New England

Title: New England
Type: Magazine article
Is Part Of: The Riposte, Vol. 5, No. 03; The Riposte
Date: May 1940
volume: 5
issue: 3
page start: 7
page end: 7
Temporal Coverage: See all items with this value 1940s
Language: English
content: en NEW ENGLAND

The first Boston Open Outdoor Fencing Tournament will be held on Boston Common Saturday, May 11th, starting at 9 A.M. The Tournament will be conducted under the auspices of the New England Division of the A.F.L.A. and with the collaboration of the Boston Sword Club under the high patronages of His Excellency Leverett Saltonstall, Governor of Massachusetts, Hon. Maurice Tobin, Mayor of the City of Boston, and Hon. William P. Long, Park Commissioner of the City of Boston.

The contests are to be open to any amateur fencer, A.F.L.A. membership not required. Competitions will be conducted in Foil, Epee, Sabre, and Women's Foil. Silver cups will be awarded to first-place winners in each weapon; silver medals for second places and bronze medals for third and fourth places. Entry fees are to be $1.00 per weapon. Further information may be obtained from Walter P. Hertz, Chairman, New England Division, 1795 Beacon Street, Brookline, Mass.