St. Louis
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St. Louis
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May 1940
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5
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15
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ST. LOUIS
Three teams entered the St. Louis Women's Foil Team Championship held on February 18th at the Y.W.C.A. Both the Vical Blues and Vical Reds defeated the Imperial team to go into a final deciding match against each other. The Vical Blues, composed of the Misses Ervilla Droll, Olivia Mewes, and Lucille Haenni, defeated the Vical Reds, represented by the Misses Edna Gustavson, Mae Brady, and Doris Agricola, by a score of 5-4 for the title.
There were nine entries in the St. Louis Epee Championship at the Adult Study Center on February 24th. Alan Beck of La Septième won the Championship with 3 victories and no defeats in the 4-man finals. Alex Solomon of the Fencers Club was second with 2 wins and 1 defeat, while Tracy Barnes of La Septième finished third with 1 win and 2 losses.
Miss Ervilla Droll of the Salle d'Armes Vical successfully defended her Divisional Women's Foil Championship at the Y.W.C.A. on March 3rd by winning all of her bouts in the 6-girl finals. There were 14 girls in the competition. Second place went to Miss Muriel Witte of the Imperials with 4 wins and 1 loss, while Miss Mae Brady of the Salle d'Armes Vical won third with 3 wins and 2 losses.
Eight men entered the St. Louis Sabre Championship held at the South Side Y.M.C.A. on March 9th. Alex Solomon of the Fencers Club won first place in the round robin with 7 wins and no losses, while Robert Witte took second on the basis of touches over Lon Hocker after they tied with 5 wins and 2 losses apiece.
Tracy Barnes and Miss Ervilla Droll have prepared blueprints for an outdoor fencing strip in Forest Park and are seeking approval of the project by the city.
