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San Francisco News
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April 1939
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SAN FRANCISCO
Reports from several sources all verify the excellent conditions available at Festival Hall on Treasure Island at the Golden Gate International Exposition for the holding of the National Championships this year.
The large entry list of 42 in the Open Individual Foil Championships of the San Francisco Bay Division late in February, reported upon in our March issue, gave ample trial to the facilities there for large competitions. In that championship there were eight preliminary pools, four quarter final pools, two semifinal pools, and a six-man finals. There were four 45-foot cork linoleum strips six feet wide with centers 32 feet apart. This gave room for officials and spectators. Competitions to date are proving popular with visitors to the Exposition, many of whom have never witnessed fencing before.
The San Francisco Women’s Intermediate Individual Foil Championship held at Stanford University on February 25th attracted 12 entries. The four highest girls were Elisabeth Hankey, first; Norma Di Vita, second; Roberta Fritz, third; and Helen Sander, fourth.
A most unusual score was made by our American Champion, Miss Helene Mayer, in the Women’s Open San Francisco Foil Championship held at Treasure Island on March 17th. In her 13 bouts, she made 65 touches and was touched once, despite the fact that the girls on the Pacific Coast are improving consistently. Such a record would be unusual even against the most inexperienced neophytes, and in an Open Divisional Championship, it indicates that the quality of her swordsmanship has lost none of the excellence of former years.
