Philadelphia Fencer's Club 40th Anniversary
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Philadelphia Fencer's Club 40th Anniversary
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February 25, 1937
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PHILADELPHIA FENCER’S CLUB’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
The 40th anniversary of the Philadelphia Fencers Club, second oldest in America, was celebrated at the Salle d’Armes of Major William J. Horne on February 20th with a series of tumbling and fencing exhibitions. Colonel Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, President of the Club, and Major Horne acted as officials in charge of the interesting program.
The fencing exhibitions began with a foil lesson by the famous George Santelli to Jose de Capriles, and reached a climax with the sabre lesson and bout between Professor Santelli and John R. Huffman, which brought the distinguished audience of civilians, army, navy, and marine officers to their feet in thunderous applause. Among the participants in the varied exhibitions were: Miguel de Capriles, who fenced epee with his brother and with Albert Keiser, of Philadelphia; and sabre with Charles F. Kolb; J. Brooks, B. Parker, who engaged in a fine sabre bout with Huffman and a lesson with Santelli; Professor Ricardo Frost, of the home club, who engaged in a foil bout with William J. Horne Jr. after the latter had given a masterful performance in tumbling; Frank Goodfellow, the veteran champion, who fenced Jose de Capriles in epee; Jay Stockhardt, of West Point, and Haywood Maloy, of League Island Navy Yard, who exhibited with the foils.
