TENTH ANNUAL MARTINI & ROSSI CHALLENGE

photo by Gradkowski

Rolando Rigol! of Italy wins the Tenth Annual Martini & Rossi Saber Challenge in a Super-Finol with Pawlowski of Poland, Kalmar of Hungary ond Alex Orban of tho USA.

(SEE PAGE 3) ( Volume 21 Number 5 TENTH ANNUAL MARTINI &. ROSSI CHALLENGE J1JJ1El1JtilJl f EJ]tJl]!) BIGGEST AND BEST EVER Official Organ of the Amateur Fencers League of America Dedicated to the Memory of Record 2200 Spectators Attend Over Three Day Period; JOSE R. DeCAPRILES, 1912-1969. Management Young fencers Create Upsets in foil But Europeans Dominate W. L. Osborn, Publisher Ralph M. Goldstein, Editor THE MARTINI ROSSI 5 Great Oak Lane 397 Concord Rd. Pleasantville, N.Y. 10570 Yonkers, N. Y. 10710 A HAPPENING Assoc. Editor: I rwin Bernstein Asst. Editor: Richard Gradkowski by Dan Lyons Feature Editors: Don Lyons, Mary Gehant Editorial Staff: Marilyn Masiero. Historian: Alex Solomon Yes, fencing hod 0 happening. Our young Advertising Correspondence: 5 Great Oak Lane, Pleasantville, N. Y. 10510 college and just-out-of-school crowd really Advertising Plates: P. O. Box 144, Terre Haute, Ind. 41808 Come through in the Martini, the United Policy Board States' premier international event. A. Ruben, Chairman; R. M. Goldstein, W. J. Latzko. Let's look ot the foil-The round of 16 W. L. Osborn, P. Tishman, N. L. Lewis saw Neal Cohen (Big Ten Champion), Marty Subscriptions for non-members of the AFLA is $3.00 in tl>le U.S. and, $4.00 elsewhere. Lang), (Salle Santelli), Bert Freeman (Naval Published Septemberl November, January, March, May and July. Opinions expressed in signed articles reflect the persona I views of the writers and not necessarily Academy), Ed Ballinger (NYU), John Nonna of American Fencing or the AFLA. No anonymous: articles oocepted. (Princeton), Marty Davis, (the old man at Second Class Postoge Paid in Terre Hcute, Ind. 41808 32) of Csiszar, Jeff Checkes (1968 Olym­ pian), and Wally Krause (NYU), AFLA Addresses: DEADLINE FOR 1970 lSSUES That they were no flukes was attested by President: Alan Miles Ruben, P. O. Box 4344 Closing Date Mailing !law the fact that Freeman beat J. Kamuti of Issue Date for Copy Cleveland, Ohio 44132 Hungary to get to the round of 8. Then JULY-AUGUST June 9 July 31 Secretory: William J. Latzko, 33-62nd St. SEPT.-OCTOBER Aug. 4 Sept. 30 Nonna took On and eliminated the 1969 West New Yark, N.J. 07093. World Champion F. Wessel. These were CONTRIBUTORS PLEASE NOTE: Items for publication in AMERICAN FENCING are cor­ events to cheer abaut. photo by Gradkowski dially solicited. ArtiCles, results of competitions, letters to the editor, photos and Car­ toons should be sent to RALPH GOLDSTEIN, 397 CONCORD ROAD, YONKERS, N. Y., But the end of the line wos at hand John Nonna rests between his direct elimination 10110. All manuscripts should be complete, typewritten double spaced, on one side of the when Freemon Was beaten by Woyda of bouts in the semi finals of the foil, while Csobo paper only. Photos should be glossy finish, and accompanied by a complete caption. Un­ Poland, and Nanna by Granieri of Italy. Pal!aghy discusses the tactical situation. After solicited manuscripts cannot be returned unless submitted with a stamped self addressed Though fighting hard, they just didn't have defeating Wessel of Germany, Nonna lost to envelope. No anonymous articles will be accepted. Granieri of [tory. the resources to make it really close. Beaten handily we were left with 4 foreigners to final bout. The unbelievable semed to oc­ REMINDER PROF. R. BEHMBER contest for our top prizes. Entries for the U. S. Nationals must be It is with deep regret that we announce cur. Losert slowed, Wayda came to life. posted to: the passing of Prof. Reggie Behmber, Presi­ Noel, France, lost to Woyda in two of Everything changed-quick, light, daring, Robert Dow dent of the British Academy of Fencing, the three dull bouts. Then we sow what the Wodo beat the tor out of Losert 5-1 ond 327 Mountain Avenue organization of professional fencing Masters. big crowd come for. Gronieri handily took Woyda had his 4th Martini-Rossi crown. Westwood, New Jersey, 07675 A well loved teocher, he was active for Over Losert of Austria in the first of three bouts Our youth movement stayed on in the It is eoch individual fencer's responsi­ forty years, turning out both top ranked and took a 4-0 lead in the second. The epee. The round of 16 had Wayne Krause bility to make sure that his entry is filled amateur and professional fencers. amazing comeback started. Fencing like a (NYU), George Masin (NYAc), Paul Pes­ out correctly and mailed in no later than different man, Losert attacked, defended, thy (4 times U.S. Champion) (NYAC), June 8. CONTRIBUTORS PLEASE NOTE beat his opponent in close, and won, 5-4. James Melcher (FC, Gerry Esponda, Steve We are still receiving items for Americon The third bout wos for Losert by 5-3. So Netburn unattached

Page Two AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Three a 5-3 win and we had our man fencing for first place. FOil ROUND OF EiGHT There were sixty starters in the fail event. Bout No. 1 Noel d. Stricker, 5-1, 5-1 The tension didn't last long. Losert was on After twa rounds ()f p()ols, a direct elimina­ Bout No. 2 Woyda d. Freeman, 5-3, 5-1 a tremendous upward swing. His timing was Bout No. 3 Granieri, d. Nonna, 5-2, 5-1 tion round of sixteen produced some upsets fantastic. Any wrong move or delay by Net­ Bout No.4 Losert d. Paru!ski, 5-3, 1-5, 5-2 as Frederich Wessel of Germany and Jen() burn and a touch was scored. In two straight ROUND OF FOUR Kamuti ()f Hungary were eliminated by same bouts 5-0 and 5-3 we had Losert as our Bout No.1 Woyda d. Noel, 5-4, 4-5, 5-4 Martini winner in epee. Thus Losert copped of ()ur aggressive youngsters. The fali()wing Bout No.2 losert d. Granieri, 3-5, 5-4, 5-3 direct elimination rounds of eight and of four two days of fencing by a second in foil and THIRD PLACE MATCH winnowed dawn the field rapidly. In the a sensation undefeated route to the epee Noe! d. 'Granieri, 5-1

