Brother And Sister Are Top Olympic Hopefuls In Fencing.(Brief Article) From: Jet | Date: August 2, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The popularity of fencing among Blacks will get a big boost if brother and sister Keeth and Erinn Smart have anything to do with it.

Keeth, 20, ranked No. 1 in the men's senior saber division, and Erinn, 19, ranked No. 2 in the women's senior foil division, are both hoping to represent the USA in the 2000 Olympics.

They are from New York and both Keeth and Erinn's attraction to the sport came through the Peter Westbrook Foundation. Westbrook, was a bronze meda...

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