Antioch College - Towers Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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Q NE day, four years ago, Giles Wetherill, an ex- 'I1 champion of New England high schools and Michael Hitrovo, an ex-soldier, fenced a few bouts E-f I ' J l in Kelly Hall for fun, and from this meeting grew the idea of varsity fencing. The lirst attempt to organize was made in the following spring of 1926 and in the fall regular fencing classes were started. During the winter only a few men came out for the new sport and the whole affair wore an atmosphere of casual play. There was a lack of equipment, Werherill having only a few foils. However, that winter a gift of fifteen foils was received from Mr. Strauss of New York, the father of one of the students here. In the fall of 1927 masks and jackets were purchased and regular classes inaugurated. About 25 men and 20 women signed for participance in these first classes. In the spring of 1929 these enthusiasts, organized under the name of the Antioch Fencing Club and held its first unofiicial meet with Wittenberg. This, as well as the meet in the fall of the same year, resulted in overwhelming victories for Antioch. In 192930 the Antioch fencing team had six oiiicial meets with three institutions, the University of Cincinnati, Ohio Northern University, and Wittenberg. In the spring of 1929, these three schools together with Antioch, formed the Ohio Intercollegiate Fencing Association, which promises a lively time for our fencing teams in the future. The men of Antiochls present teams are being coached by Michael Hitrovo and the Women by Robert Overstreet. 187

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VARSITY FENCING 186

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VARSITY GOLF 482'