direct eliminationsl two out of a possible championship. FIRST PLACE MATCH three b()uts were fenced. A single bout decid­ Woyda d. Losert, 5-2, 4-5, 5-1 The sober event, while hotly contested, ed third place. went mare or less according to farm. By the time the dust had cleared we found in the FIRST ROUND EPEE round of sixteen only the old reliables with Pool No. 1 I. Stricker, 6/0; 2. Borack, 4/2; 3. The largest field was in epee, with sixty nary an upset in sight. The saber was fenced N. Cahen, 3/3; 4. Berger, 3/3; 5. Devito, 3/3; 6. J. Cohen, 2/4; 7. Fajardo, 0/7. One c()ntenders. As in the foil, after tW() off by an eight man round rabin final which photo by Gradkowski Pool No. 2 1. Loserr, 7/1; 2. M. Davis, 5/2; 3. rounds of pools, the round of sixteen saw found three of our qualifiers in the bottom Russell, 5/2;4. Zomba las, 4/2; 5. Bodner, 3/; 6. the el iminatian by tW() ()f a p()ssible three John Nonna of Princeton (ond the Bronx) and Burt Sasek, 3/4; Canvin, 1/6; 8. Gall, 1/6 of the heap, and Alex Orban and three bouts begin, and continue all the way to the Freeman of the U.S. Naval Academy of Annapolis Europeans in a tie for first place. A super­ Pool No.3 1. Granieri, 5/1; 3. Schmatolla, 5/1; after their brilliant performances in the foil event. 3. Lott, 4/2; 4. Axelrod, 3/3; 5. P. Gaylor, 2/4; 6. ultimate winner. final rciund was then run off, and the lively Esponda, 1/5; 7. Fajardo, 1-5 Nonna's daring attacks overwhelmed World Foil FIRST ROUND Champion Friedrich Wessel of Germany and Free­ Rigoli of Italy took the gold medal. Paw­ Pool No. 4 1. Bozek, 6/1; 2. Conyd, 6/1; 3. Pool No. 1 Kulcsar, 6/1; 2. Esponda, 5/2; 3. man's agressive moves and sharp counter attacks lowski, fencing brilliantly at times, didn't Parulski, 5/2; 4. Keller, 4/3; 5. Mannino. 3/4; 6. stopped Olympic Silver medalist Jeno Kamuti of P_ Gaylor, 2/5; 7. B. Lyons, 1/6; 8. Makler, 017 Krause, 4/3; 4. Belak, 3/4; 5. Gaylor, 3/4; 6. seem as hungry as in previous days and Hungary. Pool No. S I. Woyda, 7/0; 2. T. Kestier, 5/2; 3. Michanik, 3/4; 7. Irvings, 1/6 8. Nagorny, 0/7 settled for third place in back of Kolmer of Lang, 5/2; 4. Freeman, 3/4; 5. Kamhi, 3/4; 6. Pool No. 2 1. LodegaJlerie, 6/1; Masin, 6/1; 3. Hungary. Orban fought hard but couldn't Feenandez 7. McMahan, 2/5; 8. Hintlain, 0/7 Carfagno, 512; 4. Cantillon, 4/3; 5. Gwazda, 2/5; Pool No. 6 1. Komuti, 6/0; 2. Barringer, 4/3; 3. 6. McMahan, 2/5; 7. McNulty, 2/5; 8. Bookstein, seem to put together the winning combina­ 1/6 with Pesthy, Melcher, Netburn and Makler Shamash, 3/3; 4. M. Gaylor, 3/3; 5. Milazza, 3/3; tion. Pool No. 3 1. Losert, 7/0; 2. Ballinger, 512; 3. of the young guard remaining. 6. W. Krause, 1/5; 7. Carfagno, 1/5 Herzig, 4/3; 4. Weidel, 4/3; 5. Goldberg, 3/4; 6. The sober appears to be our strangest Pool No. 7 1_ Noel, 7/0; 2. Campbell, 4/3; 3. Losert, continuing from his performance Checkes, 4/3; 4. Nonna, 4/3; 5. Lekach, 3/4; 6. Fernandez, 3/4; 7. Bergman, 1/6; 8. B. Lyons, weapon. 1/6 in foil, overpowered Pesthy in two bouts, Jones, 2/4; 7. Razukas, 2/5; 8. Mullarky, 2/4 Pool No. 8 I. Wessel, 6/0; 2. Anastasi, 4/2; 3. Pool No. 4 l. Powell, 5/1; 2. Granieri, 4/2; 3. and Ladagallerie took out Melcher in twa In f()il and epee we showed that we are Gries!, 4/2; 4. W. Krause, 3/3; 5. Hambarzumian, Wigodsky, 4/2; 4. Makler, 3/3; 5. Juncker, 2/4; 6. Kirby, 2/4; 7. Rubin, 1/5 more closely fought bouts. Todd Makler getting closer but we still have t() go some. 3/3; 6. D. Lyons, 1/5; 7. Valsamis, 0/6 Pool No. 5 I. Pesthy, 7/0; 2. Mullurky, 413; 3. lost his first bout to Granieri but pulled out The absolute speed of foot, the long lunges, Chamay, 4/3; 4. Morgan, 4/3; 5. Wetzler, 4/3; the second by a final touch after 5 all and the great hand quickness and ability to SECOND ROUND 6. Braine, 3/4; 7. Spahn, 1/6; 8. Hoy, 1/6 we had hopes of an upset. But Granieri change the game t() counteract the ()ppan­ Pool No. 1 1. Noel, 6/1; 2. Losert, 6/1; 3. M. Pool No. 6 l. Hehn, 6/1; 2. Anastasi, 4/3; 3. Davis, 4/3; 4. W. Krause, 4/3; 5. Kestler, 3/4; had other ideas, took control in the third en!'s strategy are all things the t()P for­ Fries, 4/3; 4. Pommares, 4/3; 5. Sasek, 3/4; 6. 6_ Keller, 2/5; 7. Lott, 2/5; 8. Berger, 1/6 Bruce, 3/4; 7. Bozek, 3/4; 8. Eaton, 1/6 eigners have. We have to strive mOre. bout and wan handily. Then we had the Pool No.2. I. Parulski, 5/2; 2. Kamuti. 5/2; 3. Poof No. 7 1. Melcher, 6/0; 2. Vergara, 4/2; 3. first of several great thrills. Netburn faced Freeman, 5/2; 4. Anastasi, 4/3; 5. Nonna, 4/3; 6. Stricker, 3/3; 4. Reith, 3/3; 5. Nadas, 3/3; 6. Ed. Note: One of the imp()rtant ()dvantages Bozek, 3/4; 7. Axelrod, 2/5; 8. Russell, 0/7 Kulcsar the current Olympic Champion and McMahan, 2/4; 7. Pinter, 0/6 of having this ()utstanding international fenc­ Pool No. 3 l. Checkes, 6/1; 2. Granieri, 6/1; 3. last year's Maritni winner. In two straight Pool No.8 1. Netburn, 6/0; 2. Szunyogh, 4/2; 3. ing event in the U. S. is the ()pportunity for Woyda, 4/2; 4. Ballinger, 4/2; 5. Conyd, 3/4; Weber, 3/3; 4. Presson, 3/3; 5. D. Lyons, 3/3; bouts Steve fenced in the great daring man­ 6. M. Gaylor, 3/4; 7. Zombolos, 0/6; 8. Sorack, 6. Makler., 1/5; 7. Fajardo, 1/5 our officials to gain tap flight experience. ner we have expected from him. About 5 0/6 It was disappointing t() note that so few ()f Pool No. 4 l. Wessell, 6/1; 2. Lang, 6/1; 3. SECOND ROUND times he hit the foot as Kulscar made ad­ our people were called upon to direct in the Cohen, 3/4; 4. Stricker, 3/4; 5. Griesi, 3/4; 6. Pool No. 1. 1. Losert, 6/1; 2. Pow.ell, 4-3; 3. vance or jump lunge attacks. It was great. Shamash, 3/4; 7. Schmatolla, 2/5; 8. Campbell, Masin, 4/3; 4. Makler, 4/3; 5_ Vergara, 4/3; 6. finals. Only ()ne American was used in the 2/5 So we moved to the final of 4 with only Morgan, 3/4; 7. Cantillon, 2/5; 8. Presson, 1/6 finals of the foil and the epee. The excuse ()f Pool No. 2 1. Hehn, 7/0; 2. Chamay, 6/1; 3. Netburn left -of the U. S. contingent. Lasert the necessity fN a dinner jacket doesn't hold, ROUND OF SIXTEEN Melcher, 4/3; 4. Esponda, 4/3; 5. Reith, 3/4; 6. Bout No. 1 Noel d. Cohen, dominated Ladagallerie in two bouts and we because the first American called upon in the 5-2, 5-1 Sunyogh, 2/5; 7. Fries, 2/5; 8. Wigodsky, 0/7 Bout No. 2 Stricker d. Lang, 5-2, 1-5, 5-4 Pool No. 3 1. Netburn, 6/1; 2. Granieri, 5/2; 3. watched Netburn drop his first bout to Epee final was wearing a business suit and Bout No. 3 Freeman d. Kamuti, 5-2, 1-5, 5-4 Kulcsar, 4/3; 4. Krause, 3/4; 5. Herzig, 3/4; 6. Granieri 5-4. Steve changed his game, timed only upon his ()wn insistence did not direct. Bout No. 4 Woyda d. Ballinger, 5-0, 2-5, 5-3 Belok, 3/4; 7. Weber, 3/4; 8. Pon1mares, 1/6 Granieri as he jumped up and dawn and took Our officials have the ability; here was the Bout No. S Nonna d. Wessel, 5-4, 2-5, 5-3 Pool No. 4 I. Stricker, 512; 2. Anastasi, 5/2; 3. Bout No. 6 Granieri d. M. Davis, 5-4, 4-5, 5-2 the second bout 5- 1. He continued an to take opp()rtunity. Ladagall"rie, 5/2; 4. Pesthy, 3/4; 5. Carfagno, Bout No. 7 Parulski d. Checkes, 2-5, 5-4, 5-1 3/4; 6. Weidel, 3/4; 7. Ballinger, 1/6; 8. Mul­ Bout No. S Losert d. Krouse, 5-1, 5-4 larky, 1/6 Page Four AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Five Pool No. 6 I. Bonnissent, 6/1; 2. Delneky, 6/1; 42ND IWFA CHAMPIONSHIPS 3. Griffin, 5/2; 4. Lanteri, 5/2; 5. Fishman, 3/4; 6. Brody, 1/6; 7. Zimmerman, 1/6; 8. P. Tishman, by Richard Gradkowski 1/6 The forty second Intercollegiate Women's Pool No. 7 1. Morales, 6/0; 2. Hamori, 5/1; 3. Battle, 4/2; 4. Garbatini, 3/3; 5. Losonczy, 2/4; 6. FenCing Association Championships sow a Booktstein, 1/5; 7. Griesi, 0/6 field of twenty women's colleges compete for Pool No. 8 1. Goering, 512; 2. Soriano, 5/2; 3. honors on April 3rd and 4th at the New Urban, 4/3; 4. Szabo, 4/3; 5. Apostol, 3/4; 6. Fernandez, 3/4; 7. Nonna, 2/4; 8. Crawford, 2/5 York University Washington Square Campus. SECOND ROUND N.Y.U:s twin stars Ruth White and Sally Pool No. 1 I. Kalmar, 6/1; 2. Mohos, 6/1; 3. Pechinsky went undefeated in the twa day Bonnissent, 5-2; 4. Goering, 4/3; 5. Lekach, 3/4; team event, but the better balanced Hunter 6. Delenky, 3/4; 7. Urbon, 1/6; 8. Nagorny, 0/7 College squad edged out the Violets for tap Pool No. 2 1 Pawlowski, 7/0; 2. Makler, 512; 3. Orbon, 4/3; 4. Lantieri, 4/3; 5. Soriano, 3/4; 6. honors. Montclair State took the Bronze Cohen, 2/5; 7. Szabo, 2/5; 8. Stricker, 1/6 medal on touches over FDU-Teaneck. Car­ Pool No. 3 I. Gall, 6/1; 2. Blum, 512; 3. Dow, nell's three time winning team did not com­ 5/2; 4. Oldcorn, 4/3; 5. Garbatini, 4/3; 6. Battle, 3/4; 7. Kaplan, 1/6; 8. Griffin, 0/7 pete this year. Pool No. 4 1. Pezsa, 6/1; 2. Hamori, 5/2; 3. Julia Jones, coach of Hunter was awarded Morales, 5/2; 4. Rigoli, 5/2; 5. Canyd, 3/4; 6. the Santelli Trophy for "Coach of the Year" Biro, 2/5; 7. Borack, 2/5; 8. Kirchner, 0/7 at the banquet held at N.Y.U:s loeb Center. ROUND OF SIXTEEN In the individual round robin Sallv Bout No. 1 Pawlowski d. Goering, 5-3, 5-4 Pechinsky edged aut Ruth White by a score Bout No. 2 Orban d. Oldcorn, 5-4, 5-2 Bout No.3 Mohoss d. Blum, 4-5, 5-3, 5-3 of 4-3; and from then on it was allover. Bout No.4 Pezsa d. Makler, 5-2, 5-2 Stacy Moriates of Hunter come out ahead photo by Gradkowski Bout No.5 Gall d. Lanteri, 5-2, 4-5, 5-2 of Ellen Jacobs of Brooklyn College on Bout No. 6 Rigoli d. Morales, 5-4, 5-4 touches for the Bronze medal. The site of the Tenth Annual Mortlnl & RossI Challenge was the spaCIous main gyr.nnasium of the New Bout No.7 Hamori d. Bonnissent, 2-5, 5-4/ 5-2 York AthletiC Club The club offered the fmest faCIlities for both the competitors and the many Bout No. 8 Kalmar d. Dow, 5-2, 5-4 spectators who flocked to the competition. Record crowds turned out to see the exciting matches. TEAM RESULTS FINAL ROUND ROBIN Hunter College ______. 62 1. Four way tie for first place between Orban New York University _____ 55 ROUND OF SIXTEEN Montcloir State _____ .. ____ 54 SABER 5/2), Kalmar (512), Pawlowski (512); Rigoli (512); Bout No. Losert d. Krause, 5-4, 5-2 Fifty nine entries were made in the Saber 5. Pezsa (4/3); 6. Hamori (2/5); 7. Gall (2/5); 8. FDU - Teaneck _____ .. ____ 54 Jersey City Stote ______52 Bout No. 2 Pesthy d. Masin, 4-5, 5-4, 5-4 event, including the redoubtable Jerzy Paw­ Monoss (0/7) 5-3 Paterson State ______51 Bout No. 3 Melcher d. Espondo, 5-3, BARRAGE Bout No. 4 LadagaJlerie d. Anastasi, 5-4, 5-0 lowski of Poland, Tibor Pezsa and Jonas Kal­ Brooklyn College ______50 Bout No. Netburn d. Stricker, 2-5, 5-4, 5-0 mar of Hungary, Rolandi Rigoli of Italy, and L Rigoli (3/0), 2. Kalmar (2/1), 3. Pawlowski Trenton ______47 (l/2), 4. Orban (0/3) Penn State ______44 Bout No. 6 Ku!csar d. Powell, 5-3, 5-3 Jacques Bonnissent of France. After two Bout No. 7 Granieri d. Chamay, 5-2, 5-2 MATCH OF NATIONS Syracuse ______39 rounds of pools, direct elimination, a round of C.C.NY ______36 Bout No.8 Mokler d. Hehn, 6-5, 5-4 Match No. USA d. Switzerland, 15-10 St. Johns' ___ . ______32 sixteen reduced the field to a final pool of Motch No. 2 Germany-Austria d. Mexico, 15-4 ROUND OF EIGHT Ohio State ______29 eight. The four way tie for first place at the Match No. 3 France d. USA, 15-11 Bout No. 1 Losert d. Pesthy, 5-2, 5-1 Lehman --______29 Match No. 4 Hungary d. Germany-Austria, 15-10 Bout No. 2 LadagaJ!,erie d. Melcher, 5-4, 5-3 end of this final mode a four way super­ Rutgers ______. ______28 Final Match: France d. Hungary, 15-13 Bout No. 3 Netburn d. Kulcsar, 5-4, 5-3 final pool necessary. Caldwell ______27 Bout No. 4 Granieri d. Makler, 5-2, 5-6/ 5-1 FDU-Rutherford ______25 DIRECTORS CLINIC Buffalo ______19 FIRST ROUND ROUND OF FOUR During the Martini-Rossi Challenge, the Pace College ______16 Bout No. 1 Losert d. Ladagallerie, 5-3, 5-3 poor No.1 1 Pawlowski, 6/1; 2. Oldcorn, 6/1; 3. Barnard ______11 Bout No.2 Netburn d. Granieri, 4-5, 5-1/ 5-3 AFLA Directors Commission and the Com­ Makler, 512; 4. Lekach, 4-3; 5. Nagy, 3-4; 6. INDIVIDUAL POOL RESULTS K,endirck, 2/5; 7. Cohen, 1/6; 8. Szabega, 1/6 mitte for Director Development secured the THIRD PLACE MATCH Pool No. 2 1. Kalmar, 6/0; 2. Blum, 5/1; 3. services of Mr. Rudolph Karpati, Hungarian 1. Sally Pechinsky, NYU; 2 Ruth White, NYU; Granieri d. Ladagollerie, 5-3 3. Stacy Moriates, Hunter; 4. Ellen Jacobs, Brook­ Borack, 4/2; 4. Nagorny, 2/4; 5. Cetrulo, 2/4; OlympiC gold medalist, for presiding at a 6. Bartos, 2/4; 7. Krasevec, 0/6 lyn; 5. Maureen McDonald, Hunter; 6 Sue Viofand, FIRST PLACE MATCH special directors clinic. Over fifty interested Pool No.3 1. Peszo, 6/0; 2. Mohoss, 5/1; 3. Biro, FDU-T; 7. Elizabeth Gannon, Jers.ey Clty; 8. Jean Losert d. Netburn, 5-0, 5-3 3/3; 4. Cohen, 3/3; 5. Glassgold, 3/3; 6. Mentle, fencers and coaches attended and there were Hudik, Trerlton; 9 Gladys Romos, Hunter. 1/5; 7. Bachner, 0/6 many lively discussions on problems of dir­ KARPATI HONORARY MEMBER Pool No.4 I. Gall, 6/0; 2. Rigoli, 5/1; 3. Kaplan, ecting and judging. With the help of Mr. By unamious vote of the Executive Com­ 3/3; 4. Stricker, 2/4; 5. Tishman, 2/4; 6. Edel­ man, 2/4; 7. Fajardo, 1/5 Laezlo Pongo and Mr. Daniel Lyons, Mr. mittee of the AFLA, Mr. Rudolph Karpoti, ...p,.;~. poor No. 5 1. Orban, 6/0; 2. Dow, 4/2; 3. Karpoti explained several typical problems , 0l0- Frederick 'Rohdes two time Olympic gold medalist, was voted Kirschner, 4/2; 4. Conyd, 3/3; 5. Edwards, 3/3; found in rules interpretation and the theory ',:0' >, FENCERS' OUTFITTERS "'--169 EAST 86TH ST.• NEW YORK 28. N. Y. on honorary life membership in the AFLA. 6. Homrody, 1/5; 7. Capece, 0/6 of the right of way.

