SC Gymnastics Exhibition Team Poster, Westport YMCA (February 28, 1942)
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A poster for the Springfield College Gymnastics Exhibition Team, which performed at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 1942 at the Westport YMCA in Baltimore, Maryland. Tickets were fifty cents for adults and thirty cents for students. The poster includes a quote from LIFE Magazine describing the performance as “Beauty + Rhythm + Thrills.” This poster design was frequently reused to advertise the team’s other shows.
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The history of Gymnastics at Springfield College goes all the way back to nearly the founding of Springfield College in 1885. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of Basketball, was an early SC Gymnast. Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern Gymnastics, was head coach for many years. In 1955, Frank Wolcott began coaching the men’s gymnastics team at Springfield College. Bob Cargill followed up Wolcott and coached the team for 1 season from 1981-1982. The team was then coached by Steve Posner, who remains as the head coach today. He has coached the team for 30 seasons and has an overall record of 137 wins and 206 losses. During the 1990-1991 season, Eric Weiskopf took over as head coach and Posner returned during the 1991-1992 season.
Scale is not 1:1 because item was digitized using a Canon EOS Rebel T1i. Original size is listed in the extent field; Poster has splash marks from liquid.
