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Short Biographies of the Team
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June 4, 1936
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12
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SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF THE TEAM
Warren Dow
"Warren" was born in Paterson, N.J., in 1903. He began fencing at the age of 14 at Patterson H.S. under Ray Dutcher, a member of the 1920 Olympic Team and Epee Champion for that year. Warren then attended Cooper Union, where he became a draftsman. He was instrumental in founding the Saltus Club where he fenced under Capdevielle, but in 1931 he moved to New Jersey and founded the Lafayette Fencers Club. While there, he helped revive and rebuild the then disorganized N.J. Division. At the present time he is a member of the Commonwealth Club of Montclair and is fencing with George Santelli whom he considers is responsible for his recent success. He is a senior in the three weapons and won the Metropolitan Foil championship this year. He has won the N.J. State title in all weapons 13 out of the 15 times he has entered them. He has been a finalist in the National in all three weapons, and a medallist in foil and sabre.
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Dernell Every
"Don" was born in Athens, N.Y., in 1906, and attended Williston Academy and Hudson H.S. before entering Yale University. He began fencing in 1925 while at Yale, under Robert Grasson. That same year he won the Clemen Medal, a type of Freshman Intercollegiates. He was runner-up to Joe Levis in the Intercollegiates of 1926, and won the title in 1927 and 1928. He was a member of the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Foil Teams and has been on several winning Foil and three-weapon teams. He is an industrial engineer by profession, and his hobby is playing checkers. He is the wit of the team and does some very clever tap-dances. He couldn’t tell us exactly why he started fencing, but tennis was his first love. He had always wanted to learn how to fence and Yale was the first school he attended where they had fencing classes. He was on the tennis squad at Yale and thought fencing would keep his wrist, legs, and eyes in good condition during the winter. He tried it and liked it so well that he never returned to the tennis squad in the spring.
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Jose R. de Capriles
"Joe" was born in Mexico City in 1912 of Dutch father and Spanish mother. He came to this country in 1920 and attended Seton Hall Prep and De Witt Clinton H.S., where he played baseball and dreamed of a position on a college nine. It was not until 1929, while a Freshman at N.Y.U., that he took up fencing. He is a senior in all three weapons, having won the National Jr. Epee in 1934, Sabre in ’35, and Foil in ’36. He fenced the three weapons for N.Y.U. in the Intercollegiates and won the individual title in epee in 1933. He has been runner-up for the National 3-weapon title the last two years, and is the present National Outdoor Epee Champion, as well as being second in the indoor championship. At the present time he also holds the N.J. Open Foil title, the Philadelphia Outdoor Epee and the Conn. Outdoor Sabre. He is a member of the University Fencers Club. In December of 1935 he started a fencing newspaper and called it the RIPOSTE. It is growing rapidly and now occupies all his spare time.
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Miguel A. de Capriles
"Mike" was born in Mexico City in 1906. He is a naturalized citizen and has lived in the U.S. since 1920. He attended the Irving School in Tarrytown and the H.S. of Commerce in New York, but did not begin fencing until a junior at N.Y.U. His first year was spent teaching himself out of a book, but he then was able to get Prof. Julio Martinez Castello to come to N.Y.U. as coach. Capriles was a three-weapon man from the start, as his college team did not have enough men from whom to draw. He was a member of the Olympic Epee Team in 1932, but this year he has trained with George Santelli for the Sabre Team. "Mike" was three-weapon champion in 1933 and 1934, and National Epee Champion in 1931. He gained his senior ranking by winning the three individual National Jr. championships in consecutive years. He is assistant professor of Economics and Assistant to the Provost at N.Y.U., in addition to being a member of the New York Bar. He has been active in building up the sport at his Alma Mater, where he acts as faculty adviser to the team. His hobby is playing bridge and other card games.
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Dr. John R. Huffman
"Johnny" was born in Norfolk, Va., on February 17th, 1905. His younger days were spent traveling over the country, and as a result, he attended six High Schools before graduating with honors in 1922. He then went to Yale, where he began fencing in 1924 under Robert Grasson. His first tournament was the Intercollegiates of 1925, where he placed third in the sabre. He won his first championship, the National Jr. Sabre, in 1928. In 1929 he graduated from the Yale graduate school with a Ph.D. in Chemistry. He then went to the University of Copenhagen, and while there he won the foil and sabre championships of Denmark. In 1930 he tied for third in European championships held at Liege, Belgium. He was on the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Teams, and in 1932 he tied for third place in the individuals. He won the National championship in 1930, 1931, and 1932, and the Metropolitan title in 1935 and 1936. He has held the National three-weapon championship in 1931, 1932, 1935, and 1936, and has been a member of several international teams. He is a chemical engineer and research chemist and at the present time is carrying on experiments as assistant to Dr. H. C. Urey of Columbia University. He is a member of the New York Athletic Club and gives George Santelli the credit for polishing his fencing. Chemistry is his hobby, but occasionally he has a little time for golf.
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Peter W. Bruder
"Pete" was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended the Bushwick High School and the Brooklyn Technical High. From there he went to Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, where he is at present studying for his B.S. degree. He began fencing in 1928 under Joseph Vince and has remained with Vince ever since, and is now one of our best technicians in sabre. He won the National Outdoor Sabre title in 1931 and has been either second or third in the Nationals of 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1936. He was a member of the 1932 Olympic Team. He has no particular hobby and is at present working as an engineer.
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Lt. Gustave M. Heiss
"Gus" was born in Meridian, Miss., on November 4, 1905. He attended thirteen high schools and was graduated from Warren Eastern High School, New Orleans, in 1923. He then attended the United States Military Academy and became a lieutenant in 1931. He started fencing under Dr. John Dimond in 1929. His first tournament was the Intercollegiates of 1929. He won the Individual Epee Title in 1931. After he left West Point he joined the Fencers Club and became a pupil of Mr. Rene Pinchart. He won the Outdoor Epee Championship in 1932, and has held the National Epee Championship in 1933, 1934, and 1936. When he was asked why he took up fencing he placed all the blame on Mr. Dimond who interested him in the sport during his plebe year at the Point by his kind instructions and his transmission of the many fine qualities that may be developed in a personality by fencing.