Page Six AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Seven PRACTICE IN THE SALLE something which is too often forgotten in competition. by Leo G. Nunes Third, there would be mOre action in the

ED. NOTE: Leo Nunes began fencing ccmpeti­ Salle, fewer people idle on the side lines, tively before 1908 in Italy and in 1917 in the more sacialibility and pleasure for all con­ Unit.ed States. The following is a copy of the first cerned. paragraph of on article by Jose DeCapri!es about leo, published in the December 1957 issue of It is evident that fencing under the same American Fencing. conditions that prevail in tournaments would "In the 66 year history of the AFLA only a be the best practice for tournament ploy. handful of competitors hove been truly great Fencers would keep mental records of their three-weapon fencers, respected as equals by the results with different opponents and if top ranking specialists, and capable of winning after a time they could improve on the National championship medals in foil, epee, and saber. Among this elite company Leo Nunes must various scores they would know that they be rated the top; his magnificent record from are g@tting better, gain confidence, and de­ 1917 to i 935 speoks for itself." velop even greater ambition. When three or four fencers were available Some fifty years ago when I first started a round robin I with the winner staying in, to fence in this country, touches in practice would provide very good and pleasant ploy. bouts were called loud and clear but to keep any score was considered bod manners. Bouts whenever possible should be preced­ In fact, one's initiative was somewhat re­ ed by lessons preferably not too long so that stricted by the wish of not outdistancing the the pupil could use the maximum concentra­ Of all the Airlines, smart travelers opponent and whenever a bout came to on tion and put forth the utmost efforts in every end, the scorer of the lost touch would call action. If the Masters ever hod any time, it know that TWA is the one to fly" for on extra touch so as to give the oppon­ would be very desirable a have them watch It figures. Only TWA can give you one-airline convenience ent a chance to score in turn some bouts and observe the weak points in throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. And no matter the game of their pupils who under the wher.e you fly, you'll he on a jet - TWA flies nothing but jets. My contention was, has always been, and strain of a match would probably oct very still is that practice in fencing should be differently than during the lessons and be Then there's the service: superb food, cooked in flight, along lines similar to other gomes, for in­ able to help them by verbal advice Or through not on the ground. Color movies by Inflight Motion stance, tenniS after a few minutes of free I subsequent lessons. Pictures, Inc., and stereo entertainment on selected ploy (similar to rallying in tennis) the fen­ flights. And of course, on-time schedules to the important cers should have a five touch bout or possibly A fencer in the room should be idle as business and vacation cities here and abroad. fight for two out of three five touch bouts as little as possible, fence all the time with is done in the direct elimination phase of short rest periods and ploy preferably with For reservations call your nearest TWA office touraments. stronger fencers, otherwise with weaker or see your travel agent and specify TWA. ones. In either case, the bouts should be a This procedure presents a great many ad­ very good preparation for competing in tour­ vantages. First, it puts on end to endless ments where one is bound to face fencers of bouts often lasting thirty to forty five minutes all types and standing. whereas during the some period the fencers could meet various opponents with the ad­ vantage of changing hands and adjusting their reflexes to different conditions. "Su, tee muk owned exclusively by Trim!> Wodd Airlines, Inc. Second, by fencing for a certain number of touches, a fencer would have to concentrate on every touch and also to ploy to the scare, TWA is the official carrier for the AFLA Page Eight AMERICAN FENCING NETBURN AND MELCHER SCORE IN LONDON MARTINI EPEE CHALLENGE

