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National Three-Weapon Championships
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June 1941
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NATIONAL THREE-WEAPON CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEAM
Depending heavily on the unbeatable sabre fencing of Dr. Tibor Nyilas, the Salle Santelli "A" team of Jose de Capriles, Pieter Mijer and Dr. Nyilas swept undefeated through a six-team round-robin to win the national three-weapon team championship at the Fencers Club on May 4.
Second place went to the Fencers Club, which lost only to the Santelli "A" squad, although it had to count touches to resolve a 1½–1½ deadlock with Santelli "B". The defending champions, the New York Athletic Club "A", finished third.
In successive matches, with the victory of his team depending on the outcome, Dr. Nyilas defeated Dr. Norman C. Armitage of the Fencers Club, 5–2, and Dr. John R. Huffman of the N. Y. A. C., 5–3. In neither match could the losers cope with the lightning speed of the Hungarian star's riposte.
Dernell Every took five straight foil bouts for the N. Y. A. C., but could not lift his team to victory.
The summaries (fencers listed in order of weapons fenced, i.e., foil, epee, and sabre):
Salle Santelli "A" (Jose de Capriles, Pieter Mijer, Dr. Tibor Nyilas) — defeated Fencers Club (2–1), N. Y. A. C. "A" (2–1), Salle Santelli "B" (2–1), N. Y. A. C. "B" (3–0) and Greco (3–0). Won 5 matches, lost 0.
Fencers Club (William Block and Robert Driscoll, Tracy Jaeckel, Dr. Norman C. Armitage) — defeated N. Y. A. C. "A" (2–1), Salle Santelli "B" (1½–1½, 9 touches received against 12), N. Y. A. C. "B" (2–1) and Greco (2–1). Won 4 matches, lost 1.
New York Athletic Club "A" (Dernell Every, Leo Nunes and Dr. John R. Huffman) — defeated Salle Santelli "B" (2–1), N. Y. A. C. "B" (2–1) and Greco (2–1). Won 3 matches, lost 2.
Salle Santelli "B" (Dean Cetrulo, Norman Lewis, Miguel A. de Capriles) — defeated Greco (3–0). Won 1 match, lost 3.
New York Athletic Club "B" (no foilsman, Henrique Santos, Ralph Marson) — defeated Greco (2–1). Won 1 match, lost 3.
Greco Fencing Academy (Joseph Rabb, Ralph Liederman, Peter O'Connor) — lost all matches.
The records of individuals in the various weapons were as follows:
Foil — Every 5–0, J. de Capriles 4–1, Block 2–2, Rabb 2–3, Cetrulo 1–3, Driscoll 0–1, N. Y. A. C. "B" (no fencer) 0–4.
Epee — Lewis 3½–½, Jaeckel 3½–1½, Santos 3–1, Mijer 3–2, Liederman 1–4, Nunes 0–5.
Sabre — Nyilas 5–0, Armitage 3–2, Huffman 3–2, M. de Capriles 2–2, Marson 1–3, O'Connor 0–5.
INDIVIDUAL
Miguel A. de Capriles of the Salle Santelli won the national three-weapon individual championship when he defeated Dr. Norman C. Armitage of the Fencers Club, 8–6, in the final match on the loser's home strips May 11, regaining the title he last held in 1934.
A decided superiority in the weapon in which his opponent holds the national championship — sabre — won the President’s gold medal for the Santelli internationalist in the final encounter of the direct elimination competition. Armitage took the foil, 3–2, but when de Capriles won the odd point in epee with a perfectly timed fieche that left his opponent flat-footed, they went into the deciding sabre encounter tied at five-all. The new champion attacked aggressively to sweep the sabre, 3–1, and win the championship 8–6.
Armitage advanced to the title round by beating the 1939 champion, Jose de Capriles, Salle Santelli, 8–5, while Mike de Capriles ousted his clubmate, Norman Lewis, 8–2.
The new champion takes over the title spot occupied last year by Dr. John R. Huffman who, as A. F. L. A. president, donated the medals for the 1941 competition. Dr. Armitage had also been runner-up last year and, aside from the fact that Lewis took Huffman's place in the semi-finals, the closing rounds had much the same complexion they have had for the last several years.
The summaries:
Round of Sixteen
Jose R. de Capriles, Salle Santelli, defeated Rudolph Ozol, N. Y. A. C., 8–4; Frank Goodfellow, Salle Santelli, defeated John Bech, N. Y. A. C., 8–6; Dean Cetrulo, Salle Santelli, defeated Peter O'Connor, Greco Fencing Academy, 8–3; Dr. Norman Armitage, Fencers Club, defeated Kevis Kapner, Salle Santelli, 8–3.
Leo Nunes, N. Y. A. C., defeated Edouard Guirola, Salle Santelli, 8–5; Norman Lewis, Salle Santelli, defeated Dr. L. Wallach, 92nd Street Y.M.H.A., 8–1; Pieter Mijer, Salle Santelli, defeated Ralph Marson, N. Y. A. C., 8–7; Miguel A. de Capriles, Salle Santelli, defeated Dr. George V. Lesser, Salle Santelli, 8–5.
Quarter Finals
Jose de Capriles defeated Goodfellow, 8–5; Armitage defeated Cetrulo, 8–7; Lewis defeated Nunes, 8–2; Miguel de Capriles defeated Mijer, 8–5.
Semi-Finals
Armitage defeated Jose de Capriles, 8–5; Miguel de Capriles defeated Lewis, 8–2.
Finals
Miguel de Capriles defeated Armitage, 8–6.
