Gossip and More
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Gossip and More
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May 1940
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5
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Gossip and More
After qualifying for the National Foil Championships, Hugh V. Alessandroni, former National Titleholder, was subpoenaed as a Grand Jurist. He has been locked up with the Grand Jury now for nearly a month without opportunity for fencing practice during this important period. His fellow foilsmen sympathize with Hugh's predicament and, if he is not released before the Championship, would not blame him in the least for sending somebody to jail.
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We have announced the inauguration of Fencing Club Bulletins or newspapers from time to time in the past. The Fencers Club has now issued a small Vol. I, Number 1, issue of its club's paper, dated March 1st.
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We have been surprised to notice that in various parts of the country it has been necessary for Bout Committees to give specific notice that fencers wearing shorts would not be permitted to compete. Fencers are far from prudish, but this is one sport which cannot afford to indulge in any bodily exposure whatsoever.
It is probably only natural in this day and age, when more and more athletes are wearing less and less, that our more daring members would experiment in reducing our present all-inclusive equipment. Nothing is more dangerous or foolhardy. To be "on guard" in shorts exposes the tightened thigh muscles of the right leg. A hit from a poorly taped foil point on the upper leg would slit the thigh open as neatly as opening an envelope with a letter-knife. Not a nice wound to contemplate.
The freedom of body movement in any physical exercise is a highly desirable objective. The Riposte would recommend one-piece bathing suits if that were possible. However, fencers are dealing with stiff, thrusting weapons that will bruise, scratch, or
