News from San Francisco
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News from San Francisco
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August 27, 1937
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NEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO
This year the Emporium, San Francisco’s largest department store, sponsored four contests. These were held in the auditorium of the store on each Saturday afternoon during the month of June.
Men’s Open Foils.
Ted Lorber - Olympic Club
Harry Mortimer - Olympic Club
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
Men’s Open Sabre.
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
Ferard Leicester - Olympic Club
Robert E. Dasmann - Olympic Club
Men’s Open Epee.
Harry Mortimer - Olympic Club
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
Walter Westman - University of California
Women’s Open Foils.
Mrs. Gerda Funke - Funke Fencing Aca.
Miss Helen Sander - Funke Fencing Aca.
Miss Beverly Price - Funke Fencing Aca.
The above contests were limited to 8 fencers, except in the epee which was limited to nine.
The San Francisco Bay Division’s Outdoor Championships were held during the first half of July, 1937, and the results are as follows:
Three-Weapon Outdoor Championship.
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
R.H. Mercer - San Francisco Y.M.C.A.
William O’Brien - Funke Fencing Academy
There were 12 entries.
Women’s Outdoor Foils.
Gerda Funke - Funke Fencing Aca.
Fern Harrington - Funke Fencing Aca.
Beverly Price - Funke Fencing Aca.
Eleven girls competed.
Men’s Outdoor Epee.
Victor Arnautoff - Olympic Club
Harry Mortimer - Olympic Club
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
There were 14 entries.
Men’s Outdoor Sabre.
DeForest Rodecape - Olympic Club
Robert Dasmann - Olympic Club
William O’Brien - Funke Fencing Academy
There were eleven entries.
All the outdoor events were held in the Stadium of the High School of Commerce, in San Francisco.
The new executive committee for the Division consists of nine members: Bryan H. Smith, Chairman; Linton von Beroldingen, Vice-Chairman; Ferard Leicester, Secretary-Treasurer; Oliver G. Bowen, Richard Mercer, Hazel Murray, J. Risling, Clem Vail, and Walter Westman.
