Philadelphia

Item

Title
Philadelphia
Date
April 1941
volume
6
issue
2
page start
16
page end
16
Language
English
content
en PHILADELPHIA

There were 10 contestants in the Prep foil contest. Winner was Oscar Parsons of the Philadelphia Sword Club with William Harm of the Valley Forge Military Academy, second, and Harold Ervin of Haverford School, third.

James Gassaway of the Randor Sword Club won the Prep epee contest which attracted only four competitors. James Hamill of Haverford placed second and William Campbell of V. F. M. A. was third.

John Clark of Haverford topped a field of seven to win the Prep sabre contest. Second place was won by Oscar Parsons of the Philadelphia Sword Club, while Arthur Landsman of Lehigh University was third.

There were 25 entries in the Novice foil competition which was won by Morris Rudolph of Rutgers University. Paul Makler, P. S. C., took second place and Harry League of Haverford School was third.

The Philadelphia Sword Club “A” team of Philip Shakespeare, Dana Allen and Oscar Parsons won the foil team competition over a field of seven teams. J. Stockhardt, J. Austin and P. Makler of the Philadelphia Fencers Club placed second. Third place went to the P. S. C. “B” team made up of H. League, E. for Metalosian and Kniple.

Paul Makler of the Philadelphia Sword Club placed first in the Novice epee competition. H. Woodlaw, V. F. M. A., won second place. William Bentz of the University of Pennsylvania was third. There were 13 contestants.

Paul Makler, P. F. C., won the divisional Junior foil championship over a field of twenty-one. His clubmate, Oscar Parsons, was second, while Morris Rudolph of Rutgers was third.

Arthur Landsman of Lehigh University, Richard Selwig of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Oscar Parsons, P. S. C., placed first, second and third in the Novice sabre competition. The starting list numbered sixteen.

There were three teams entered in the epee team contest, won by the Philadelphia Fencers Club team of Jay Stockhardt, Paul Makler and Waksman.