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ICFA Championships
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April 1939
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I. C. F. A. CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 46th Annual Championships of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association were held on March 31st and April 1st at the 7th Regiment Armory Gymnasium in New York City. Regardless of the discussions which preceded this affair as to where, how and under whom they would be conducted this year, once more the “Intercollegiates” proved a gathering place for all fencers in the East, active or retired. For two days, 119 college fencers presented a judging problem to the fencing Alumni and their friends who assembled morning, noon, and evening to direct and judge 596 separate fencing bouts in all three weapons.
Navy lived up to its unbeaten dual meet season record and more than confirmed its choice for probable three-weapon victor by piling up the highest total score of victories in I.C.F.A. history.
In doing so, it won the foil and epee team championships and placed in sabre only three points behind the winning Columbia team. It cornered the individual honors as well by winning the Class A, Class B and placing second on touches in the Class C Foil Championship; winning the Class A and placing second in the Class B Sabre Championship; and placing second in Class A, third in Class B and winning the Class C Epee Championship. Army won the Individual Class A Epee Championship with Princeton taking first in the Class B Division of that weapon. N.Y.U., defending 3-weapon Champion, avoided a shutout this year by winning the Individual Class C Foil Championship. Columbia won the Class B and Army the Class C Sabre Championship.
With four team trophies and championships, nine individual championships, and approximately 40 medals under competition during the two days of constant fencing, it is difficult to treat separately the individual and team accomplishments of the 119 men and 12 complete college teams who participated in the championships. We refer you to the summaries for the Final Team and Final Individual results and standings.
I.C.F.A. FENCING SUMMARIES
FINAL THREE WEAPON STANDINGS
Epee | Foil | Saber | Total
Navy | 23½ | 29 | 23 | 75½
Army | 21½ | 19 | 24 | 64½
Columbia | 18 | 16 | 26 | 60
N.Y.U. | 14 | 21 | 24 | 59
City College | 15 | 24 | 16 | 55
Harvard | 16 | 18 | 19 | 53
Yale | 14½ | 17 | 21 | 52½
Cornell | 13½ | 14 | 17 | 44½
M.I.T. | 12 | 16 | 13 | 41
Princeton | 23 | 9 | 7 | 39
Pennsylvania | 15½ | 9 | 5 | 29½
Hamilton | 12½ | 6 | 3 | 21½
FOIL TEAM STANDINGS
Cl. A | Cl. B | Cl. C | Tot.
Navy | 10 | 11 | 8 | 29
City College | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24
N.Y.U. | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21
Army | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19
Harvard | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18
Yale | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17
Columbia | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15
M.I.T. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15
Cornell | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9
Pennsylvania | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9
Princeton | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9
Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6
FOIL TEAM RESULTS
Navy defeated Army, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Princeton, Hamilton, C.C.N.Y., and M.I.T. 3-0 and N.Y.U., Cornell, Harvard, and Yale 2-1.
C.C.N.Y. defeated Princeton, N.Y.U., Hamilton, and M.I.T. 3-0 and Army, Columbia, Yale, Pennsylvania, Harvard, and Cornell 2-1.
N.Y.U. defeated M.I.T., Yale, Hamilton, and Princeton 3-0 and Pennsylvania, Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia 2-1.
Army defeated Pennsylvania, Princeton, and N.Y.U. 3-0 and Hamilton, Harvard, and M.I.T. 2-1.
Harvard defeated Princeton 3-0 and Hamilton, Yale, M.I.T., Cornell, and Columbia 2-1.
Yale defeated Hamilton 3-0 and Cornell, Princeton, Army, Pennsylvania, and Columbia 2-1.
Columbia defeated Pennsylvania 3-0 and Hamilton, Princeton, M.I.T., and Army 2-1.
M.I.T. defeated Hamilton, Cornell, and Pennsylvania 3-0 and Princeton and Yale 2-1.
Cornell defeated Pennsylvania, Princeton, Columbia, Army, and Hamilton 2-1.
Pennsylvania defeated Harvard and Hamilton 2-1.
Princeton defeated Pennsylvania and Hamilton 2-1.
INDIVIDUAL FOIL RESULTS (Place Winners Only)
Class A:
Vincent de Poix, Navy won 10 lost 1; Max Goldstein, C.C.N.Y. won 8 lost 3; Leon Seltzer, Columbia won 7 lost 4 (touched 23 times); Silvio Giolito, N.Y.U. won 7 lost 4 (touched 25 times); and Paul Perlowin, Yale, won 7 lost 4 (touched 34 times).
Class B:
Daniel Appleton, Navy, won 11 lost 0; David Altman, C.C.N.Y., won 9 lost 2; Harry Kinnard, Army, won 7 lost 4; and Cranston Jones, Harvard won 7 lost 4.
Class C:
Felix Feldman, N.Y.U., won 8, lost 3 (touched 36 times); John Henry, Navy, won 8, lost 3 (touched 39 times); and Alfred Moody, Army, won 8, lost 3 (touched 40 times).
SABRE TEAM STANDINGS
Cl. A | Cl. B | Cl. C | Tot.
Columbia | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26
N.Y.U. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24
Army | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24
Navy | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23
Yale | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21
Harvard | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19
Cornell | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16
City College | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16
M.I.T. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13
Princeton | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7
Pennsylvania | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5
Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
SABRE TEAM RESULTS
Columbia defeated Pennsylvania, Princeton, Hamilton, and C.C.N.Y. 3-0 and Cornell, Navy, Army, N.Y.U., M.I.T., Yale, and Harvard 2-1.
