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A.F.L.A. Competitions Held in New York City
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April 1940
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A.F.L.A. COMPETITIONS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY
Metropolitan Epee Team Championship and National Qualifying Round – 6 Teams – January 28th
The Salle Santelli "A" team, consisting of Jose and Miguel de Capriles, Pieter Mijer, and Norman Lewis, retained its title in this weapon on the home strips by going through the 6-team round-robin undefeated. The Fencers Club "A" team of Norman C. Armitage, Tracy Jaeckel, and August von Munchausen was second and qualified for the National Championships, losing only to the Salle Santelli "A."
The Salle Santelli "A" won 5 matches, losing none. The Fencers Club "A" won 4, lost 1. The N.Y.A.C. "A" won 2, lost 3. The N.Y.A.C. "B" and Fencers Club "B" each won 1, lost 3. The Salle Santelli "B" lost 3.
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Metropolitan Foil Team Championship and National Qualifying Round – 5 Teams – February 4th
The New York Athletic Club "A" team retained its Metropolitan Team title with this weapon, being undefeated in the 5-team round-robin at the Salle Santelli. The team consisted of Warren Dow, Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito, and John Huffman. The Salle Santelli "A" team of Jose and Miguel de Capriles, Norman Lewis, and Rudolph Ozol, favored for second place, had a close call when it lost to the N.Y.A.C. "B" team 5-1. The Salle Santelli "B" team, however, saved the day for its "A" team by defeating the N.Y.A.C. "B" 5-4 and creating a tie for second place. In the fence-off, the Salle Santelli "A" turned the tables and defeated the N.Y.A.C. "B" 5-2 to qualify for the Nationals.
The N.Y.A.C. "A" won 4 matches, losing none. The Salle Santelli "A" and N.Y.A.C. "B" each won 2 and lost 2. The Salle Santelli "B" won 1, lost 2. N.Y.U. lost 3.
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Individual Open Electric Epee Competition – 11 Entries – February 10th
Pieter Mijer of the Salle Santelli, a 59-year-old veteran, won his second tournament of the season by winning 8 out of 10 bouts in this competition at the Salle Santelli. Jean V. Grombach of the N.Y.A.C. was second with 7 wins, and Jose R. de Capriles of the Salle Santelli was third with 6 wins.
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Individual Open Foil Competition – 12 Entries – February 17th
Jose R. de Capriles of the Salle Santelli won the gold medal in this tournament, winning 4 out of 5 bouts in the Finals at the Salle Santelli. Warren Dow of the N.Y.A.C. took second place on touches over his teammate, Dernell Every, each having won 3 and lost 2 in the Finals.
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Metropolitan Sabre Team Championship – Qualifying Round for Nationals – 5 Teams – February 18th
The Salle Santelli "A" team made it a successful year for defending champions when it emerged undefeated in this round-robin tournament held at the N.Y.A.C. The team consisted of Jose and Miguel de Capriles, Philip Lubart, and Diaz Cetrulo. The N.Y.A.C. team of John R. Huffman, Ralph Marson, Nicholas Murray, and Irving Acel was the runner-up and other qualifier, losing only to the Salle Santelli "A." The Salle Santelli "B," Columbia University, and Violet Fencing Club each lost 2 matches, winning none.
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Open Epee Team Competition – Washington Square Cup – 8 Teams – February 22nd
The New York Athletic Club team, consisting of Jean V. Grombach, Ralph Marson, and Henrique Santos, won the O'Hana trophy on their home strips for the second successive year. The Fencers Club "A" team was second, trailing the winners by only one bout.
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Individual Open Sabre Competition – 20 Entries – February 25th
Ralph Marson of the N.Y.A.C. won the gold medal by winning 7 out of his 8 Final bouts at the Salle Santelli. Norman Armitage of the Fencers Club was the runner-up for the 4th time this season when he took the silver medal on touches from Dr. James H. Flynn of the Salle Santelli, each having had 6 wins and 2 losses.
