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National Individual Epee Championship
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July 1939
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NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL EPEE CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, June 30, 1939
Loyal Tingley, young student from the University of Chicago, upset a field of experienced epeeists, men with Olympic experience and former National Champions alike, to win the Individual Epee Championship. Throughout the preliminary and semi-final rounds his record was not over impressive, qualifying in both cases on the basis of touches, but in the finals he found his touch and forced a tie with Andrew Boyd of the Los Angeles A.C. and Lt. Gustave Heiss of the Fencers Club, with 5 wins and 2 losses apiece. In the fenced off these men finished in that order with Tingley leading the two Olympic veterans. Norman Lewis, All Eastern Epee Champion, and Jose de Capriles, defending National Champion, finished fourth and fifth respectively.
There were 22 entries in this championship representing 9 different club or Divisional affiliations. California entered 14 (8 from Los Angeles and 6 from San Francisco), New York entered 4, Illinois 3, and Utah 1.
SUMMARIES
Preliminary Pool #1
Jose de Capriles (Salle Santelli) defeated De Jong 3-1 and Arnautoff 3-0.
Duris De Jong (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Arnautoff 3-0 and Corbett 3-1.
Charles Corbett (Illinois Division) defeated Arnautoff 3-1.
Victor Arnautoff (Olympic Club) lost all bouts.
Jose de Capriles, De Jong, and Corbett qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #2
Harry Mortimer (Olympic Club) defeated M. de Capriles 3-1 and Swisher 3-2.
Robert Irwin (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated Mortimer 3-2 and Swisher 3-1.
Harold Swisher (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated M. de Capriles 3-1. (7 touches against, 6 touches for)
Miguel de Capriles (Salle Santelli) defeated Irwin 3-1 (7 touches against, 6 touches for).
Mortimer, Irwin, and Swisher qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #3
Edward Carfagno (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Jaeckel 3-2, Thompson 3-1, and Tingley 3-2.
Loyal Tingley (Illinois Division) defeated Thompson 3-0 and Craig 3-2 (8 touches against).
Horace Craig (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Jaeckel 3-1 and Carfagno 3-2 (9 touches against).
Tracy Jaeckel (Fencers Club) defeated Thompson 3-2 and Tingley 3-2 (10 touches against).
John Thompson (Olympic Club) defeated Craig 3-1.
Carfagno, Tingley, and Craig qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #4
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated Corbin 3-0 and Giambra 3-2.
Salvatore Giambra (GILE) defeated Corbin 3-0 and Evans 3-2.
Ralph Evans (Illinois Division) defeated Corbin 3-0.
Harold Corbin (Los Angeles A.C.) lost all bouts.
Lewis, Giambra, and Evans qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary Pool #5
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated Boyd 3-1, Leicester 3-1, Irwin 3-1, and O’Brien 3-0.
Andrew Boyd (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Leicester 3-1, Irwin 3-1, and O’Brien 3-1.
Weston Irwin (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated Leicester 3-0, Irwin 3-0, and O’Brien 3-0.
Ferard Leicester (Olympic Club) defeated O’Brien 3-1.
William G. F. O’Brien (Funke Fencing Academy) lost all bouts.
Heiss, Boyd, and Leicester qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-Final Pool #1
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated De Jong 3-1, W. Irwin 3-2, Lewis 3-1, Mortimer 3-1, and Tingley 3-0.
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated De Jong 3-1, Craig 3-0, Swisher 3-0, W. Irwin 3-0, and Tingley 3-1, and double lossed with Mortimer 3-3. (12 touches against)
Harry Mortimer (Olympic Club) defeated Craig 3-1, Swisher 3-0, W. Irwin 3-1, Tingley 3-1, and double lossed with Lewis 3-3. (16 touches against)
Loyal Tingley (Illinois Division) defeated De Jong 3-2, Craig 3-2, Swisher 3-0, and W. Irwin 3-1. (14 touches against)
Harold Swisher (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated De Jong 3-2, Craig 3-2, W. Irwin 3-1, and Heiss 3-1. (15 touches against)
Horace Craig (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated De Jong 3-2 and W. Irwin 3-0.
Weston Irwin (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated De Jong 3-1.
Duris De Jong (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Mortimer 3-2.
Heiss, Lewis, Mortimer, and Tingley qualified for the semi-finals.
Semi-Final Pool #2
Andrew Boyd (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Corbett 3-0, Carfagno 3-0, Giambra 3-1, and R. Irwin 3-2.
Charles Corbett (Illinois Division) defeated J. de Capriles 3-2, Carfagno 3-2, Giambra 3-1, and Evans 3-2.
Jose de Capriles (Salle Santelli) defeated Carfagno 3-0, Evans 3-0, and R. Irwin 3-2.
Robert Irwin (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated Corbett 3-0, Evans 3-2, and Giambra 3-1.
Edward Carfagno (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Giambra 3-0 and R. Irwin 3-2.
Ralph Evans (Illinois Division) defeated Boyd 3-2 and Carfagno 3-1.
Salvatore Giambra (GILE) defeated J. de Capriles 3-2 and Evans 3-1.
Boyd, Corbett, J. de Capriles, and R. Irwin qualified for the semi-finals.
FINALS
Loyal Tingley (Illinois Division) defeated Irwin 3-2, Heiss 3-0, Corbett 3-1, J. de Capriles 3-1, and Lewis 3-2.
Andrew Boyd (Los Angeles A.C.) defeated Irwin 3-1, Mortimer 3-0, Heiss 3-2, Tingley 3-1, and Corbett 3-1.
Gustave Heiss (Utah Division) defeated Irwin 3-0, Mortimer 3-0, Corbett 3-1, J. de Capriles 3-1, and Lewis 3-2.
Norman Lewis (Salle Santelli) defeated Boyd 3-2, Irwin 3-0, Mortimer 3-0, and Corbett 3-1.
Jose de Capriles (Salle Santelli) defeated Mortimer 3-1, Corbett 3-1, and Lewis 3-0.
Charles Corbett (Illinois Division) defeated Boyd 3-1 and Irwin 3-1.
Robert Irwin (Faulkner School of Fencing) defeated Mortimer 3-2 and J. de Capriles 3-1.
Harry Mortimer (Olympic Club) defeated Corbett 3-1 and Tingley 3-2.
FENCE-OFF
Loyal Tingley defeated Boyd 3-1 and Heiss 3-2.
Andrew Boyd defeated Heiss 3-2.