Since TAKE SECOND AND THIRD tending to begin his action as before, this IN TOP INTERNATIONAL EVENT time exploded into a perfect fleche which 1920 caught the suprised Netburn square on the On Saturday March 7, the United States chest. Alain Va rille thus became the first scored a new high in international compe­ competitor ta successfully defend his Mar­ tition as Steve Netburn and James Meleher tini title. took the sib/er and bronze medals in the QUARTER FINAL ROUND: London Martini Epee Challenge. The Uni­ A. Varille (France) CHOOSE YOUR W PUN! ted States was the anly country to place d. L. E. Larson (Sweden) 8-4. two men in the final round despite the pre­ J. Melcher (USA) sence of a star-studded field of interna­ d. H. Nielaba (Poland) 10-8 tionalists. Among these were Kulcsar of H. W. F. Hoskyn (GB) BUT WHATEVER YOUR WEAPON Hungary (Olympic Champion), Andrzejewski d. R. Troost (Austria) 8-3. of Paland (World Champion), Bill Hoskyns S. Netburn (USA) (World Champion), Nielaba of Poland, and d. C. Fenyvesi (Hungary) 8-5. the notional champions of France, Sweden, Sold Around and the host country Great Britian. SEMI FINAL ROUND, A. Va~ille d. J. Melch" 8-3. The Globe CHOOSE LEON PAUL Starting with 54 entries, the campetition S. Netburn d. H. W. F. Haskyns 8 1. ran one round of six pools, followed by direct Repr: CALIFORNIA TRADING CO. elimination to the champion. The direct eli­ FINAL MATCH: P.O. Box 3164, Torrance, Cal. 90503 (213) 329-6102 mination bouts were for eight touches, though A. Varille d. S. Netburn 9-7. a two touch margin was required. If the two touch margin was not achieved the bouts BLUE RIDGE HELENE MAYER MEMORIAL went to ten touches. FENCING CONFERENCE by Mary Huddleson In his second elimination bout, Melcher by Dick Oles The 17th annual Helene Mayer women's drew the Olympic champion Kulesar and The Second Annual Blue Ridge Fencing foil competition drew 36 contestants from seemed destined to defeat as he quickly Conference Champianships were held Febru­ Oregon and California to the City Cal lege of fell behind 2-4. He managed to even the ary 28 at Goucher Cal lege, Maryland. Two San francisco on April 5th. A new winner, score and the two exchanged touches until teams daminated, Augusta Military Academy Morga Reynolds from Letterman, staggered they reached 9 all. With a well timed attack and the Tri-Weapon Club, and finished in a off with the weighty trophy after winning all on the preparation, Melcher scored the win­ deadlack far the Castella Traphy. These twa of her bouts in the finals. ning touch. A remarkable win and well alsa shared the Oles Fail Team Tr.ophy, while Results of Finals: 1. M. Reynolds, lGH; 2. M. fenced. Mitchel! WEFC; 3. S. Armstrong, WEFC; 4, T. Tri-Weapon Club won the Deladrier Epee AngeU, Marki; 5. E. Johnson, LGH; 6. D. Moody, Netburn's secand direct elimination bout Team cup and Augusta captured the Mark; 7. r. Acevedo, Marki; 8. B. Linkmeyer, was against the tournament's secand seeded Bujnaszky Saber Team Trophy. Nord; 9. K. Denton, LAAC fencer, Peter Jacabs, wham he defeated 8-1. TEAM STANDINGS Photo by Burnett The fencing during the final matches was J. Augusta Military Academy 35 of an unusually fast tempo. This was in part Charles Powers parries an attack by Dove Brusa­ 2. Tri-Weapon Club 35 due to the particular styles of the fencers wankin at the Mary!and three weapon team 3. Jewish Cammunity Center 26 KANSAS DIVISION and also reflected the intense concentration tournament held ot Goucher College. Fencers Club by Peggy Poland of Baltimore won the event with the Jewish Com­ 4. Yellawjacket F.e. 24 of the event. Alain Varille, of France, the de­ Womens Div. Chomp. 1. K. Hi!!, Metro; 2. M. munity Center team second. 5. Mercerberg Academy 6 Miller, K. U.; 3. D. Sma!ley, Metro. fending champ ian, typified this style. His 6. John Carroll H.S. 0 Under 19 Womens Foil - 1. M. Houston, UMKC; most successful action is a lightning stroke to ELECTRICAL EPEE 1898 INDIVIDUALS 2. J. Bradley, WFC; 3. S. Katz, UMKC. the farearer: on his opponent's preparatian. In FOil: 1. Paul, TWC; 2. Lynn, TWC; 3. Under 19 Men Foil - 1. J. Bourn, WFC; 2. B. Smith, the final bout with Netburn, with the score An electrically activated signaling device KU; 3 T. Corter, UMKC. Echals, AMA Under 19 Epee - 1. J. Boum, WFC; 2. Smith, KU; tied at 7 -7, Netburn tried to "out hit" his op­ that will infallibly indicate a touch scared by EPEE: J. Schwartz, JCC; 2. Bennet, MBG; 3. 3. G. Bemis, WFC. one's epee was offered in the Prieur Company ponent but simply could not match the Femrite, AMA Under 19 Sabre - 1. R. Lombordino, UMKC; 2. B. Frenchman's speed. With the odd touch ad­ catalague of 1898. Smith, KU; 3. G. Bemis, WFC. SABER: 1. Brand, JCC; 2. Lingenfelder, Epee Div. Champ. - 1. P. Christman, KU; 2. N. vantage Varille changed his game and, pre- TWC; 3. Hillsman, AMA Karlson, UMKC; 3. B. Mercer, Metro.

AMERICAN FENCING Page Ten AMERICAN FENCING Page Eleven WORLD UNIVERSITY TRIALS The development program, therefore, DIRECTING How do we as Directors Handle our Job? though well intentioned, is deficient in two We should be low key. The fencers are -- AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED A Major Area for Improvement important areas. what a bout is all about. While calling by Denise O"Connor by Daniel M. lyons, Committee touches we should be simple and direct, not A. Disbursement of Funds: The current for Director Development elaborating or describing the action beyond For the post several years, the AFLA has system is too random. Proper funding what is necessary. Competitors usually know concentrated on the development of young would toke into consideration fi­ "Hey, Joe, who's going to direct pool 3?" what happened, who was hit and not only fencers. I gather this as I read the presi­ nancial assistance to our talented that's the kind of question typically posed couldn't core less if you described extensively dent;s long messages in every issue of youngsters not only in traveling to for Joe Elliott, Chairman of the Bout Com­ how it occurred but don't want to hear it. AMERICAN FENCING. The AFLA has pro­ international events, but to the re­ mittee at the 1969 Notional Championships Certainly no theatrical waving of arms, vided opportunities for young fencers to com­ quired qualifying trial as well. held at Los Angeles. Sure, plenty of qualified smart comments to the competitors, exagger­ pete in international events, although not B. Properly Organized Qualifying Events: people were in town, but more often than ated actions or showboating is appropriate. necessarily always to Our best young fencers, Trials for international events, not few were available when needed. Let's but those who could offord the trip. whether on the senior or junior level, Clear, concise and quick decisions is all that hold off blaming the organizers or anybody is called for. Do nat upset the fencers con­ Another opportunity has arisen for the must be provided with juries of the else. The real problem is that as a fencing young fencer: The World University Gomes highest col iber. The AFLA and the centration. group we, unlike about every other sport, to be held in Torino, Itoly this summer. A competitor himself invest too much don't place a high value on competent offici­ Disciplinary Actions series of trials was held for the selection of to be jeopordized by incompetent of­ ating. We neither train many, or do we feel Again, as directors we must be careful to this team! but will the team representing us ficiating. The listing of qualified they should be even reasonably compensated see that the rules are observed, but we must in these games be the best one possible? directors as published in AMERICAN for expenses for spending a day to handle a not be averheavy and overzealous. After all, Scott Bozek, who placed ninth in the FENCING, is, in view of the officials meet. We even object to holding director fencers, if they are real competitors, must Junior World Championships this April, can­ invited to the University Trials, clinics at major championships when large have spirit. More often than not handling a not represent us in Italy because he could totally without value. groups of our best fencers gather, colling case of questionable behavior or language not offord the trip to Notre Dome for the Before American fencing succeeds on the them auxiliary events which detract from the with an even handed, calm, cautioning or final trial. Scott is, without doubt, one of international level we must provide interna­ fencing! even a "please let's keep things right" kind the strongest prospects for the future of tional conditions at home. of attittude will solve everything. It is American fencing. And what of another Yet the competence of our officiating is unusual to see truly vindictive, cruel or clear­ young epee fencer, Wayne Krause of NYU? of extreme importance in the development ly improper behavior and that's what the Certainly on outstanding young competitor, of fenCing. To put it Simply, lock of uni­ rules seek to deter. There are explicit penal­ this year's ECAC champion and runner up formity of interpretation of the rules, or ties for those offenses. in the NCAA will not fence in Torino be­ inability of directors to observe and under­ cause he could not offord the trip to the stand the sequence of actions makes it im­ Following the Action qualifying event. possible for fencers to develop their game This is the area where practice, practice And what of those who did manage to beg in a consistent manner. Combine this with a and more practice is required. Getting used and borrow the money to travel to Notre failure to fallow the changes taking place in to seeing what goes on doesn't just happen. Dome for what was supposedly the first round directing at the international level and we You really hove to work at it. It tokes con­ of on FIE tournament? True, the facilities have a kind of American fencing that just centration all the time when you are offici­ were magnificent with more than enough doesn't cut the mustard. oting. A momentary lapse, an action is made strips and equipment. What's directing all about? and you Can do some fencer irreparable harm But where was the technician and where by having missed it. were the officials? It is difficult to compre­ Knowledge of the Rules Two things become critical. First we need hend that even with a $10.00 entry fee, only The simplest thing of all should be for to accustom ourselves to viewing the totality one official was invited, thus leaving the offi­ officials to know the rules. They are printed, of action. It tokes time and experience to ciating, in the main, to NCAA coaches. Now, widely available and to this writer un­ expand ones peripheral vision since it is on in what other sport would one find coaches fortunately, scarcely read. Actually, this unusual requirement perculiar or unique to and competitors officiating in on event of CHAMPIONSHIP should be the easiest of problems to salve. our sport. Second we need to position proper­ this caliber~ It appears that, instead of en­ All kinds of solutions are possible. Written lyon the strip. With electrical weapons you couraging these young, determined, idealistic EQUIPMENT examinations for all directors, required read­ have to move quickly with the fencers to fencers, we are disillisioning them very quick­ by the ings of ports of the rules at the start of maintain on angle which permits you to see ly. They toke time from their studies, work Maker of Champions each meet, at annual meetings, and frequent the recording machine lights and bath and train to the maximum, and go heavily articles in publications, particularly in fencers fully at the some time. This is true into debt only to be exposed to the worst GEORGE SANTEllI, Inc:. JIAmerican Fencing". whether it be foil or epee. You have to fal­ 412 Sixth Avenue possible condition on the fencing strip - the But that's really only a starting point. The low the sequence of actions and toke into New York 11, New York inadequate director! tough ports come next. account what the machine tells you instantly.

