Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
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April 1940
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PHILADELPHIA
The Prep Sabre competition attracted 9 entries to the William Penn Charter School on January 19th. Harry Firman of the Triangle Sword Club won first place, thereby completing a clean sweep of the Prep competitions, having won the Foil and Epee competitions on the two preceding Fridays. Henry D. Pugh of the Sword Club was second, and Werner Zimmerman of the Penn Charter School was third.
The Novice Foil competition was held at the Central Y.M.C.A. on January 26th with 20 contestants. August Schonefeld of the Philadelphia Sword Club won first place. Bernard Allen of the Salle Scafati (New Jersey) took the second medal, with James Knipe of the Sword Club third.
Five teams entered the Foil Team competition at the Salle Herrmann on January 28th. The Sword Club "A" team of Philip C. Shakespeare, Jr., Edward Mateosian, and Richard Duffield took first-place honors over the "B" team and the Philadelphia Fencers Club.
On February 2nd, 13 fencers entered the Novice Epee competition at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. Harry Firman of the Triangle Sword Club was first, with Graham Woodlaw of Valley Forge Military College second, and Frank G. Conrad, Jr., of the Philadelphia Fencers Club third.
The Novice Sabre competition was held at the Valley Forge Military Academy on February 9th. There were 15 entries. Robert Holt of the William Penn Charter School won all bouts in the 6-man Finals to take first place. Henry D. Pugh of the Sword Club lost only to Holt to take second place, while Harry Firman of the Triangle Club took third with 2 losses and 3 wins.
There were 14 contestants in the Junior Foil Championship held at The Sword Club on February 14th. Edward Mateosian of the Sword Club won all bouts in the Finals to take first place. John F. Austin, unattached, was second with one loss in the Finals, while Dana Allen, Sword Club, was third with 2 losses in the Finals.
The Junior Epee Championship was held at the Sword Club on February 21st with 12 contestants. After a triple tie for first place, Harry Firman, Triangle Sword Club, won first place with Jackson Gouraud, University of Pennsylvania, second, and Bernhardt V. J. Lind, Philadelphia Rapier Club, third.
A Baltimore composite team made up of Princeton graduates (George B. Calkins, Jr., Stanley Sarnoff, and A. J. Parmentier) won the Epee Team Championship on February 25th at the Salle Herrmann. Eight teams competed. The Sword Club "B" team was second, and the Sword Club "A" team third.
The Junior Sabre Championship, held at the Salle Herrmann on February 28th, attracted 14 contestants. Edward Mateosian of the Sword Club won all bouts in the Finals to take first place. Harry Firman, Triangle Sword Club, was second, and Franklyn Sharpless, Sword Club, was third.
The Intermediate Foil Championship attracted 12 entries on March 6th. This competition, held at the Salle Herrmann, was won by Philip C. Shakespeare, Jr., for the second year in a row. Dana Allen and Edward Mateosian, both of the Sword Club, were tied for second, and Allen received second place on the basis of touches.
