Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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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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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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