N.Y.U. defeated Pennsylvania, Princeton, Hamilton, and Cornell 3-0 and Harvard, C.C.N.Y., M.I.T., Navy, and Army 2-1.
Army defeated Hamilton, Navy, Pennsylvania, and Yale 3-0 and Harvard, M.I.T., C.C.N.Y., Cornell, and Princeton 2-1.
Navy defeated Princeton, Hamilton, M.I.T., C.C.N.Y., and Pennsylvania 3-0 and Harvard, Cornell, and Yale 2-1.
Yale defeated M.I.T., Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Hamilton 3-0 and Cornell, Harvard, and N.Y.U. 2-1.
Harvard defeated Pennsylvania and Hamilton 3-0 and M.I.T., Princeton, C.C.N.Y., and Cornell 2-1.
Cornell defeated Princeton, Pennsylvania, and Hamilton 3-0 and M.I.T. 2-1.
C.C.N.Y. defeated Princeton and Pennsylvania 3-0 and Yale, Cornell, and Hamilton 2-1.
M.I.T. defeated Pennsylvania, C.C.N.Y., Hamilton, and Princeton 2-1.
Pennsylvania defeated Hamilton and Princeton 2-1.
Princeton defeated Hamilton 3-0.
INDIVIDUAL SABRE RESULTS (Place Winners Only)
Class A:
Abraham Campo, Navy, won 9, lost 2; Alan Rorick, Army, won 9, lost 2 (Campo defeated Rorick 5-2 in fence-off); James Welles, Columbia, won 8, lost 3 (touched 27 times); Robert Johnson, Yale, won 8, lost 3 (touched 31 times); and James Castello, N.Y.U., won 8, lost 3 (touched 36 times).
Class B:
Gordon Wallis, Columbia, won 10, lost 1; Lee Snilsberg, Navy, won 9, lost 2; Frank Scharfstein, N.Y.U., won 8, lost 3.
Class C:
Davison Dalziel, Army, won 9, lost 2 (touched 36 times); Joseph Doyle, Harvard, won 9, lost 2 (touched 40 times); and Vincent Scully, Yale, won 7, lost 4.
EPEE TEAM STANDINGS
Cl. A | Cl. B | Cl. C | Tot.
Navy | 7½ | 6½ | 9½ | 23½
Princeton | 7½ | 10 | 5½ | 23
Army | 8 | 7 | 6½ | 21½
Columbia | 6½ | 5 | 6½ | 18
Harvard | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16
Pennsylvania | 4 | 5½ | 6 | 15½
City College | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15
Yale | 7½ | 5 | 2 | 14½
N.Y.U. | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14
Cornell | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13½
Hamilton | 4½ | 3 | 5 | 12½
M.I.T. | 1½ | 6 | 4½ | 12
EPEE TEAM RESULTS
Navy defeated Hamilton and Harvard 3-0; M.I.T., Cornell, Pennsylvania, Princeton, N.Y.U., C.C.N.Y., and Army 2-1; and tied with Columbia 1½-1½.
Princeton defeated Harvard, N.Y.U., and Cornell 3-0; Army 2½-½; Pennsylvania and Yale 2-1; and tied with C.C.N.Y., M.I.T., and Hamilton 1½-1½.
Army defeated Harvard and M.I.T. 3-0; N.Y.U. and Columbia 2½-½; C.C.N.Y., Yale, Hamilton, and Pennsylvania 2-1; and tied with Cornell 1½-1½.
Columbia defeated C.C.N.Y. 3-0; Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and N.Y.U. 2-1; and tied with M.I.T. and Navy 1½-1½.
Harvard defeated Cornell and Hamilton 3-0; and M.I.T., Columbia, and C.C.N.Y. 2-1.
Pennsylvania defeated Yale, M.I.T., N.Y.U., Hamilton, and Harvard 2-1.
C.C.N.Y. defeated Cornell, Hamilton, Pennsylvania, and M.I.T. 2-1; and tied with N.Y.U. and Princeton 1½-1½.
Yale defeated Cornell, Harvard, Navy, and C.C.N.Y. 2-1.
N.Y.U. defeated Hamilton 3-0; Cornell and Yale 2-1; and tied with C.C.N.Y. 1½-1½.
Cornell defeated M.I.T. 3-0; Columbia and Pennsylvania 2-1; and tied Army 1½-1½.
Hamilton defeated Columbia, M.I.T., Cornell, and Yale 2-1 and tied Princeton 1½-1½.
M.I.T. defeated Yale and N.Y.U. 2-1 and tied with Princeton and Columbia 1½-1½.
INDIVIDUAL EPEE RESULTS (Place Winners Only)
Class A:
Salvatore Manzo, Army, won 8, lost 3; John Howland, Navy, won 7½, lost 3½ (18 touches against); Rex Auchinclose, Yale, won 7½, lost 3½ (20 touches against); and George Calkins, Princeton, won 7, lost 3½ (20 touches against, defeated 3-2 in fence-off).
Class B:
Amory Parmentier, Princeton, won 10, lost 1; Page Smith, Army, won 7, lost 4; and James McPherson, Navy, won 6½, lost 4½.
Class C:
Philip Glennon, Navy, won 9½, lost 1½; Jerry Konecky, N.Y.U., won 7, lost 4; and Arthur Meyer, Army, won 6½, lost 4½.
