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A.F.L.A. Competitions in New York City
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June 1939
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A.F.L.A. COMPETITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
Individual Junior Foil Championship – 11 Entries — April 13th
Ralph E. Marson of the N.Y.A.C., a National Ranking Sabreman, scored a mild upset by winning the Junior Foil title in a fence-off with Silvio Giolito of N.Y.U. In the six-man Finals, Giolito appeared slated for the Championship with four victories and a 4-3 lead in his fifth against Max Goldstein of C.C.N.Y., but a sudden reversal of form overtook him as he lost the bout 5-3 to go into a tie with Marson. Marson then profited by his second opportunity to win a very exciting and close fence-off 5-4.
Summaries:
Final Round:
Ralph E. Marson (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Cetrulo 5-4, Bukantz 5-3, Lubell 5-4, and Goldstein 5-3.
Silvio Giolito (N.Y.U.) defeated Marson 5-4, Cetrulo 5-2, Bukantz 5-3, and Lubell 5-3.
Max Goldstein (C.C.N.Y.) defeated Giolito 5-3, Cetrulo 5-3, and Bukantz 5-3.
Nathaniel Lubell (Salle D'Armes Vince) defeated Cetrulo 5-4 and Goldstein 5-3.
Daniel Bukantz (Salle D'Armes Vince) defeated Cetrulo 5-4 and Lubell 5-4.
Diaz Cetrulo (Seton Hall College) lost all bouts.
Fence-Off:
Marson defeated Giolito 5-4.
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Three Weapon Team Championship – 10 Teams — April 16th
The Salle Santelli trio of Jose and Miguel de Capriles and Warren Dow regained the trophy they lost last year to the N.Y.A.C. by defeating that team in the last and deciding match of the Finals by a score of 2-1. Philip Lubart, the fourth member of the winning team, competed in sabre in the earlier rounds.
Summary of Finals:
Salle Santelli "A" 3 – Salle Santelli "B" 0
Foil – Warren Dow (Santelli "A") defeated Norman Lewis (Santelli "B") 5-4.
Epee – Jose de Capriles (Santelli "A") defeated Hans Stark (Santelli "B") 3-2.
Sabre – Philip Lubart (Santelli "A") defeated Kevins Kapner (Santelli "B") 5-4.
N.Y.A.C. 2 – Fencers Club 1
Foil – Hugh Alessandroni (Fencers Club) defeated Dermell Every (N.Y.A.C.) 5-2.
Epee – George Thompson (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Tracy Jaeckel (Fencers Club) 3-1.
Sabre – John Huffman (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Norman Armitage (Fencers Club) 5-4.
Salle Santelli "A" 2 – Fencers Club 1
Foil – Hugh Alessandroni (Fencers Club) defeated Warren Dow (Santelli "A") 5-4.
Epee – Jose de Capriles (Santelli "A") defeated Robert Driscoll (Fencers Club) 3-1.
Sabre – Miguel de Capriles (Salle Santelli "A") defeated Norman Armitage (Fencers Club) 5-3.
N.Y.A.C. 2 – Salle Santelli "B" 1
Foil – Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli "B") defeated Dermell Every (N.Y.A.C.) 5-2.
Epee – George Thompson (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Hans Stark (Salle Santelli "B") 3-2.
Sabre – John Huffman (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Kevins Kapner (Salle Santelli "B") 5-2.
Salle Santelli "A" 2 – N.Y.A.C. 1
Foil – Warren Dow (Salle Santelli "A") defeated Dermell Every (N.Y.A.C.) 5-4.
Epee – Jose de Capriles (Salle Santelli "A") defeated George Thompson (N.Y.A.C.) 3-2.
Sabre – John Huffman (N.Y.A.C.) defeated Miguel de Capriles (Salle Santelli "A") 5-4.
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Individual Junior Epee Championship – 11 Entries — April 18th
The three members of the Fencers Club who, as a team on January 12th, won the Junior Epee Team Championship finished in one-two-three order in the Individual Championship. Their unusual success in this weapon gave the Fencers Club a clean sweep in all divisions of Junior epee throughout the year. Alfred Skrobisch, Hugh V. Alessandroni, and Winslow Cornett took the first three places in that order.
Summaries:
Alfred Skrobisch (Fencers Club) defeated Flynn 3-0, Wehle 3-2, May 3-0, Metzger 3-1, Ignatow 3-2, Farnham 3-1, Manzo 3-1, Alessandroni 3-2, Martinez 3-0, and double-lossed with Cornett 3-3.
Hugh V. Alessandroni (Fencers Club) defeated Flynn 3-1, Wehle 3-1, Metzger 3-2, Ignatow 3-1, Cornett 3-1, Farnham 3-1, Manzo 3-1, and Martinez 3-0.
Winslow Cornett (Fencers Club) defeated Flynn 3-0, Wehle 3-0, Metzger 3-1, Ignatow 3-0, Farnham 3-0, Manzo 3-2, Martinez 3-0, and double-lossed with Skrobisch 3-3.
Lieut. Philip Wehle (West Point Fencers Club) defeated Flynn 3-0, Metzger 3-0, Ignatow 3-2, Farnham 3-1, Manzo 3-1, and Martinez 3-2.
Cadet Salvatore Manzo (West Point Fencers Club) defeated Flynn 3-1, May 3-2, Metzger 3-2, Ignatow 3-1, Farnham 3-1, and Martinez 3-0.
