The Mardi Gras Tournament at New Orleans Attracts Many Fencers
Item
-
Title
-
en
The Mardi Gras Tournament at New Orleans Attracts Many Fencers
-
Date
-
March 1938
-
volume
-
3
-
issue
-
3
-
page start
-
20
-
page end
-
20
-
content
-
en
THE MARDI GRAS TOURNAMENT AT NEW ORLEANS ATTRACTS MANY FENCERS
Twenty one entries, one from abroad and eleven from many parts of this country, crossed blades in the first annual Mardi Gras International Tournament at New Orleans on February 26th and 27th. Seven of the entrants were women, four of them visitors from out-of-town. The event was organized and directed by the local Division of A.F.L.A. and will be henceforth repeated annually every Saturday and Sunday before Lent.
In the women's foil strip, Miss Aida B. Principe of Washington Fencers Club distinguished herself by easily winning all her bouts against a mediocre field and came into possession of a gold-plated and engraved Italian foil with silvered blade, offered on the occasion of 20th anniversary of independence of Estonia by the local honorary consul, Mr. Norman O. Pedrick, Sr. The second prize, a similar silver-plated foil offered by D. H. Holmes Co. Ltd., local large department store, was won by Jonanna Blumel of Moody Club, Galveston, Texas.
Men's foil strip was distinguished by some very brilliant work as well as by some roughness. Thomas Kemp, chairman of local Division and Southern Open Championship in foil and sabre, won the gold-plated engraved Italian foil "Cruzeiro do Sul", offered by the local Consul-general of Brazil, Senor Pedro Nabuco. The second prize, silver-plated foil, offered by New Orleans Public Service, Inc., was given to Clement D'Albergo, leader of Galveston delegation and a prominent fencer in southwestern circles.
The epee strip was the feature of the contest. Thomas Kemp of Les Chevaliers, last year's winner of the beautiful Guatemala trophy in epee, distinguished himself by winning again this year the first prize, a large bronze medal of France, offered by Comte Jean de la Greze, consul of France at New Orleans and honorary captain of Les Chevaliers. The second prize, silver-plated Italian epee offered by Maison Blanche Co., local large department store, was won by Lieut. W. B. Kunzig, U.S. Army, of Fort MacClellan, Alabama.
In sabre, the contest was distinguished by the absence of rough irregular play, which facilitated judging and made the swordplay easily understood by the spectators. Lieut. W. B. Kunzig, U.S. Army, of Fort MacClellan, Ala. won the gold-plated engraved sabre, offered in the name of Italy by Marchese Gian G. Chiavari, Royal Italian Consul-general at New Orleans.
Second prize, silver-plated Italian sabre offered by La Lune, popular local night club, was won by James Janssen, captain of Les Chevaliers.
The entire Tournament was directed by Orest Meykar, honorary Maitre-en-fait d'Armes de la Nouvelle Orleans; judges were: Captain Robert Burton of New Orleans Academy, Mr. Frank Beier, Supt. of Physical Education of N. O. Public Schools; Lieut. Bernard Parun and Mr. Albert Lieutaud. Mr. Louis Blanc Jr. was the scorer.
