Florida
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Florida
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March 1939
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4
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2
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7
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FLORIDA
The recently organized Fencing Club of Jacksonville made its debut on February 4th by defeating the fencing team from H.M.S. Orion by a score of 10-7. This, the first fencing match held in Jacksonville, attracted more than a hundred interested spectators.
The British team, previously undefeated, was captained by Marine Torry who won five out of his eight bouts. His teammates were Marine Ley, Musician Spicer, and Musician Jackson. Eugene Townsend, formerly of Rollins College, captained the Jacksonville team of H. Heldt, formerly of University of Pennsylvania, Douglas Morel and Thomas J. Conrick. Captain Townsend won all seven of his bouts. The match was held in the Jacksonville Federal Art Gallery.
