Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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VARSITY CREW Lombardo '40 Mgr., Buzanoski '41, Conlan '40 Co-capt.. Carr '40 Co-cnpi.. Larosc '42, Germain '-12, Rogers '42, Collier '41, Lapntka '41 Kosina '42 Cox THERE COMES A time in t.he life of a college a.tl1lete when after going through all kinds of tribulations to get a college education and still have fun on the athletic field, he must graduate and leave behind those things that he loved a good deal. The inevitable day arrives for James Conlan, Jr. this June and he has to leave behind the thing he loved so much, not merely crew but the Boston University Crew. Just as Eddie Shore acquired the name of Mr. Hockey and Babe Ruth was named Mr. Baseball so too James Conlan has been nick-named hir. Boston University Crew. Without an undergrad- uate by tl1e name of Conlan the Scarlet and White would not have four shells filled with varsity, junior varsity, and freshman candidates rowing on the Charles River this spring. Crew began at Boston University some four years ago when Jimmy enrolled at the College of lVIusic from Browne and Nichols. He was fond of the sport at the preparatory school and wanted to continue the sport in college, but B. U. never had crew and prospects of ever having it were slim indeed. This failed to dim the hopes of the Cambridge lad, however, as he set to work with a few other students to organize the sport in an unofficial capacity. It had to be unofficial because the University turned deaf ears to his proposals. He hunted up alumni to help l1is cause along and found numerous men i11ter- ested in his proposition. Soon he got one shell and enough men out for the sport to do fairly well in com- petitive ranks. Another year rolled around and crew was still out of the question according to Dr. Harmon's office. The University can't afford the expense, was the only reason given, yet the Conlanmen didn't want money. All they wanted was recognition to help them meet better opponents. Last spring the University decided something had to be done for these lads and recog- nized the sport, besides furnishing materials that mem- bers of the crew could certainly use. This spring the crew has never been so well off. A new boathouse has been erected on the Charles, a new shell has been added, a new launch has made its ap- pearance and Coach Jim Manning continues in his capacity as mentor after giving his time gratis in other seasons. This was the way tl1e first varsity crew was seated: Bow, Ted Laputka: No. 2, Harry Collier: No. 3, John Rogers: No. 4, Dick Germaineg No. 5, Al LaRose: No. 6, Burt Carr: No. 7, Jim Conlang Stroke, Ted Buzanoski: Coxswain, Bill Kosina. Conlan and his mates responded well to Manning's individual method of coaching. Errors in timing and finesse were always seriously discussed and high speed moving picture cameras were called into action to help detect flaws. The crew went through 15 miles of daily drill over the basin of the Charles River in preparation for the campaign and before the actual competition got underway, they drilled on the M. I. T. rowing machines in Cambridge. PHYSICAL STATISTICS H gt. Wgt. Bow Laputka 6 :1 180 No. 2 Collier 6:0 178 No. 3 Rogers 6:1 180 No. 4 Germaine 5:11 180 No. 5 LaRose 6:3 Q05 NO. 6 Carr 6:1 190 No. '7 Conlan 5:11 165 Stroke Buzanoski 5 :1 1 170 Coxswain Kosina 5 :6 125 13181

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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

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FRESHMAN CREW Citrano '42 Mgr.. Golini. Miller, Heynmnn, Mt-Rae, Layton, Rivers, Jnnnuzzo Tctro Cor THE FIRST freshman crew in the history of Boston Uni- versity began practice for a strenuous season last hlarch at the ltiassachusetts Institute of Technology boathouse on the Charles River under the tutelage of George Johnstone, assistant to Head Coach Jim Man- ning. Sixty candidates reported for spring practice which is a decrease of ten from the number which turned out for drill last fall. The yearling oarsmen have been practising for three hours a day on the machines every day except Sunday. On April 1, the crew had its first workout on the Charles where the wintry winds hampered the rowers. The practice periods on the River for the crew, which will be smaller and lighter than any of the com- petitors it meets in any competition this spring, consists of an eighteen mile row. The yearlings struggle with the oars for nine miles up the Charles and then nine miles back. Last year's new varsity shell has been handed down to the freshmen because the varsity eight has received another new boat. The Pups will use this shell in their opening race on April 27' on the Charles when they row against shells from Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, Harvard and possibly Syracuse which may or may not send a freshman crew along with the varsity. Coach Johnstone has many promising oarsmen for next year's varsity. At the present, however, all the freshmen are inexperienced in rowing - few had touched an oar until they came to Boston University. This will hinder them in most of the races which will be against crews composed of oarsmen with previous prep school experience. Present indications seem to show that Bud Bornhofft, husky son of the popular College of Business Adminis- tration professor, will develop into one of the Univer- sity's great oarsman. Jannuzzo, who weighs around 160 pounds, shows promise of becoming a great number three man with his fine blade work. The rest of the power in the frosh crew will depend upon McCrea and Golini. Heyman, Layton, Maeder, and bowman Powers make up the remainder of the first shell. The average weight is around 165 pounds. Hicks, Miller, Sharpstein, and Lannon are the strongest candidates on the second tea.m and any of these freshmen may sup- plant present first-string rowers. There will be four units of the crew at the University. In addition to the varsity and freshman shells, there will be a junior varsity and a combination boat of all the re- maining candidates. Instructions for the yearlings in rowing are divided into two phases. Terrier oarsmen are well prepared in the first which deals with the problems of rowing. These have been solved on the indoor machines but the ice on the Charles blockaded the crew and kept the frosh from learning the all-important technique of quick starts. Coach Johnstone, a graduate of Tufts College and a former star of the Browne and Nichols crew is proud of the enthusiasm and fight shown by the members of this first Boston University freshman crew. He hopes to develop freshmen who will be more than capable of filling the vacancies created by graduation this June. Judging from the rapid strides the crew has taken in its short life at the University, it does not seem improbable that in a few years the Terrier oarsmen will compose one of the top ranking eights in the country. And the freshman squad will ever remain the backbone of the group, acting as a feeder to the varsity. H3191