Page Twelve AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Thirteen In foil everybody understands that there is sight of the rules of right-of-way in those Commission or the Committee for Director a right way to observe, and you must have weapons. Development hear about it. indelibly imprinted in your mind who did 4. Lack of Attention to Position of As a fencer you not only have a right to what and when. It is just as vitol in epee Fencers , progress through the director system if you since you hove to tell whether a touch may Directors must observe instantly when I meet the requirements, you have an obli­ be scored on the f!oor, on the guard, on the a fencer has reached the warning line, gation to do so. pOint Or blade or even by the fencer an his stepped off the side of the strip or gone 1 Let's get busy - we can have Virtually own foot! In epee decisions of the directors beyond the bounds of the strip. Failure to uniform application of the rules across the may be decisive in a close bout and his do so unfairly penalizes the fencer who whole country. Then when anyone competes failure to be where he belongs can be very should receive the benefit of the penolties in a sectional or national championship it damaging. or warnings meted out to his opponent. won't be necessary to try to change your In sabre, there are no lights to make How We Develop Directors games to accomodate, or as some say things even a little simpler for you. But the Today Most (not all) directors just hoppen. "fence/' the director. Fencing can be great problem for the director is basically the You get eliminated, stick around to see some if you can predict with accuracy what kind same as in foil or epee. He must position of the competition and there you are, drafted of a call you'll get for a specific action. In­ himself to allow his field of vision to be as director. Nobody probably asked what ternational fencers have that confidence. So broad enough to encompass both fencers at you knew. What they did know was that can you, but it does require you to do some­ all times. With the great foot speed of sabre­ you were a warm body and available. So thing to make it that way. men today, the di rector must move with the after a few adventures you are a director. action rapidly. If not he is lost. The action Loved, by some, despised momentarily by MiDDLE A TLANTI CS is outside his view, the passage of right-of­ others so by hit-and-miss most of our di­ by Jim Sydnor way from One fencer to the other is un­ rectors gain experience. Some get interested The Nineteenth Annual Middle Atlantic Eileen Carton, a Brandeis sopohomure, returned from the New England Int,ercollegiate Women's observed and reconstruction to determine the enough to read the rules and pick up a Intercollegiates were held March 7, at Johns Fencing Championships with the !ndividual proper award of the touch becomes im­ thorough knowledge of them. The latter may Hopkins University in Baltimore. Seven col­ Championship trophy. Rhode Island University possible. then seek to find the way to advance their leges entered the tournament and the lead hosted the competition on March 8, 1970 at which Brandeis University, for the second consecutive standing as directors through the official Was closely contested by Temple and Johns Example of Q Few Common Errors We Make year, WOn both the individual and Team champion­ mechanism, but it isn't too easy. Hopkins. Host coach Dick Oles was named ships. I. The Stop MAC Coach of the Year, and Johns Hopkins The greatest mischief directors per­ The Official System Won the Franklin Janes Sportsmanship Trophy. 1970 NEW ENGLAND petrate is to award the stop thrust or stop This is the way things are supposed to Next year's tournament will be held at INTERCOLLEGIATE TOURNAMEN'f work. The division may give you a rating as By Eugene R. Williams hit over the attack. The attack if executed Muhlenberg College. a Class I or 10 director, the latter giving in a continuous manner deserves to win The annual New England Intercollegiate eligibility to direct through the finals of a the touch and in international competition TEAM STANDINGS Fencing Championships, begun in 1953, Were divisional meet. Class II, permitting directing 1. Temple --______53 you can count on it. Only if the stop ar­ held on March 7 at the Brandeis University 2. Johns Hopkins ______50 rives a full fencing tempa ahead of the through the semi-finals of the Nationals, is Gym in Waltham, Massachusetts. final attack is the stop right. The rules awarded by your section after examination 3. Stevens Tech ______40 by Class III directors assigned by the Di­ 4. Muhlenberg -______35 TEAM STANDINGS are clear and we should have na trouble 1. M:I.T ______86 observing them. rectors Commission at the National level. A 5. Lafayette ---______= 31 Brandeis ______Class III rating allowing you to handle the 6. D~w ----~- ______28 2. 68 2. Premature Halting of Action 3. Dartmouth ______43 finals is reached by passing an examination 7. Haverford -______IS Just because fencers get close is not Harvard ______given at the National Championships. Uti­ 4. 40 sufficient reason to stop the action. The INDIVIDUALS 5. Trinity - ______39 mately an international directors rating is rule requires halting the action when it Foil: I. Shamash, Temple; 2. Freidberg, 6. Norwich ______32 attainable through examination by the Inter­ becomes confused and the di rector is un­ 7. Fairfield ______31 national Fencing Federotion (FIE). Muhlenberg; 3. McKirachan, Lafayette; 4. able to follow it or when the fencers can Rosenbaum, Hopkins; 5. Silberman, Drew; 6. 8. W.P.I. -______28 no longer wield their weapons and unsafe How We Can Get Uniform Application of Kafrissen, Temple 9. S.M.U. ______23 conditions may exist. Infighting is part of Fencing Rules Epee: I. Wardlaw, Temple; 2. Spahn, Stevens; 10 Holy Cross ______IS the game and must be allowed. You can help by asking your division to 3. Hamburg, Hopkins; 4. Fulling, Hopkins; INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 3. Failure to Recognize the Valid Riposte hold clinics and give tests to get you to a la 5. Kimelman, Muhlenberg; 6 Battle, Muhlen­ Foil: I. Lazaris, MIT; 2. Ryan, NorWich; 3. An immediate riposte is valid and rating. Then keep the pressure on by re­ berg Asherman, MIT must be given over the instantaneous re­ requesting a recommendation to take the Saber: I. Edelman, Temple; 2. Glassgold, Epee: 1. Pommares, MIT; 2. Luxembourg, mise even if it arrives after the remise. exam for a Class II at your sectional cham­ Temple: 3. Schwartz, Hopkins; 4. Rode, Trinity; 3. Fazio, MIT Directors who watch only the lights in foil pionships. If the proceedures in your division Hopkins; 5. Kingsley, Stevens; 6. Pigott, Sober: J. Rapaport, MIT; 2. Miller, MIT; 3. or only see who hits first in sabre lose and/or section don't operate let the Directors Stevens Chuga, Fairfield

