A.F.L.A. Competitions in N.Y.C.
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A.F.L.A. Competitions in N.Y.C.
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December 1940
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A.F.L.A. COMPETITIONS IN N. Y. C.
The Hammond Prep Foil Competition was won by Stephen R. Salat of St. John’s University on October 15th at the N.Y.A.C. There were twelve contestants. Stille F. Slone of the Frolis Club was second and Ernest J. Haberle of the Fencers Club was third.
The Van Buskirk Women’s Prep Foil Competition was held at the Fencers Club on October 18th. Seventeen girls competed for the three special medals presented annually by Mrs. Harold Van Buskirk. Grace Urthoff of the Salle Santelli won the competition with Virginia Murdoch of N.Y.U. second and Katherine McKenzie of the Frolis Club, third.
The Hammond Novice Foil Competition was conducted at the N.Y.A.C. on October 22nd and 24th. Forty-four contestants competed for the single prize offered in this competition, which prize was won by Nino Maniaci of the Saltus Fencing Club.
Twelve girls competed for the three Manrique Medals awarded by the A.F.L.A. in the Manrique Women’s Novice Foil Competition on October 27th at the Salle Santelli. Grace Urthoff of the Salle Santelli was first, Bessie Abouaflia of the Frolis Club was second and Margaret Mackey of the Salle Cherny was third.
There were nineteen contestants in the Hammond Novice Sabre Competition at the N.Y.A.C. on October 29th. The single prize was won by Peter Tischman of N.Y.U. in a 5-4 fence-off with Arthur D. Tauber of N.Y.U. after each had won 4 bouts and lost 1 in the six-man finals.
A new competition, the Col. George V. Cherny Novice Epee Competition, attracted 31 competitors to the Salle Cherny on November 3rd. Because of the large entry, bouts were fought for two touches and the competition fenced on the repechage system—pairing by lot—fencers with three losses being eliminated. The three Col. Cherny medals were won by Stanley Klein of N.Y.U., Louis Turner of Columbia University and Murray Kornfeld of St. John’s University.
The Hammond Junior Foil Competition, limited to Juniors, attracted 15 contestants to the N.Y.A.C. on November 5th. The Hammond Prize was won by Arthur D. Tauber of N.Y.U.
The Fencers Club was host to the A.F.L.A. Women’s Prep Foil Competition and its 20 contestants on November 8th. Mrs. Lucile Brandt of the Salle d’Armes Vince, Lorayne Shirley of Hofstra College, and Rosalind Blumberg of the Frolis Club won the three medals offered.
The new M. de Capriles Junior Epee Competition was introduced on November 16th at the Salle Santelli. There were 30 contestants, arranged in 8-man pools, in this first one-touch individual epee competition held since 1931. Several fence-offs were required to decide the finalists and winners of the gold, silver and bronze miniature epees awarded in this competition. Andre Delardier of St. John’s University won first prize after a fence-off with Fred Haberle, also of St. John’s University. Arthur D. Tauber of N.Y.U. won third prize after fencing off with Wallace H. Goldsmith of the N.Y.A.C.
Thirty-four girls competed for the three medals offered in the A.F.L.A. Women’s Novice Foil Competition held at the Salle Santelli on November 17th. The medals were won by Emily Hoctor of Salle Henri IV, Beth Merklen of Salle Cherny and Margaret Mackey, also of the Salle Cherny.
The Salle Henry IV was host to the A.F.L.A. Novice Sabre Competition on November 20th. There were 31 contestants. Norman Lewis won the six-man finals with 4 wins and 1 loss, while Martin Mendelsohn of C.C.N.Y. and Anthony Lombardo of N.Y.U. and Sol Gorlion of N.Y.U. were tied for second with 3 wins and 2 losses apiece. They finished in that order on the basis of touches.
There were 27 contestants in the Prep Foil Competition held at the Saltus Fencing Club on November 25th. Leonard Essman of the Frolis Club headed the six-man finals to win the competition with Arthur Friedman of Brooklyn College taking second and Edward Stephens of the Saltus Fencing Club, third.
On November 30th, the new Nickolaus Muray Junior Sabre Competition (see Remise column) was held at the Salle Santelli. There were 34 entries. Jack Gorlin of the Salle Santelli defeated his clubmate, Norman Lewis, in a 5-3 fence-off after their tie of 6 wins and 2 losses apiece in the nine-man finals. James Welles of the Rapier Club was third with 5 wins and 3 losses.
The Vince Women’s Open Foil Competition was held at the Salle d’Armes Vince on December 1st with 52 starting competitors. Helena Mroczkowska of the Fencers Club headed the six-girl finals with 5 wins and no losses, while Mrs. Marion Vince of the Salle d’Armes Vince took second prize over her clubmate, Madeline Dalton, on a basis of touch count (11-15) after they had tied with 3 wins and 2 losses apiece. The finishing order of the remaining finalists was: Ruth Maxwell, Hofstra College; Dolly Funke, Groce Fencing Academy, and Elizabeth Bruskin, unattached.