Dr. James H. Flynn (Salle Santelli) defeated May 3-0, Metzger 3-2, Ignatow 3-1, Farnham 3-2, and Martinez 3-1.
Ernest May (Fencers Club) defeated Wehle 3-0, Cornett 3-2, Alessandroni 3-1, and Martinez 3-2.
Archie Ignatow (N.Y.U.) defeated May 3-2 and Farnham 3-2.
Moulton Farnham (Salle Henri IV) defeated May 3-2 and Metzger 3-0.
Marvin Metzger (Columbia) defeated May 3-1 and Martinez 3-1.
Abraham Martinez (Columbia) lost all bouts fenced.
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Individual Junior Sabre Championship – 15 Entries — April 20th
Anthony Hyde of the Philadelphia Sword Club made a clean sweep of the nine-man Finals to upset New York's dominance in the sabre and win the Junior Sabre Title. It was only the second, third, and fourth men in the Championship who seemed to give Hyde any trouble, and these he defeated by 5-4 scores.
New York's dominance in the sabre was not only swept aside by the winner but by four other Finalists who came from nearby cities to eliminate such promising local sabremen as Flynn, Kapner, Gordon Wallis, Egan, and Ritayik.
Summary of Finals:
Anthony Hyde (Philadelphia Sword Club) defeated Brownlee 5-2, Welles 5-4, Kellerman 5-4, Littlehale 5-1, Edwards 5-3, Newton 5-0, Castello 5-3, and Rorick 5-4.
James Welles (Columbia) defeated Kellerman 5-2, Littlehale 5-4, Edwards 5-0, Newton 5-2, Castello 5-3, and Rorick 5-2.
Leo Kellerman (Yale Medical School) defeated Brownlee 5-3, Littlehale 5-1, Edwards 5-2, Newton 5-2, and Rorick 5-2.
Alan Rorick (West Point Fencers Club) defeated Brownlee 5-3, Littlehale 5-4, Edwards 5-2, Newton 5-4, and Castello 5-1.
Lieut. Brownlee (West Point Fencers Club) defeated Edwards 5-2, Welles 5-4, Newton 5-4, Castello 5-4, and Littlehale 5-1.
James Castello (N.Y.U.) defeated Kellerman 5-1, Littlehale 5-1, and Edwards 5-3.
Harold Newton (Greco Fencing Academy) defeated Littlehale 5-1 and Castello 5-2.
Lieut. Edwards (West Point Fencers Club) defeated Newton 5-4 and Littlehale 5-2.
Bradner Littlehale (N.Y.A.C.) lost all bouts.
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Metropolitan Epee Team Championship – 3 Team Finals — April 23rd
This local championship ended in a three-way tie on March 26th (incorrectly reported as March 6th in our last issue), which was finally fought off late in April. The Salle Santelli "A" team defeated both its own "B" team and the Fencers Club team by substantial margins to break the previous tie and win the Championship. Norman Lewis of the winning team went through the two matches undefeated.
Final Summaries:
Santelli "A" 11 – Santelli "B" 2
Norman Lewis (Santelli "A") defeated Stark 3-2 and Kapner 3-2.
Peter Mijer (Santelli "A") defeated Stark 3-1.
Jose de Capriles (Santelli "A") defeated Stark 3-1 and Kapner 3-2.
Rudolph Ozol (Santelli "B") defeated Mijer 3-1 and Jose de Capriles 3-1.
Hans Stark and Kevins Kapner (Santelli "B") lost all bouts fenced.
Santelli "A" – Fencers Club 1
Norman Lewis (Santelli "A") defeated Von Munchhausen 3-1 and Alessandroni 3-1.
Jose de Capriles (Santelli "A") defeated Von Munchhausen 3-2 and Jaeckel 3-1.
Miguel de Capriles (Santelli "A") defeated Alessandroni 3-2.
Tracy Jaeckel (Fencers Club) defeated M. de Capriles 3-2.
August Von Munchhausen and Hugh Alessandroni (Fencers Club) lost all bouts fenced.
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Women’s Foil Team Championship – 5 Teams – April 11th
It appeared as if the Salle d’Armes Vince’s perennial claim to this Championship might be threatened this year by the Salle Santelli team. These two teams competing on parallel strips each disposed of the other teams in the competition with the unusually similar scores of 5-1 in every match fenced. Then came the deciding match and the surprise of the Championship. The Salle d’Armes Vince team shut out the Salle Santelli 5-0 for its best team score of the evening.
Teams:
Salle d’Armes Vince – Miss Maria Cerra, Miss Madeline Dalton, and Mrs. Marion Lloyd Vince.
Salle Santelli – Miss Mildred Stewart, Miss Barbara Cochrane, and Miss Dorothy Grimmelmann.
Hofstra College – Miss Helena Mroczkowska, Miss Dorothy Wahl, and Miss Ruth Maxwell.
New York University – Miss Beryl Petchesky, Miss Josephine Mancinelli, Miss Harriet McGlennon, and Miss Ruth Barcan.
Composite Team – Mrs. Dolly Funke, Miss Erna Treiling, and Miss Grace Acel.
Summaries:
Salle d’Armes Vince defeated Hofstra College 5-1, Composite Team 5-1, N.Y.U. 5-1, and Salle Santelli 5-0.
Salle Santelli defeated N.Y.U. 5-1, Composite Team 5-1, and Hofstra College 5-1.
