Southern California
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Southern California
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May 1942
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Southern California
First victor of the 1942 season was Mary Jane Clark, Faulkner School of Fencing, who took the honors in the women's intermediate foil competition held at the Faulkner School on January 17. Camille Bayer, Cavaliers, finished second in the ten-contestant field; and Marjorie Kendall of the home club was third.
Another Faulkner School fencer, Bruce McBirney, emerged the victor in the novice epee tournament which was run off at the Los Angeles A. C., on January 23. With fourteen men competing, Frank Joyner of the Cavaliers finished second and Bert Powers, Faulkner School, third.
A week later a junior epee competition was held at the Los Angeles A. C., with Stanley Vallet of the home club finishing number one. Runner-up was Belan Wagner of the Faulkner School, and William Chapman, U. of Southern California, took third. There were sixteen entries.
Robert Robinson, Cavaliers, captured the intermediate epee trophy at the Los Angeles A. C. on February 6, finishing ahead of McBirney of the Faulkner School and Leon Cepparo, U. of Southern California, who placed second and third respectively. Seventeen fencers competed.
In a field of nine, Maxine McMasters won the women's senior foil competition, with Muriel Calkins, Los Angeles A. C., second and Moreene Fitz, Cavaliers, third. The tournament took place at the Faulkner School on January 14. That same day at the Faulkner School the home team composed of Deidre Gail, Mavis Myre and Polly Craus defeated the Cavaliers team, their only contestants, to win the women's junior foil team championship.
Edward Carfagno of the Los Angeles A. C. captured the honors in an eight-man senior epee contest held at the Los Angeles A. C. on February 20. Carl Milletaire, Hollywood A. C., was runner-up, and Hal Corbin of the same club finished third.
Four teams entered the junior team epee tournament at the Los Angeles A. C. on February 20. The trophy went to the Faulkner School trio of Bruce McBirney, Bert Powers, and Belan Wagner.
In two electric epee contests the Los Angeles A. C. fencers emerged victorious on their home strips. Andrew Boyd finished number one in the open individual tournament held on February 27, with Hal Corbin, Hollywood A. C., placing second and Fred Linkmeyer, Los Angeles A. C., third. A week later the Los Angeles team of Boyd, Linkmeyer and Edward Carfagno won the open team epee championship, for which two other teams competed.
Marjorie Kendall, fencing for the Faulkner School, swept through a field of fourteen to win the women's open foil title at the Los Angeles A. C. on March 13. The runner-up was Muriel Calkins of the home club, and Maxine McMasters, Cavaliers, finished third.
