A.F.L.A. Competitions in New York City
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A.F.L.A. Competitions in New York City
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February 1941
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A.F.L.A. COMPETITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
The Individual Novice Epee Competition, held at the Saltus Fencing Club on December 2nd, was won by H. Kane of N.Y.U. S. Cantor, also of N.Y.U., was second, and James Strauch of C.C.N.Y. was third. There were 20 contestants in the competition.
The Individual Novice Foil Competition was held at the Salle Santelli on December 7th. It attracted 55 contestants and was won by Ralph Goldstein of the Metropolitan Fencing Club with Andre Deladrier of St. John’s University, second, and Neil Lazar of C.C.N.Y., third.
The Metropolitan Junior Epee Championship was won by S. Gross of N.Y.U. over a field of 20 contestants. Ralph Goldstein of the Metropolitan Fencing Club was second and Wallace Goldsmith of the N.Y.A.C., was third. The contest was held at the Salle Santelli on December 8th.
Ralph Goldstein of the Metropolitan Fencing Club made another upward step in classification within a week of winning the Novice Foil competition by winning the Metropolitan Junior Foil Championship on December 14th at the Salle Santelli. There were 27 entrants in the contest. Albert Axelrod of the Salle Santelli was second, while Charles Steinhardt of St. John’s University was third on touches over Nino Maniaci of the Saltus Fencing Club and Austin Prokop of the Salle Santelli.
The Locke Women’s Junior Foil Competition attracted 34 contestants to compete for the special Dorothy Browne Locke awards this year. This prize competition was held on December 15th at the Greco Fencing Academy. Elizabeth Bruskin, fencing unattached, won first award with 4 wins and 1 loss in the finals. Miss Lisel Loewenherz of the Greco Fencing Academy was second with 3 wins and 2 losses and 13 touches against, while Lela Jogot of Hofstra College was third with 14 touches against and Bessie Aboulafia of the Foils Club was fourth with 15 touches against.
The N.Y.A.C. foil team of Warren Dow, Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito and John Huffman won the Cartier Open Foil Team Competition at the Saltus Fencing Club on December 16th and 19th. There were 10 teams in the contest and the winning team lost no match throughout the competition.
On December 21st, Edward Egan of the Saltus Fencing Club won the Metropolitan Junior Sabre Championship at the Salle Santelli over a field of 24 contestants. Jack Gorlin, Salle Santelli, won the silver medal over Anthony Lombardo of N.Y.U. on the basis of touches after they tied with 3 wins and 2 losses apiece in the finals.
Elizabeth Bruskin, unattached, was undefeated in the finals of the Women’s Metropolitan Junior Foil Championship at the Fencers Club on December 22nd. Emily Hocher of Salle d’Armes Henri IV won second place on touches over Mary Ann Harris of the Salle Santelli after they tied with 3 wins and 2 losses. There were 21 contestants in the championship.
The Voorhees Senior Women’s Foil Competition attracted 19 competitors to the Fencers Club on January 4th. Madeline Dalton of the Salle d’Armes Vince won the gold Alice Wendt Voorhees medal with 7 wins and 1 loss in the finals. Dolly Funke of the Greco Fencing Academy took second medal over Dorothy Grimmin of the Salle Santelli on the basis of touches.