Page ·Fourteen AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Fifteen CHIEF OF MISSION REPORT Any international fencer should have with attock generally comes with a bent arm and tice traditional foil technique. The sabre WORLD JUNIOR EVENT him some pommels or pommel nuts (as may is thus very difficult to parry with the conven­ fencers have a style of their own. A good be appropriate) threaded to the European tional parry as used against the final of a deal of foil fencing now moves from the by Hugo M. Castello millimeter standards just in case he must straight-arm attock. Nevertheless, it must be elbow, in what looks like the "old Italian Upon arriving at Minsk we were quart­ purchase blades while outside of the United said that the flying parry is not always suc­ sabre school." Because of the use of electri­ ered at the Jubilee Hotel, right opposite the States. cessful. If you are inclined to play percent­ cal equipment the practical target has been sports arena. I recommend that for any future U. S. in­ ages in this situation, the attacker will have mode larger, and the parry, to protect it, must The first day we hod the men's foil pre­ ternational team there must be an equip­ the touch awarded, because the flying parry be mode larger. Many a modern stroight liminaries (three rounds) and the semi­ ment check for all personnel, not just be­ is extremely difficult to perform successfully. thrust comes in with a considerable angula­ final. All three men broke out of the first fore they leave the country, but for enough You can depend on it that the director will tion, especially from the left-handed fencer. round: Hooker, Bozek, and Gaylor. They in advance so that any defects can be give the touch to the attack no matter if it These can become very difficult to parry, all fenced nicely; in the next round, how­ caught and corrected. The amount of our consists of three of four actions ending up since the hand (whether in four or six) must ever, although they had same good moments, fencers' equipment that failed to pass in­ in a jab. A straight thrust in proper time move at least six inches farther on either side. they also had lapses when they were caught spection was as high as 50 %. This, in itself, would be successful many times. The better I wouldn't be surprised to see the old­ flat-footed and unprepared in distance, or caused enough emotional upset to affect per­ fencers mixed up the straight thrust with fashioned side-step away from the thrust when they foiled to take the initiative. These formance. Consider the case of Ruth White. delayed actions. come bock inta ploy again. Likewise the few lapses cost the bouts. She was required to change masks in the There is also a substantial use of the time stop-thrust made while stepping out of line The U. S. contingent made a good ap­ second round to a white-trimmed one that thrust in opposition. This defense works, es­ might be very successful. pearance-one of the six nations, incidental­ did not fit properly. She hod bought three pecially if only One light goes on! If not, it I must not close without expressing my ly, with a ful team entered in all wea­ new blades which were mounted improperly is always called double touch, I believe that own and the whole team's appreciation for pons. The weather was doing us no favors. for a ieft-hander. In addition, with only little these changes in emphasis are due to the the help of Mr. Joe Pechinsky, who acted The fencers wonted to show their sweat use, the wire in the blades broke. She ended directing. One must fence the director as as manager. H is knowledge of Russian and well as the opponent of the moment. suits, so naturally they wouldn't wear coots up fencing with only one weapon working, Polish proved invaluable upon occasion. His or regula r shoes on the way back and forth and in constant fear that if one broke she I would say that foil fencers should toke advice on many of our problems was a great to the gym. The results could have been might not be able to obtain assistance. sabre lessons, while epee fencers should prac- contribution to the team effort. predicted: four already had colds and tem­ It is worth noting that ot this competition peratures-bound to affect their perform­ the technicians were extremely "politicaL" ance. They were not there to repair equipment­ Passports were checked to verify the fen­ only to inspect, supervise, and prevent the cers' eligibility under the age liminatian. One use of equipment that did not strictly meet of our fencers, Pringle was declared ineligi­ r specifications. ble because his passport showed that he was born in September, 1949, which mode him On the positive side, comradeship and team actually twenty years and five months old. spirit among the U. S. group was excellent Clearly, he was never even eligible to have -the best that I have seen. There was a fenced in our own qualifying competition. definite desire on the part of each member to This action worked a considerable injustice help the others on to victory. Without being asked or given any instructions the "off­ Our own exclusively designed foil - on many other fencers. Therefore I hod to correctly balanced, with stainless steel change the planned line-up, and put Orlando duty" fencers got up early in the morning greatest name guard, highly polished blade, chrome­ in fencing equip­ into sabre and Bollinger into epee. and accompanied those competing that day. ment. Champion. Believe it or not, every fencer was up at plated pommel and ravel-proof, braid-over­ A few-but very important-bits of ad­ unbreakable-plastic handle that provides a ship or practice 6:30 a. m. quality. Specially vice on equipment are in order. Equipment better, more responsive grip. designed equip­ for a major international event must be care­ I watched the finals of the men's foil with ment for class fully selected. It's little things that create particular attention. Although the warm-up Model 4S: French model "International" Foil. Light, flexible, use: The choice of the problems when the inspectors are strict. lessons are the some as they have always champions for al· Simulating the weight of an electrical weapon. most half·a-cen· Because they did not bring either enough of been, the bout technique is not altogether the tury! the right equipment, our fencers hod to same. There is a great deal of moving in WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG buy Russian blades and weapons which did ond out of distance with on invitation for the nat stand up. The uniforms our people opponent to try.a straight thrust or a dis­ fENClrlG EQUIPMUH GIL 1m:. brought were in many cases so worn as to engage or a one-two. The attempt then is to 30 E. 10th St., New York, N.Y. l0llO3 (212) GR 3·6930 be completey unsafe. A number of our fen­ pick up the attock with a flying parry and of fencing equipment. Established 1914 cers did not bring another uniform. riposte. This action is necessary because the

AMERICAN FENCING Page Sixteen AMERICAN FENCING Page Seventeen COLORADO INVITATIONAL SALLY PECHINSKY VIRGINIA STATE FOIL by Gerrie Baumgart by Jay Horowitz COMPETITION On February 7 and 8, 1970 the Colorado by Geraldine Edmonds She is the youngest woman ever to cap­ Division of the AF.L.A held its first Invi­ ture two Intercollegiate Women's Fencing In the Blow Gym, on the campus of Wil­ tational at the Air Force Academy in Colo­ Association championships, but New York liam and Mary College On March 14, 1970, rado Springs, under the superVISion of University's Sally Pechinsky would rather talk the Virginia state foil competition was held. Maestro Nicholas G. Tath. Assisting Maestro about her family than her success. The competition which lasted all day sow Toth were Mrs. Cathy Jackson, Mrs. Gerrie Geraldine Edmonds, housewife from Rich­ "Fencing is a way of life with me, but Baumgart, and Sgt. Jack Beyer, Freshman mond/ Va., capture first place in women/so it's not the most important thing. People Fencing Coach at the Academy. The response Second place was token by Anno Quindsland, are. My mother and father, and my brother to the invitations was excellent-116 entries Williamsburg, Va., William and Mary sopho­ Fronk and sister Joy are my number one representing five states. more. Third place was token by Valorie interests," said Solly, a 20-year-old soph­ Watkins, 15 year old high school sophomore omore from Peabody, Moss. FINAL STANDINGS also of Richmond, Virginia. It was in a YMCA in Solem, Moss., that Mens Foil - 1. P. Gaylor, AF.A, 2. C. Wakefield, Photo by Sesit, NYU Two William and Mary students captured Solly, an II-year-old sixth grader at the Colo., 3. J. Beyer, Air Force, 4. M. Herrera, A.F.A., first and second place in the men's competi­ timer first began to fence. Sally Pechinsky and NYU Coach Bela Csajaghy 5. N. Green, Colo., 6. B. Mercer, K8nsas Epee - 1. A. Garrison, A.F.A., 2. K. Stodola, Iowa, tion. They were Peter Appel and Rolph A "My uncle, Joe Pechinsky, was my tea­ Byers, Jr. Third place went to Dennis Jamison New Hampshire, and run on the beaches in 3. R. Bereit, A.F.A., 4. J. Beyer, Air Force, 5. R. cher," said Solly. "He's a coach up there, Gray, A.F.A., 6. D. Chapman, Iowa of Virginia Beach, Va. the summer to stay in trim. and he also fences in amateur competition Sabre - 1. R. Webb, A.F. A., 2. J. Beyer, Air Force, himself." But' what about men? 3. A. Nobianc, Colo., 4. R. Craig, A. F. A., 5. A. flORIDA GOLD COAST Dickey, AF.A, 6. C. Chirko, AF.A, 7. L. Brand. by Kate Alexander But Solly almost turned to ice skating in­ "I like athletic men," she said. "And I A.F.A, 8. W. Walker, AF.A Greco Foil-Men 1. Howard Holden, MFC; 2. Rudy stead of fencing. "I hod skated since I Was like to do sporty things, but I don't talk Womens Foil - 1. I. Acevedo, Calif., 2. C. Jackson, about fencing on dates." Valladares, CGCC; 3. Erol Stieger, UM. a little kid," she said. "And I really loved Colo,. 3. D. Sma Hey, Kansas, 4. P. Mason, C%., Greco Foil - Women - 1. Kate Alexander, MFC; 2. 5. J. Jacob, Iowa, 6. B. Taylor, lowo it. But fencing become more of a challenge to Next on Sally's schedule is the University Jessica Roberts, MFC; 3. Kathy Cochrane, MFC. me. It's not just a physical sport, it involves Games trials at Notre Dame University in much thinking," Solly said. South Bend, Ind., at the end of April. At 13, Solly won the New England "These games are for people who are A special purchase makes it championship, and as a high school junior under 28 years old and still in school," said possible to offer a limited quan­ in 1967, she captured the Notional Junior Sclly. "The championships will be held in tity of fine quality, white, all title. Then came the 1968 Olympic games in Torino, Italy, in August." cotton ladies tournament jackets Mexico City. Vivacious, yet sensitive, Solly's But perhaps her main goal is to compete in formula for success may be different than the 1972 Olympics in Munich. "I want to do at the low price listed below. that of most champions. SALE it very badly," she said. "My parents are These jackets are machine wash­ "I was always told that you hod to hate both hard-working people and they've never able and dryable, unpadded and to win, but that's not so," she said. "If seen me fence in college. I really felt bad have pockets for breast protec· you're friendly and nice, you can accomplish that they couldn't come to Mexico with me. tors. All sizes. the some things. Fencing has given me a I hope things work out differently this time." totally new outlook On life. Besides Mexico SPECIAL PRICE: $11.50 each City, Ive been to London, Genoa, and just CATALOG NO. 1150 last month, I fenced in the World Junior "Behold! I have a weapon; A better never did championships in Minsk, Russia. The people itself sustain upon a soldier's thigh: u Write for our free 28 page I met over there ond the places I saw always Othello - Act V, Scene II illustrated catalog. will be a port af me." Culled by Lou Shaff Her coach Mr. Bela Csajaghy said this of Sally: "Shers a dedicated individual who's RIDGEWOOD FENCiNG ACADEMY just going to get better and better. Above of 'New Jersey DMERIGAN everything else, she's a wonderful human Foil - Sabre - Epee ~ fENCERS' SUPPLY being." GUY BURTON, Fencing Moster (N.F.e.A.A. Ace,ed.) 2122 FilMORE STREET 201: 652-1668 SAN FRANCISCO, GAL 94115 Aside from fencing, Sally likes to play Evenings and Saturdays NO. 1150 badminton, mountain climb in Vermont and (Instructor - Salle Santelli, N.Y.C.)

