Women's College Fencing Tournament
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Women's College Fencing Tournament
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January 1940
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5
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE FENCING TOURNAMENT
The annual Christmas College Fencing Tournament sponsored by the A.F.L.A. and directed by the Women’s Intercollegiate Fencing Association attracted 40 entries, the largest in its history. Held in the gymnasium of Brooklyn College it required six hours to complete. Miss Helena Mroczkowska of Hofstra College, current Intercollegiate Champion, won after two fence-offs. At the completion of the Finals, Miss Mroczkowska was tied with the former champion Miss Maria Cerra of Hunter College and Miss Beryl Petchesky of New York University. After a fence-off the three girls were still tied for first. At this point Miss Petchesky, who had pulled a muscle, defaulted to take third place and Miss Mroczkowska defeated Miss Cerra 4-3 to take first.
