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Two Double Winners
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December 1938
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TWO DOUBLE WINNERS
Austin Prokop of the Salle Santelli and Mrs. Aldo Nadi of the Aldo Nadi Studio are both credited with double victories thus far this season. Mr. Prokop won the Individual Prep Foil Competition on November 1st and the Individual Novice Foil Competition on November 8th at the N.Y.A.C. Mrs. Nadi duplicated this record by winning the Women's Individual Prep Foil Competition at the Fencers Club on November 18th and the Women's Individual Novice Foil Competition at the Salle Santelli on December 4th. All four competitions broke all previous records regarding the number of entries for any similar competitions held by the A.F.L.A.
Prep Foil - 29 Entries - 6-Man Finals - Hammond Prize.
Finals:
Austin Prokop, Salle Santelli (1st) - won 5, lost 0.
Albert Axelrod, Salle Santelli (2nd) - won 2, lost 1.
Robert Guillard, C.C.N.Y. (3rd) - won 2, lost 2.
John Paliotta, C.C.N.Y. - won 1, lost 3.
Irwin Heidenreich, N.Y.D. - won 1, lost 3.
Gerald Levin, Eastern District High School - lost 3.
Novice Foil - 74 Entries - 6-Man Finals - Hammond Prize.
Finals:
Austin Prokop, Salle Santelli (1st) - won 5, lost 0.
Theodore Green, Saltus Fencing Club (2nd) - won 3, lost 1.
Daniel Alagna, St. John's Univ. (3rd) - won 2, lost 2 (tie 13).
Albert Axelrod, Salle Santelli - won 2, lost 2 (tie 16).
Murray Kornfeld, St. John's Univ. - won 0, lost 3.
Matthew Gusick, Foils Club - won 0, lost 4.
Women's Prep Foil - 20 Entries - 8-Woman Finals - Mrs. Harold Van Buskirk Gold Medal.
Finals:
Mrs. Aldo Nadi, Aldo Nadi Studio (1st) - won 6, lost 1.
Miss Ruth Maxwell, Hofstra College (2nd) - won 6, lost 1.
Miss Grace Giratano, Foils Club (3rd) - won 5, lost 2.
Miss Gloria Bou, Hunter College - won 3, lost 4.
Miss Dorothy Kerfoot, Foils Club - won 2, lost 4.
Miss Bessie Abilificia, Foils Club - won 2, lost 4.
Miss Virginia Hoffman, unattached - won 2, lost 4.
Miss Hope Beauchamp, Hunter College - won 0, lost 6.
Mrs. Nadi defeated Miss Maxwell 4-2 in the fence-off.
Women's Novice Foil - 37 Entries - 7-Woman Finals - Manrique Gold Medal.
Finals:
Mrs. Aldo Nadi, Aldo Nadi Studio (1st) - won 5, lost 1.
Miss Jean Voorhees, Salle Scafati (2nd) - won 4, lost 2 (t 10).
Miss Emile Hocher, Salle d'Armes Henry IV (3rd) - won 4, lost 2 (t 11).
Miss Addie Bassi, Aldo Nadi Studio - won 4, lost 2.
Miss Grace Acel, North Tarrytown High School - won 3, lost 3.
Mrs. Daphne Anderson, Saltus Fencing Club - won 0, lost 5.
Miss Ruth Barcan, N.Y.U. - won 0, lost 5.
Douglas Gerard of the Salle Santelli won the Individual Novice Sabre competition at the N.Y.A.C. on November 3rd. The awards were donated by Dr. Graeme Hammond, Honorary President of the A.F.L.A.
Finalists:
Douglas Gerard, Salle Santelli (1st) - won 4, lost 1.
William Ritayik, Saltus Fencing Club (2nd) - won 3, lost 2 (t 18).
Joseph Rabb, Greco Fencing Academy (3rd) - won 3, lost 2 (t 20).
Robert Siffert, N.Y.U. - won 2, lost 2.
Murray Davidoff, N.Y.U. - won 1, lost 3.
Daniel Bukantz, unattached - won 1, lost 3.
