New York University School of Commerce - Commerce Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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l Indoor Track ROVING that there is ample outstanding track ma- terial in New York City, Coach Emil von Elling, New York University's veteran mentor, has built one of the country's greatest all-around track squad's from tl1e city's schoolboy runners. Leslie MacMitchell, tl1e sophomore mile king, Joseph Gares in the long distances, Jim Her- bert, holder of three world records, jim McPoland, middle distance star, and many of the other greats were were all born and raised in the metropolitan area. The greatest of them all is the Ebony Flash, James B. Herbert. Although his performances slumped during the 1938-39 season, his exploits during the freshman, sophomore, and senior years have marked him as one of the greatest runners of all time, second only to Phil Edwards who burned up the tracks for the Violets back in 1928. The mile relay team consisting of Stanford Braun, Jim McPoland, Harold Bogrow, George Hagans, James B. Herbert, and Jared Fangboner l1as compiled one of the greatest records in Violet history. Among its accomplish- ments are ten first place honors, two second place honors, one new worlds indoor record, four meet records, and one track record. 1 93 Basketball LTHOUGH many fans considered this year's basket- ball team one of tl1e best ever to wear the Violet, a look at tl1e history of the cage sport at New York Uni- versity reveals many interesting facts. XVay back in 1908-09, the cagers, coached by Benja min Hermes and captained by James G. Dale, won thir- tee1 frames to Hnish the season without a mark against them. Dale assumed the responsibilities of head coach during 1912-13 season but his team won only one out of twelve games. The 1933-34 quintet, one of Coach Cann's greatest, won all contests of a sixteen game schedule. Captained by Jim Lancaster, the quintet downed such outstanding teams as St. Francis, Columbia, Georgetown, Rutgers, Fordham, Yale, Temple, and St. Johns The team, however, that first established New York U.'s fame on the court was the 1919-20 squad that cap tured the National A.A.U. title in the Atlanta, Ga, tournament. After having gone through the season with only one defeat in twelve starts, the Violets swept through the tournament without a loss. The star of the tournament l was the present coach, Howard G. Taken Cann.

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0Lll EW YURK U IVER l'l'Y EVER as outstanding as some of the Ivy League scl1ools in the field of athletics, New York University's athletic history is, nevertheless, filled witl1 ancient traditions and memories. Great 111en in all fields of sports have graduated from the University, men like Phil Edwards, the colored track immortal, Al Lassman and Ken Strong in football, Howard G. Cann, lVillie Rubinstein, and Jim Lancaster in basketball, and Norman Lewis. tl1e lJeCaprilles'. and Hugo Castello in fencing, will live long in the sports annals after the excitement of the current seasons has passed. Although the University records show tl1e earliest football game to have been played in 1882, the records of Stevens Institute ol' 'l'c-chnology, one of tl1e greatest schools of tl1e time that has since then become less important, show that we played them in 1872 when the Technicians defeated the Violet. But baseball, the step-child of the present collegiate athletic program, has a proud record too. Beginning in 1873 when a Rutgers' team defeated the Violet players 6-14, the diamondeers have compiled as proud a record as all the other teams. Although they lost 111any of the early contests tl1e ofhcial record. from 1896 to 1939, lists 353 wins against only 311 losses and 5 ties. Although New York U. became most outstanding in athletics during the Chick Meehan era, the basketball tea111s of 1919 and 1934 really should be placed ahead of all other teams. Tl1e 1919 team had for its captain Howard Ca11n, present basketball coach, who was voted tl1e greatest basketball player in tl1e world. The football team reached its high mark under John F. Chick Meehan. In his first year as head coach, tl1e 1925 season, the team won six games, lost two, and tied one. The following year, however, tl1e Violent Violets dropped only one in nine contests. In his seven years at the University, tl1e football teams won forty-nine games, lost hfteen and tied two for one of the best records in the country. Following Meehan's resignation, the football teams became less and less important, but in tl1e past two years they have become more outstanding again. Unheard of and without tl1e glorious fanfares that accompany the other sporting contests, the varsity fencing team has set up the best record of any team in the University. Guided by Coach Julio Martinez Castello, the fencers have won the Intercollegiate Championship five times in tl1e last six years. They set up an all time record when they retired the championship four consecutive times in 1934, '35, '35, and ,37-

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Letter Winners and Captains VARSITY FOOTBALL QMAJOR LETTERSQ Jack Barmak, Oscar Blomquist, Edward Boell, Alexander Cam- panis, Arthur Castelli, James Conlin, Bernard Feibish, Joseph Frank, VVilliam Galu, lfllilliam Geflner, Yfllilliam Helmcke, Irving Hyman, Bernard jovans, Joseph LaManna, Benjamin Mauceri, Stanley Mikulka, Irving Mond, Martin Mondre, Edward Obler, Thomas Pace, Harry Petereit, Arthur Schillig, Arthur Schneider, Emil Tanassy, Joseph Yushkowsky, Robert Connelly, Jerry DeNisco, Alfred Clark, Sidney Altman, Edward Zak, Manager Fred C. M, Lendholt, Equipment Manager Aaron Schottenfeld, and Freshman Manager Sidney Leshkin. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL QMA-IOR NUMERALSQ Rico Casucci, Herbert Chaiten, Ross Cherico, Carl Delnno, Vin- cent Finn, XVilliam Gandley, jack Garland, Charles Heiser, Vllar- ren Klauer, Milan Lillis, Francis McGrory, Lawrence Carnevale, Jerry lvlullane, Joseph Notch, Ray Rich, Edward Rosenthal, Thomas lfllolff, Robert Yocher, Albert Franz, Vincent Phelan, Burt Luther, Leonard Bates, and Harry DeVine. VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY QMAKIOR LETTERSQ Leslie MacMitchell. VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY QMINOR LETTERSQ John Ross, Xllilliam Hulse, lVhitney Lewendon, Joseph Gares, Corbin Dixon, Phil D'Anna, Joseph Gigante, Hlilliam Hanretta, Alfred Palca, managerg and Leonard B. Horowitz, freshman manager. FRESHMAN CROSS COUNTRY QMINOR NUMERALSQ Frank Cotter, James Donohue, Edward Eaton, Henry Huber, Vllilliam Lewis, Charles Moir, Arthur Manfredo, l'Villiam Simp- son, and Abraham Stein. VARSITY BASKETBALL QMAIOR LETTERSJ Captain Robert Lewis, Benjamin Auerbach, Robert Davidoff, Wlilbert Falk, Ralph Kaplowitz, Mortimer Lazar, Edward Stevens, Marvin Loewith, Manager Irving Shey, Freshmen Manager Julian Kremsdorf, and Equipment Manager Murray Apfelbaum. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL QMAJOR NUMERALSQ Julius Reiss, Lawrence Carnevale, Charles Heiser, Bernard Slater, Louis Petta, Bernard Bishop, Frank Duffy, Irving Rifkin, Richard Vtfolfl, Fred Stoloif, and Francis Stapleton. VARSITY TENNIS QMINOR LETTERSQ Captain Alet Milberg, Julian Kremsdorf, Robert Schatz, Samuel Apter, Hilton Schwartz, Raymond Pearlman, and Manager Seymour Greenberg. CAPTAINS Football . . . ..... . . ARTHUR CASTELLI Bnslzetlmll . . .... ROBERT LEw1s Baseball . . . . ALEXANDER CAMPANIS Indoor Track . . JAMES B. HERBERT 194