Newspaper Aritcle about Springfield College Women's Gymnastics Team (March 7, 1969)

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Title:
Newspaper Aritcle about Springfield College Women's Gymnastics Team (March 7, 1969)
Description:
This is a newspaper article published on March 7, 1969 about the Springfield College Women's Gymnastic Team competing in the National Women's Collegiate Gymnastic Championships at Springfield College. The article talks about the schedule for the first day and introduces team members and staff in the photograph. Standing (left to right) is Cindy Demerest, manager; Linda Beyer, Pauli Berger, Marty Lyon, Jill Broddock, Celinda Musgrove, Judy Markell, Marni Pritchard, Romney Kriedt, Kate Rafferty, Kathy Anderson, coach Mimi Murray. Front row seated (left to right): Patti Corrigan, Chris Lukasiewicz, Jane Denniss, captain Bonnie Remo, Karen Stewart, Mary Ni, Sharon Curtiss. The history of Gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back till nearly the founding of Springfield College in 1885, when Dr. James Naismith, the creator of Basketball, was an early SC Gymnast. Beginning in 1904, the SC Gymnastics team would travel to cities to perform their Gymnastics routines. At the end of their travels, they would perform a “Home Show” at Springfield College, a show they continue to perform to this day. It was during the reign of head coach Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern Gymnastics, that the Gymnastics exhibition team really gained a claim to fame. Under the leadership of Professor Leslie J. Judd, the purpose of the Springfield College Exhibition team was to promote and maintain an interest in gymnastics, dance, and the artistic phases of physical education in schools, colleges, YMCAs, and recreational centers. The Exhibition Team has appeared before thousands of spectators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In fact, in 1941 the team appeared before thirty-five-thousand spectators in twenty-five cities. The date of the newspaper can be found on the back of the original newspaper clip.
Creator:
Springfield Union
Date:
March 7, 1969
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Gymnastics
Springfield College--Gymnastics--Women
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Beyer, Linda R.
Lyon, Martha L.
Broddock, Jill B.
Musgrove Celinda J.
Markell, Judi Lee
Pritchard, Marni M.
Kriedt, Romney S.
Rafferty, Katherine R.
Anderson, Katherine A.
Murray, Mimi
Corrigan, Patti C.
Lukasiewicz, Christine L.
Denniss, Jane D.
Remo, Bonnie R.
Stewart, Karen S.
Ni, Mary E.
Curtis, Sharon L.
Springfield (Mass.)
Gymnastics
Gymnasts
Group portraits
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/21187
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Publisher:
Springfield Union
Language:
English
Identifier:
rg162-03-a-01-25-001