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Individual Novice Sabre Competition – 13 Entries – February 27th
Murray Kornfeld, St. John’s University, won this competition at the Salle Santelli, winning 6 out of 7 bouts in the Finals. Edgar Kellerman of the Columbia Rapier Club was 2nd with 5 wins and 2 losses. V. Lada-Mocarski of the Salle Santelli was 3rd on touches over Anthony Lombardo of N.Y.U., each having 4 wins and 3 losses.
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Individual Metropolitan Electric Epee Championship – 18 Entries – March 3rd
August von Munchausen of the Fencers Club took this Metropolitan title by winning 7 out of his 9 bouts in the Finals at the Salle Santelli. Hugh V. Alessandroni, his teammate, was 2nd with 6 victories, and Ralph E. Marson of the New York Athletic Club was 3rd with 5 victories.
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Individual Veteran’s Three Weapon Competition – 5 Entries – March 7th
Arthur Murray of the Salle d’Armes Vince won the gold medal for the three weapon competition among Veterans by defeating Frank Goodfellow of the Salle Santelli 8-7 in a fence-off. Pieter Mijer of Salle Santelli, the defending champion, was 3rd. The competition was held at the Greco Fencing Academy.
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Individual Metropolitan Foil Championship – 18 Entries – March 10th
Warren Dow of the New York Athletic Club took the Metropolitan title by winning 7 out of his 8 Final bouts at the Salle Santelli. His teammate, Dernell Every, was second with 6 out of 8. Jose de Capriles of the Salle Santelli took the bronze medal on touches over his teammate, Norman Lewis, and Hugh Alessandroni of the Fencers Club.
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Individual Metropolitan Sabre Championship – 21 Entries – March 16th
Jose de Capriles of the Salle Santelli replaced his brother as the Metropolitan Sabre Champion when he won four out of five bouts in the Finals at the Salle Santelli. Miguel de Capriles did not defend his title. Peter Bruder of the Salle d’Armes Vince took the silver medal on touches over Norman Armitage of the Fencers Club after each had tied with 3 wins and 2 losses.
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Women’s Individual Open Foil Competition – 25 Entries – February 11th
Mrs. Jarmilla Vokral of the Salle Herrmann, Philadelphia, won the gold medal in this competition at the Salle Santelli by defeating Miss Mildred I. Stewart of the Salle Santelli 4-3 in a fence-off after they had tied for first place with one loss apiece. Miss Barbara L. Cochrane of the Salle Santelli was third with 2 losses.
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Metropolitan Women’s Foil Team Championship and National Qualifying Round – 6 Teams – February 19th
The Salle Santelli "A" team of Miss Barbara Cochrane, Mrs. Dorothy de Capriles, Miss Dorothy Grimelman, and Miss Mildred Stewart won this championship by coming through undefeated at the Fencers Club in a round-robin Final of 4 teams. The Salle d’Armes Vince team of the Misses Kathleen and Maria Cerra and Madeline Dalton earned the right to defend its National title by taking runner-up position, losing only to the Salle Santelli "A." Hofstra College and Salle Santelli "B" were the other Finalists and lost 2 matches apiece, winning none.
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Women’s Individual Novice Foil Competition – 22 Entries – February 24th
Miss Lela Joggi of Hofstra College won the fourth women’s novice competition of the season, coming through 13 bouts undefeated at the Salle Santelli. Miss Edith Zinn of Hunter College took the silver medal on touches over Miss Dorothy Siegfried of the Jersey City Fencers Club, each having 3 wins and 2 losses in the Finals.
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Women’s Individual Metropolitan Foil Championship – 15 Entries – March 17th
Miss Mildred I. Stewart of the Salle Santelli won the Metropolitan Championship and became the only woman to win 2 open competitions this season. She won 7 out of 8 bouts in the 9-girl Finals at the Salle Santelli. Miss Madeline Dalton of the Salle d’Armes Vince was second with 6 wins and 2 losses, and her teammate, Miss Maria Cerra, was third with 5 wins and 3 losses and a 1-touch advantage over Mrs. Jarmilla Vokral of the Salle Herrmann of Philadelphia, whose bout score was also 5 wins and 3 losses.
