Southern California
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Southern California
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November 1939
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fifteen epee men assembled at the Ambassador Hotel on August 20th to compete for the C. D. Cathcart Memorial Trophy. Tom Tarbet, the Mercury southpaw star, finally bested his clubmate Harold Swisher to win first place.
Twenty-one fencers from various Los Angeles organizations competed in the annual Bowen Foils Handicap at the L. A. A. C. on August 27th. Senior fencers were handicapped 3 out of 5 touches to Novices, 2 out of 5 to Juniors, and 1 out of 5 to Intermediates. Edward Carfagno of the L. A. A. C., despite his Senior handicaps, came through the nine-man finals with a remarkably small number of touches made against him.
The annual Hal Corbin Foils Handicap for foilswomen was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Muriel Calkins, L. A. A. C., showing a new confidence and elan, defeated the entire field, winning most of her bouts 4-1. This is the second year she has won this tournament. A third winning would retire the damascened foils that Hal Corbin has donated for this competition.
Los Angeles fencers were pleased to hear that the Japanese fencer, Mori Torao, formerly of the L. A. A. C., had entered and won the Intermediate Sabre Competition at San Francisco.
Detroit’s Cornelia Sanger of the Salle de Tuscan is now in Southern California and studying under Mr. Uyttenhove of the L. A. A. C. Late in September, she motored to San Francisco to give a fencing exhibition with Helene Mayer at the Marin County Grape Festival. The exhibition was given twice, once in the morning and again in the afternoon, and was received with much enthusiasm.
A sports fest was held at the L. A. A. C. on October 7th. Muriel Calkins and Cornelia Sanger exhibited in foils, while the Messrs. Lemple and Gusick staged a slashing and cut-throat bout with sabres. Swimming, diving, boxing, and wrestling were some of the other attractions of the evening, winding up in a dance and floor show.