AMER!CAN FENCING Page Eighteen AMERICAN FENCING Page Nineteen U. S. Merchants Morine and soiled the Pa­ cific. In November 1943 the Japanese has­ ISTY AN DANOS I tened his retirement when his ship was hit by Bill Kreifeldt by Kamikazes off the Mariannas. He was Wayne State University's great fencing his­ MEL NORTH badly wounded during the attack and says he tory of the past dozen seasons has been ac­ was lucky to come through alive. For his by Dan Lyons complished by the hard work and dedication bravery during the action he received the of young men. Can you imagine being a professional since Seaman's Medal for Volar. you were ten years old? That's Mel North, The Tartars have a 128-45 record in the The decision to devote his efforts solely coach of the University of California at Los sport for the 1958-69 period and have pro­ to fencing was made in 1953 when Mel de­ Angeles and founder of the Salle de Nord. duced 11 All-Americans. In addition, WSU cided to settle in California. It is a tribute At that tender age in 1934 Mel was swim­ teams have been among the top lOot the to him that he worked to gain all the know­ ming for the Billy Rose Aquacade, one of that annual NCAA Fencing Meet in eight of those ledge possible. To assure this he studied with era's most famous water shows. Thus, the die 12 seaSOns. Faulkner, Nodi, and Vince. He has been at was cast when he took his first fencing UCLA for eight years, with a spectacular WSU had one unbeaten season and two lessons from Major Lee Cammon, United record. The men's team has compiled 79 more years with only a single loss in dual States Marines, in Chicago. wins and only two losses in dual meets. The meet play, facing the best competition avail­ Born and raised in Chicago where he at­ women's team has won the conference cham­ able in the Midwest. tended Marshall High School and the Uni­ pionship for five straight years. Still, had not a combination of events versity of Chicago, Mel was active in a wide come into play in the mid-1950's WSU's MeJ North's zeal is readily apparent. He is range of sports. In addition to swimming and fencing tradition might have been stored in interested in everything about fencing. Al­ fencing he took up judo and holds the black mothballs when former coach Bela de Tuscan ways anxious to improve his own skills for belt. Somehow he found time to serve as retired in 1957. his students' benefit he takes advantage of coxswain of a ten Oar boat which won the Less than a year later, he came to WSU every opportunity to learn what other coaches Coach Istvan Danosi seemed firmly fixed Chicago Tribune Regetta On Lake Michigan and the fantastic record began building. He are dOing. In 1965 when he went to Rotter­ in his native Hungary in the 1950's. He five times. He taught swimming at the Lake was twice selected to aid in preparation of dam for the World Under 20's he worked coached his country's 1948 and 1952 Olym­ Shore and Midway Athletic clubs and taught U. S. Olympic fenCing teams, tutored one with two Russian and one Dutch fencing pic fencing teams. fencing at the Rogers Park Recreation Center. U. S. Olympian, coached national champions, master. According to his log he put in 114 In October 1941, before the United States Danosi was a distinguished sports pro­ conducted a national championship and be­ hours with them in a ten day span. His les­ fessor and fencing master at the Hungarian entry into World War II, Mel joined the came on American citizen. sons are designed strictly for competition; he Royal Military Academy in Budapest fallow­ The remaining goals of the 57-year old bel ieves that the game belongs to those who ing his OWn great career. He was a member participate in it, not to the coaches. of the 1936 Hungarian Olympic champion­ Danosi include coaching a college notional championship team, visiting a free Hungary In a short period of time the Salle du Nord ship fencing teams and one of his country's foremast skiers. and succeeding with the fencing club he con­ fencers have made their mark. Joe Elliott ducts in Detroit. made it to the top in 1965 when he won the Then came the 1956 revolution in Hun­ National Epee Championship and Carl Borak gary and Danosi made his escape with his following behind in 1969 took the Foil wife, teen-age daughter and infant son. He crown. Bonnie Linkmeyer and Bernice Filer­ was unable to live under the Communists man have been strong competitors in our who hod infiltrated the Hungary Army. nationals. Danosi resigned from the Army and opened a series of fencing academies and children's Ever active, Mel North was one of our COURSES FO'R FEN'CING MASTERS sports camps in Budapest, but each was coaches at the World Championships held in closed in turn by the Reds. At the invitation of the British Academy Havana in October 1969. He is currently try­ of Fencing and the Amateur Fencing Associa­ On Christmas Eve, 1956, he fled Hungary ing to organize a group to visit the Soviet tion, Dr. Zbigniew Czajkowski will be giving to Vienna and three days later received per­ Union on a fencing tour. Sounds like a great a series of lectures and seminars for fencing mission to sail to the United States. ideo. Masters. Scheduled for the entire month of Upon arrival in New York, Danasi did not August, the sessions will be planned to mesh know where to turn. A friendly, 82-year old with the coming World Congress of the Inter­ Hungarian priest who fled his country dur­ national Academy of Arms. Dr. Czajkowski ing World War I was a great help at the is the former Polish Olympic coach and the time and Danosi soan was established at a teacher of Egan Franke, the 1964 Olympic YMCA in Norwalk, Conn. Fail Champion.

Page Twenty AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Twenty One FENCING - AS A surprised teachers and social-workers about (fencing) teacher because they already be­ ILUNOIS DIVISION MEANS OF EDUCATION boys who began to use - outside the fencing lieve him in another field of life.

ll by Rev lawrence Calhoun by A. Carmi, salle words like "pleaseJ/r thanks"t Another stage of the technique is to let "excuse me", etc., as if they had used them President Israel Fencing Federation the boys take their fate into their awn hands The 1970 Under J 9 Midwest Fencing from birth. Police officers began to talk as SOon as possible: to judge their bouts Championships (Foil) meet was held in age Till June 1965 there were in Israel about about a decrease in offenses. alone. They will rarely lie, they will learn to divisions. This is the second year of group 20-30 active fencers in 3 small clubs. Mast What was Our technique? Very simple: The obey the directions of the president, because meets of this kind and this method has of the fencers were grown-up fencers from boys get the equipment and the instructions they are going to be presidents in the coming helped faster yaung fencers in the area, as Europe who hod immigrated to Israel. One and begin to play. If a fencer misbehaves or rounds. Surely, they will make many mis­ is evidenced by some of the results below. coach was for mare than enough for this doesn't obey the instructions of the coach, takes; but it is worth it, when you recognize DUring the season, over 400 boys and girls small community of fencers, and fencing was he is asked, firmly but very politely, to leave the pride in their shining eyes, while fulfill­ competed in Under J 9 foil meets. This figure the most unpopular sport in Israel. the piste ond to sit down and wait for his ing this important task. And the most im­ does not include those boys and girls com­ In June, 1965, the Israeli Sport Federation next turn. It proved to be the mast useful portant thing: They not only become used peting at adult divisional meets. The age and the Ministry of Education accepted my punishment. to obeying the law, but they bring others grouping has meant a growth of fenCing in suggested plan to change that. My thinking to obey it! IllinOis, as is evidenced by one boy's meet was this: In J 965 all this was a plan; two years with J 13 fencers in foil alone. Next year Fencing, as a distinguished traditional later it became reality. With the help of the should shaw more growth in the Under J 9 sport, has adopted various important rules Government, a few idealistic peaople _ and Junior Olympic meet with the possible addi­ of gentlemanly behavior which are embodied a few donators - Israeli fencing has become tion of epee and! or sabre. in the rules of play and rules of competitions, a popular sport. Today there are some 2500 BOYS: Under 15: such as saluting the opponent, obeying the fencers, in more than J 50 clubs, trained by 1. Mike Braskich, Chicago, 2 Terry McConvilfe, judge's decisions, considering the health and mare thon 50 coaches. Niles, 3. g. Stoudt, Dixon. 15-16: the honor of the opponent during the bout, In order to solve the problem of lock of etc. L N.ote Haywood, Chicogo, 2 Bob Young, Park coaches we opened, two years ago, a special Ridge, 3. Steve Schwartz, \/v'innetka. Many of these rules are a matter of rou­ school. The pupils study the teaching of 17-18: tine for civilized people. But in every state fenCing there for one year, 6 days a week, I. Tom Fillipp, Skokie, 2. Alan .Oberrotman, ~kokier and every community there are many young­ A group of enthusiastic students at the Biranit 8 hours per day. Two classes have finished 3. Stuart Rosenberg, Skc:kie, 4. Phil­ Academy of Fencing. lIps, Pleasant Plains. sters, who, owing to social and economical their studies already, and the third class will Finals: factors, are not familiar with these rules of open in September, 1969. 1. Torn Fillipp, 2. Bob Young, 3. Nate Haywood etiquette and community living. It is very Now slowly, the coach begins to teach the The system which was developed in Israel 4. Alan Oberrotman, 5. Mike Braskich 6' Stuart Rosenberg, 7. Phillips. ' . difficult, of course, to educate a boy to be­ pupi I how to fence. Much of the lesson is concerning fencing as a means of (general) have nicely when he is storving, or when given during the game, For example: "You education, of which only a small part was GIRLS: Under 15: he hears his father cursing from morning to may hit your opponent as you like, but this described in this article, might well be used 1. Renee Topping, Dixon, 2. Sue Hoffman, Dixon, 3. Devon Heckman, Dixon. night. I dare soy that we have succeeded in action (showing him the right action) is the in the United States. We would be able to 15-16: overcoming this difficulty. most effective one, because it will enable help in explaining Or organiZing such an you to reach him through his parries." You I. Donna WelJbank Park Ridge, 2. Sue Lam­ Every boy likes to ploy with "Swords". experiment in the States, or to teach a beau, Pork Ridg~, 3. Denise DiValero, Pork Just give him a sword and a mask, show him speak to the pupil's logic, you gain his con­ special course in Israel for interested future­ Ridge the way to move and hit, and he will be fidence, and he begins to oct and behove in coaches of the States. 17-18: a way you choose for him. This is the basis J. Mary Boesch, Wise., 2. Debby Phillips, Pork 'mod' about the game! We have, of course, our own difficulties and the function of education. Ridge, 3. Debra Vogel, Arl. Hts., 4. Sue An educator can use this factor, in order in pushing forward Our big project. We need Inse[[berger, Arl. Hts. to achieve educational aims. At first, draw The pupil is releasing his emotions, his equipment and We need top calibre coaches. Finals: the youngster to the fencin9 salle by giving feelings and his will in a way which is If we had enough equipment (conventional) 1. Mary Buesch, 2. Debby Phillips 3 Donna Debr~ him free equipment and basic instruction. dictated by his teacher, but, yet, one which we would be able to build many new classes WeI/bank, 4. Sue Lambeau, 5. Vogel, 6. Renee Topping, 7. Sue Insellberger. You will be amazed to see that th is fenCing gives him much satisfaction. among the poor youngsters. We need also an opportunity for a few of our best fencers game can be as appealing to the youngsters After the coach succeeds in gaining his and coaches to train abroad. We would be FENCING MASTER AVAILABLE as football 0, baseball. pupil's confidence, he might begin to talk grateful if you could help us. Maitre d' Armes Claude LeGouadec, a fully Then, begin to teach him the solute and with him about subjects like: society, com­ qualified French fencing master, seeks em­ gentlemanly behavior before, during and munity, nation, serving and helping others, ployment in the U. S. His address in France after the bouts. Again, you'll be surprised to respect for law, etc. If a father Or a teacher is: see how much children like these formalities. at school tries to talk to youngsters about Claude LeGouadec We have tried it in the most problem-filled these things, you know what the reaction will 47 Ave. Boutroux areas and succeeded. We have been told by be; but will listen carefully to their sports 75 Paris, J 3, France

