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

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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

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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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Rifle HIS year's record for the Violet Rifle Team was a splendid one. In the regular dual meets the Violet Gunmen won all but one contest. The team deserves what praise may be heaped upon it. Our team tied with the City College of New York for honors in the fourth annual shoulder-to-shoulder, Eastern Sectional rifle matches for the national inter-collegiate championship at the Commonwealth Armory. Both teams attained a total of 1,299 points in the three positions. Harry A. Mannin of N. Y. U. was high individual scorer this year. ' A glance at the scores of the teams competing will bring to a realization the ability necessary to reach the position the team attained this year. Congratulations are in order. TEAM AHERNS ZSUFFA MANNIN SPINNER STOUTENBERGH MERRELL QMgi-.Q 202