 2 Feb. 3 Boston College at Boston 2 5 Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 24 l3151 Phillips Academy at Andover 2 6 Harvard at Cambridge West Point at West Point 0 5 1 2 6 Q7

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FRE SHMAN FENCING Frndd Capt., Viral Couch, Reincs Mgr., Plugis Isenlvcrg, Shir, Lovett, Twiss Tnxs WAS the first year that Boston University has had a freshman fencing team. Last year, there were not sufhcient men out to make a. freshman squad pos- sible. The squad fought in only one weapon in match competition - the foil, and competed in bouts against Exeter, Harvard, and Brown. This season there was an excellent turnout of freshmen, and a number of good men were discovered who will be of great help to Cap- tain Vical on his 1941 squad. VVith a freshman turnout, it will be possible to train more me11, and to give these men the benefit of an additional year of competitive fencing. The freshmen began the season as a totally inexperi- enced squad, with no previous training whatsoever. The teams which they fought were composed of men who had already had one or more years of experience. The team improved constantly, and their last match, with Brown, was very close, losing by a four to five score. The freshmen were a great aid to the varsity, providing additional practice for them in different foil styles. The Coach, Captain Charles Vical, spent a great deal of time working with the frosh, and was able to Whip a green outfit into a truly creditable team. If there had been any more bouts, the enthusiastic squad would undoubtably have soundly trounced its opponents. Cap- tain Vical tra.ined them not only in the technical side of fencing, but a.lso in matters of behaviorthat distinguishes fencing from other and younger sports. There is a greater emphasis placed upon good fencing manners than on mere winning. The Captain is a remarkable man, an expert coach. a.nd a schola.r. It is a privilege to work under him, to learn a gentleman's sport from a thorough gentleman. OFFICERS Captain. .... Philip Shir Blanager . Herbert Reines '40 Coach. . Captain Charles Vical N UMERAL MEN Norman Fradd Leon Isenberg John Lovett Theodore Plugis Philip Shir RECORD B.U. OPP. Feb. 10 Phillips Exeter at Exeter 0 9 Feb. 17 Harvard at Cambridge 2 7 hiarch 2 Brown at Providence 4 5 6 21 lsivl