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

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Gymnaslie Team HE Violet Gymnastic Team, led by Capt. Herman Witzig, U. S. Olympic star, National Intercollegiate Titleholder, National A. A. U. parallel bar champion, and individual high scorer of the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastic League, is making a highly creditable showing in the race for the E. I. C. G. L. Team championship for this year. Last year the team was defeated by Navy, Dartmouth, Temple, and Army, but registered wins over Princeton and Colgate, getting tied for fifth place in the team stand- ing of the League. However, Witzig won the Intercollegiate all around title, and also the parallel bar, horizontal bar and sidehorse titles. This year he has missed scoring a perfect score twice by only a few points, taking four firsts and a second in the Army meet to make 23 points out of a possible twenty- live, and four firsts and a third in the Temple meet. Coach Wilson has developed a better group of supporting stars for this season and, consequently, the team has been on the winning side of the roster in the majority of its encounters. The Hrst meet of the season was lost to Princeton, but the inexperience and nervousness of the Sophomore aces was a vital factor in this defeat. This was shown when the squad came back to defeat both M. I. T. and Dartmouth the following week- end and, seven days later, defeated the strong Army team, and tied a high-powered outfit from Temple. Second only to Witzig in scoring ability is Duane Grant, the diminutive Soph ace who has improved greatly in the sidehorse, parallel and rope climb events. Though very inexperienced when he came out for the team, he has now developed into a danger- ous contender for championship honors. Julius Kantor has also aided the Violet cause materially, while Frank Bernstein, Swede Nostrand, Ernie Lopez, Fred MacQuire, and Looie Pack, round out the rest of this well balanced outfit. Bernstein is 1 letter- man of last year, whose strong forte is the sidehorse. The team's schedule follows: Feb. -N. Y. U ......................... ..... 1 6 Princeton Feb. -N. Y. U .......... ........... 2 8 M. I. T ...... . Feb. -N. Y. U .......... ........... 2 9 Dartmouth Feb. -N. Y. U .......... ........... 3 3 Army .......... Feb. -N. Y. U .......... ........... 2 7 Temple ...... Mar. -N. Y. U ............................... Navy ............ Mar. --Individual Championships of the E. I. C 200

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Varsiiy Swimming-I930-I93I HE New York University Natators though indulging in the longest and hardest schedule of their history, has come through with flying colors in the great majority of its meets. However, the material does not come up to the standard of the team that swept through to victory in the intercollegiate championships last year, as many of the out- standing swimmers were lost because of graduation and scholastic dilhculties. In spite of the fact that the team is so handicapped, such individual stars as Capt. Frazer, Buckly, McShane, Gittenstein, Bicunis, joe Kahn, Greenthal, and Weidman have contributed greatly toward placing the team on the roster of the victorious. Gittenstein performed the outstanding feature of the season by breaking the school record in the quarter mile. Buckley has won many meets with his stellar splashing in the backstroke. Greenthal has been acclaimed as one of the most proficient men that ever took off from a diving board. The team to date, has won six meets and lost two. SCHEDULE jan. Ryder College ..................... 31 jan. Army .....................................,. 52 jan. johns Hopkins .,................ 16 Feb. Union .........,.......... ....,.... . 21 Feb. Lafayette ......... ........... 1 6 Feb. Fordham ..,...... .......... 4 4 Feb. Cornell ...... ,.......... 3 3 Feb. Manhattan ......., .......,... 1 5 Mar. M. I. T. Mar. Franklyn and Marshall Mar. Eastern Collegiate Champions Mar Intercollegiate Champions 199

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Varsity Fencing NDER the leadership of Captain Hal Picket, the Fencing team closed its 1931 season of dual competition with a record of five victories and four defeats. Wittenberg, Boston University, Massachusetts Tech., Colgate and the University of Pennsylvania were victims of our swordsmen by good margins. The losses, how- ever, were heartbreaking. By a margin of 1 QONEJ point, each a 9-8 score, the team bowed to Harvard, Yale and Columbia. Still there was no alibi for the 12-5 defeat at the hands of Princeton. The Tigers were just too good. Captain Picket, and the sophomore star, jose De Capriles, were oustanding per- formers. Jose did nobly, not only with the foils, but with the Epee. Walter Grautoii' also fought in both these classes. Di Giacinto, Rose, Goldenstein, Zimet and others rounded out the squad, the last three being Saber men. The team is entered in the Intercollegiate fencing championships and from the showing they have made in their individual combats they should give a good account of themselves. The Frosh Fencers promise some excellent material for next year. just sit back and waitg they'l1 show up better in '32, 201