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National Individual Foil Championship
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July 1939
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NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL FOIL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, June 27, 1939
Several times during the progress of the eight-man Finals the standings of the several men in the round robin were announced over the loudspeaker. It was an unpredictable evening, with fortunes of war shifting back and forth and always at least three men tied for leading position with the others bunched right behind them. This continued throughout the evening with a final result a triple tie among Norman Lewis of the Salle Santelli, Edward Carfagno of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and John R. Huffman of the New York Athletic Club. It had been a long and weary day of fencing following the foil team competition of the day before. Signs of fatigue were apparent but Norman Lewis, the youngest of the trio, was more capable of calling forth the much-needed energy to defeat both his opponents and win the title. Carfagno and Huffman were both spotty in the fence-off but Carfagno defeated the by then impatient Huffman to win the National silver medal.
There had been 28 men on hand to start the competition in the morning. These men carried arm insignia representing 12 different club, divisional, and national affiliations. The geographical representation was: California — 16 (8 each from San Francisco and Los Angeles), New York City — 7, Michigan — 3, San Salvador — 1, and Utah — 1.
SUMMARIES
Preliminary Pool #1
Dernell Every (NYAC) defeated Mortimer 5-2, De Jong 5-2, Osis 5-2, and Lataillade 5-3.
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated Every 5-2, Mortimer 5-1, and Osis 5-0 (13 touches against).
Harry Mortimer (Olympic Club) defeated De Jong 5-2, Osis 5-2, and Lataillade 5-3 (17 touches against).
Duris De Jong (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Osis 5-4, Lataillade 5-3, and Heiss 5-2 (19 touches against).
Louis Lataillade (Olympic Club) defeated Osis 5-2 and Heiss 5-4.
William Osis (Michigan Division) lost all bouts.
Every, Heiss, and Mortimer qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #2
Warren Dow (Salle Santelli) defeated McGraw 5-3, Smith 5-1 and Hovick 5-0.
DeLoss McGraw (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Irwin 5-2, Smith 5-3, and Hovick 5-1.
Major S.R. Irwin (Funke Fencing Academy) defeated Smith 5-3 and Hovick 5-4.
Jack Hovick (L.A. Division) defeated Smith 5-4.
Bryan Smith (Olympic Club) lost all bouts.
Dow, McGraw, and Irwin qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #3
John Huffman (NYAC) defeated Hayden 5-1, Snyder 5-3, Orsi 5-3, and Swisher 5-1.
Anthony Orsi (Salle Santelli) defeated Hayden 5-4, Snyder 5-4, and Swisher 5-0.
Alfred Snyder (Olympic Club) defeated Hayden 5-3 (18 touches against).
Howard Hayden (Michigan Division) defeated Swisher 5-4 (19 touches against).
Harold Swisher (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Snyder 5-4 (19 touches against).
Huffman, Orsi, and Snyder qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #4
Daniel Bukantz (Salle Vince) defeated Hersum 5-2, De Sola 5-0, Kaye 5-3, and Leicester 5-4.
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated Hersum 5-2, De Sola 5-2, Kaye 5-3, and Leicester 5-2.
Ferard Leicester (Olympic Club) defeated Hersum 5-4, De Sola 5-1, and Kaye 5-2.
Harold Hersum (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated De Sola 5-3 and Kaye 5-2.
Arthur Kaye (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated De Sola 5-2.
Francisco De Sola (San Salvador) lost all bouts.
Bukantz, Lewis, and Leicester qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #5
Edward Carfagno (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Hanisch 5-2, Getzowitz 5-2, Risling 5-4, and Westman 5-0.
Ralph Marson (NYAC) defeated Hanisch 5-4, Getzowitz 5-4, and Westman 5-3.
Karl Hanisch (Michigan Division) defeated Getzowitz 5-2, Risling 5-3, and Westman 5-1.
Sidney Getzowitz (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated Risling 5-3 and Westman 5-3.
Jay Risling (San Francisco YMCA) and Walter Westman (Olympic Club) lost all bouts fenced.
Carfagno, Marson, and Hanisch qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-Final Pool #1
Dernell Every (NYAC) defeated Snyder 5-3, Bukantz 5-3, Orsi 5-3, Leicester 5-2, and Carfagno 5-4.
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated Snyder 5-4, Bukantz 5-3, Orsi 5-2, and Leicester 5-0.
Edward Carfagno (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Lewis 5-4, Snyder 5-3, Orsi 5-1, and Leicester 5-0.
Daniel Bukantz (Salle Vince) defeated Orsi 5-1 and Leicester 5-3.
Alfred Snyder (Olympic Club) defeated Bukantz 5-4 and Orsi 5-2.
Ferard Leicester (Olympic Club) defeated Snyder 5-4.
Anthony Orsi (Salle Santelli) lost all bouts fenced.
Every, Lewis, Carfagno, and Bukantz qualified for the finals.
Semi-Final Pool #2
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated Dow 5-3, McGraw 5-1, Irwin 5-4, Marson 5-3, Hanisch 5-3, and Mortimer 5-3.
Warren Dow (Salle Santelli) defeated Huffman 5-4, McGraw 5-1, Irwin 5-3, Marson 5-1, and Hanisch 5-1.
John R. Huffman (NYAC) defeated McGraw 5-2, Irwin 5-4, Heiss 6-2, Marson 5-3, and Hanisch 5-3.
Harry Mortimer (Olympic Club) defeated Dow 5-4, Huffman 5-4, McGraw 5-4, and Irwin 5-1.
Ralph Marson (NYAC) defeated McGraw 5-2, Irwin 5-1, and Mortimer 5-4.
Karl Hanisch (Michigan Division) defeated Irwin 5-3, Marson 5-3, and Mortimer 5-4.
DeLoss McGraw (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Irwin 5-4 and Hanisch 5-2.
Major S.R. Irwin (Funke Fencing Academy) lost all bouts fenced.
Heiss, Dow, Huffman, and Mortimer qualified for the finals.
FINALS
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated Dow 5-4, Every 5-4, Heiss 5-4, Mortimer 5-2, and Carfagno 5-1.
Edward Carfagno (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Dow 5-3, Every 5-3, Huffman 5-4, Heiss 5-3, and Mortimer 5-4.
John Huffman (NYAC) defeated Every 5-3, Bukantz 5-3, Lewis 5-4, Heiss 5-2, and Mortimer 5-0.
Daniel Bukantz (Salle Vince) defeated Carfagno 5-3, Dow 5-0, Lewis 5-3, and Heiss 5-1.
Warren Dow (Salle Santelli) defeated Heiss 5-4, Huffman 5-3, Heiss 5-3, and Mortimer 5-0.
Dernell Every (NYAC) defeated Burkantz 5-4, Heiss 5-1 and Mortimer 5-2.
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated Mortimer 5-2.
Harry Mortimer (Olympic CLub) defeated Bukantz 5-3.
FENCE-OFF
Norman Lewis defeated Huffman 5-4 and Carfagno 5-3.
Edward Carfagno defeated Huffman 5-3.
