Word: grasson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fencing Not Hard Says Grasson...
After this, Grasson gave a talk for about ten minutes or so in which he kept the audience laughing, and in which he stressed the point that fencing was not a difficult sport to learn, but that the great need was for Americanized coaches who can understand their men thoroughly...
Righeimer next was seen in an informal bout with his former coach, Grasson. Peroy again demonstrated his unusual skill with the foils in an encounter with Levis, after which J. D. Allen '31 showed his superiority to H. B. Wessellman '31, also with foils. The final bout of the evening was sensational; Peroy and Grasson met once more, this time with sabres. Peroy was a great deal superior to his opponent, and with much informal chattering and joking, these two put on a pretty demonstration...
After the exhibition, Grasson told a CRIMSON reporter that it has been one of the finest exhibitions he had ever seen. He expressed the wish that Harvard would continue to give such demonstrations yearly as does Princeton and various other colleges. He was enthusiastic in his praise of Peroy. "I am pleased to find Peroy so strong," he said. "I had underrated him, especially with the sabre. He is stronger in all three weapons than the men in New York who specialize in one. He is a good man, and should do much for the sport at Harvard...
...start the exhibition, Peroy and Grasson will perform "Le Grand Salut" which they will follow up by a bout with the foils. After this, H. C. Cassidy '31 will meet Lieutenant Stephen Conroy who was captain of the Army team while he was at West Point. With the foils once more, Righeimer meets Levis. The fourth, one of the two sabre bouts of the evening, will be between L. C. Winter '31 and H. B. Veatch '32. The two Lane brothers will next meet with the foils...