Lewis, Tingley, and Armitage - New Champions : Miss Mayer Only 1938 Champion to Keep Title
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Lewis, Tingley, and Armitage - New Champions : Miss Mayer Only 1938 Champion to Keep Title
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July 1939
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LEWIS, TINGLEY AND ARMITAGE - NEW CHAMPIONS
MISS MAYER ONLY 1938 CHAMPION TO KEEP TITLE
Salle Santelli and NYAC retain Team Titles - Fencers Club regains Epee Trophy
The 1939 Fencing Championships were held at Festival Hall, San Francisco International Exposition, June 26 - July 2nd. This was the first time that all Individual and Men's Team Championships have been held at one time and place. It was a notable success.
Beginning Monday afternoon, June 26th, with the Foil Team matches, the fencing progressed day by day through Individual Foil, Women's Foil, Team Epee, Individual Epee, Team Sabre, and Individual Sabre. The week contained 754 separate official bouts among a total of 168 entries.
Attendance increased as the week progressed with an estimated 1,500 spectators present at one time on the final evening. Exposition and AFLA officials readily admitted that the drawing power of these fencing Championships exceeded all prior estimates.
Norman Lewis of the Salle Santelli captured the first Individual Championship by winning the Foil title Tuesday evening. Miss Helene Mayer of the Funke Fencing Academy successfully defended her Championship on Wednesday evening in the Women's Individual Foil finals. Loyal Tingley of the University of Chicago provided the biggest surprise of the week by winning the Individual Epee Championship on Thursday evening while Norman Armitage of the Fencers Club recaptured the Individual Sabre title on Sunday evening with the finest Finals record of the week.
The Salle Santelli foil team and the NYAC sabre team each defended its team championship successfully and without defeat. The Fencers Club epee team likewise was undefeated to win its Championship.
We submit below a chronological report of the fencing by weapons giving individual results and bout scores. Other details may be found in The Remise column.
