Gossip and More
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Gossip and More
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November 1939
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GOSSIP AND MORE
Joseph L. Levis, America's outstanding International fencer, American Olympic Fencing Captain in 1936, and five-time American National Foil Champion, is turning professional and accepting a position as fencing instructor at M.I.T. The Board of Governors of the A.F.L.A. has accepted his resignation as their Vice President with regrets and good wishes for his success in the new undertaking.
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Aldo Nadi has resumed his series of special Fencing Seminars. These seminars are held Tuesday and Thursday evenings at his fencing studio in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel and may be joined by personal application.
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The new Salle Santelli was officially opened on the evening of October 10th with a fencing party attended by some 200 fencing friends of Mr. Santelli. The fencers of his club presented him with an oil portrait of his father, Italo Santelli. The evening was given over to fencing exhibitions and bouts, entertainment, refreshments, and dancing. The party served to introduce the largest private Salle d'Armes in the United States.
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The 1940 Olympic Games are still in doubt. Although the Olympic Association still insists that plans remain unchanged, developments in Europe make the holding of the Games in Finland or any other part of Europe this summer appear impossible. Rumors have been heard of a Pan-American Olympics, instigated as a substitute for the World Olympic Games. Recent visits of Mr. E. Trucco, fencing delegate from Brazil, and Mr. Mira, fencing delegate from Cuba, correspondence from Argentina, and a South American Fencing Congress in Brazil in October indicate that such plans are developing rapidly.
A continuation of the International Fencing competitions between Cuba and the United States appears highly probable with plans in process for an American team to visit Cuba again in December and a Cuban team to visit the United States just prior to our National Championships in May.
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Col. George V. Cherny has taken new and larger quarters for his Col. Cherny Salle d'Armes. As one of the youngest fencing clubs, this fencing group is growing rapidly and upon successive years has moved to larger quarters. Guests' privileges are extended to all fencers every Wednesday evening.
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The Foils Club has obtained the services of Al Hem as instructor to take the place of Matthew Gusick, who has moved to California.
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A much larger Salle d'Armes is under consideration by Joseph Vince for next season.