Page Twenty Two AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Twer.ty Three consideration of all the available facts and Games would be enabled to participate in FROM THE PRESIDENT scheduling difficulties can be overcame in after opportunity for discussion and formula­ selected international tournaments each year time to offer a "Vacation Package Fencing aver a three year period. This proposal has by Alan Miles Ruben tion of counter-proposals. Our policies must Tour of Europef/ this season. But even if not, be continually re-examined and we should been written-up and, together with a detailed PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL rest assured that such a tour will be an­ have nO hesitancy in modifying or discarding budget and list of designated competitions, FENCING ACHIEVEMENTS nounced early next season in ample time for programs which have either lost their import­ submitted to Olympic House. Olympic funds The spectacular second and third place members to make definitive plans. The tour ance or nO longer work well in favor of giv­ are scarce and the ALFA's development pro­ finishes of Steve Netburn and Jim Melcher can be a valuable as well as enjoyable way ing fair trial to promising new ones. gram has already been dealt with most gen­ in the recent Martini International Invita­ to acquire international experience. erously. Nevertheless, we are hopeful that tional Epee Tournament at London demon­ Yet we are handicapped by lack of funds In my judgment the only realistic alterna­ some monies will be forthcoming. strate once again that we can produce to do all that we know we should. There is tive at the present time is to raise additional fencers capable of competing on even terms no greater frustration that your President, revenues and nat to divert still more of our NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL with the best Europe has to offer, provided Officers and Directors have to bear than that over-worked, budgeted existing funds. How we give them sufficient prior exposure to of not being able to toke advantage of every can this be dane? It can be done by each of MEETING OF THE lEAGUE international level competition and provide important opportunity to increase our inter­ us recruiting new members, paying our own The Annual meeting of the League will them with opportunities to train intensively national experience and performance and re­ dues promptly and by pursuing active be held at 8 P.M. an Friday, July 10, 1970 and practice with top internationalists. This lieve our fencers of the financial burden solacitatian and fund ra ising drives. Have you in the Hotel Commodore, New York antecedent preparation is all important. The necessarily involved. Despite the fact that really dane all that you can? How many AGENDA 1. Reading of Minutes odds are heavily stocked against even the aver one-third of our total expenditures sup­ fencers ore there in your area who have not 2. Report of Officers and Committees most talented fencer if he has to enter a port our international programs we are only joined the League? How many fencers, no 3. Proposed amendments to By-Laws major event "cold". Unquestionably, there­ able to provide partial subventions for our longer active, do you know who have nat (see text of proposed amendments below) fore, a key factor in improving our perform­ memb'ers who are selected to represent us in renewed their membership? A personal visit, 4. Elections. Since only one additional nomination was re­ ance in the forthcoming Olympic Games is a telephone call and a letter can produce re­ competitions obraad. ceived the following are to be elected. our ability to give our promising candidates What can we do to increase our financial markable results. When was the lost time you President: Alan Miles Ruben this preparation. committment? We could, of course, support organized a fund raising program? Remember Executive Vice President: Norman Lewis our international efforts by allocating greater that contributions to the AFLA are deductible Secretary: William Latzko During this season we have managed to Treasurer: Peter Tlshman enter teams in the World Championships at amounts in our budget, but only at the ex­ for Federal income tax purposes. Give to the 1st Vice President: Anthony Zombalos Havana, the Under-twenty World Champion­ pence of other vital programs. Should we extent you can to our International Develop­ 2nd Vice President: Manny Forrest 3rd Vice President: Steve Sobel ships at Minsk and the Polish Sabre Cham­ devote more of our resources to this objec­ ment Account and then see that a solocita­ tion campaign is conducted in your com­ 4th Vice President: Jerrold Bennett pionships at WarsGw. In addition, through tive) I do not believe so. Certainly, our inter­ 5th Vice President: The position of 5th vice publication of the International Fencing nationalists are critically important nat only munity. president is contested. Nominated by the AFLA Calendar, correspondence with foreign fenc­ because they represent our sport and our Nominating Committee is Paul Etter, norninoied At the Notional level we have redoubled by petition is Fred Linkmeyer. A separate bal­ ing federations and a limited subsidy pro­ country to the rest of the world, but also be­ our fund raising efforts and the precedent lot is being mailed to those eligible to vote. gram we have mode it possible for individual cause they set the standard of fencing 5, New Business setting payoffs have been reported to you fencers to participate in selected events. quality for the rest of us to emulate. How­ So far as the Officers are aware, no matter will in post issues. Let me tell you about our be presented to the meeting for action on the part Later this year we will be providing funds to ever, our internationalists represent only a latest proposal. of the members other than those .:;tated in the transport a group of our best college and handful of fencers and the League also exists notice. If any other matter is properly brought graduate school fencers to the University for the benefit of the thousands who will The Gomes Planning Committee of the before the meeting, it is the intention of the Games at Turin. And, we will close the year never be selected for on international team, United States Olympic Committee is charged Officers named in the proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their best judgment. by again selecting a team to represent the those who moy have the capacity to make with the preparation of the athletes who will 6. Adjournment. United States in the 1970 World Champion­ on international team in the future if they represent the United States at the Cali and (For Proxy See Page 27) ships at Ankara. are given the proper support now and those Munich Gomes. At their last meeting the We should not lose sight of the fact that who know nothing of fencing but who would USOC Board of Directors ruled, in response perhaps the most meaningful major inter­ be eager to participate if we could but reach to on inquiry mode by your President, that NATIONAL RANKINGS national competition (from our standpoint) them and make opportunities available. For the Games Planning Committee hod authority fOR 1969-70 these individuals and for these purposes we to disburse funds to provide international is held right in New York City. For the tenth Foil: 1. Sorack, 2. Axelrod, 3. Mannino, 4. must also dedicate meaningful amount of consecutive year we have organized and sup­ competitive experience for promising candi­ Anastasi, 5. Jones, 6. Elliott, 7. Carfagno, 8. Lang, ported the' Martini-Rossi Championships in our resources. dates. Accordingly, at my request the Olympic 9. DeVito/ A. Davis Epee. 1. Netburn, 2 Pesthy, 3. Masin, 4. Goldberg, cooperation with the New York Athletic Club Denominating priorities and allocating our Fencing Gomes Committee and our own Boord of Directors approved a proposal colling upon 5. Christel 6. Melcher, 7. Carfagno, 8, McMahon, 9. so as to maximize opportunities for hundreds scarce resources for maximum benefit among Bozek, 10, Morgan/Matheson/Powell of our fencers to observe, practice with and the many worthy but competing programs is the Gomes Planning Committee to partially Saber: 1. Orban, 2. Gall, 3. Keane, 4. Morales, 5. compete against a stellar array of champions inherently difficult. The end decisions cannot fund a program over the balance of the Dow, 6. Ballo, 7. Resch, 8. Borack, 9. Goering, 10. and should not please us all, even though Quadrennium in the amount of $10,000 Blum/ T. MakJer/ D. Zimmerman from a dozen foreign fencing capitals. Women's Foil: 1. White, 2. King, 3. O'Connor, 4. At this writing it is uncertain whether they are arrived at impartially, based upon whereby six of our fencers showing the Linkmeyer, 5. Reynolds, 6. Mitchell, 7. Terhune, greatest potential to became medalists at the 8. Carter, 9. Acevedo/Fi!erman Page Twenty Four AMERICAN FENCING POINT SYSTEM FOR THE events and in the 1972 Sectionals and 1972 OLYMPIC MEDALS COMMENT: Nationals. In each Olympics twenty four medals are Notice of the Annual Meeting is given in AMER­ SELECTION OF THE 1971 PAN ICAN FENCING. Since the mailing schedule of the Listed below is a schedule of points for awarded in the fencing events. I t is theoreti­ AMERICAN AND 1972 OLYMPIC magazine is such as to make it very difficult each event. cally possible for one nation to gain sixteen to accommodate a May 15 deadline and since no FENCING TEAM In Sectional championship, the points are of these medals {including individual and prejudice would result from the adjustment of weighted depending upon the number of team eventsJ. Ten years ago, Albert Axelrod the time of giving of notice for the Annual Meet­ The United States Olympic Fencing Sports ing, your officers who solicit your proxy on behalf Committee has determined that selection to Class A fencers (up to six) that compete won the Bronze Medal at the Rome Olympics. of the management of the League, urge you to the 1971 Pan American Team will be on in the final round. vote in favor of proposal number 3 and, unless instructed otherwise will so vote all proxies re­ the basis of points earned in the 1970 Sec­ In Case a competitor who is not eligible PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ceived. tionals, 1970 Nationals, 1971 Sectionals, and for either teams wins a place in the Sec­ TO THE BY-LAWS 1971 Nationals. Selection to the 1972 tionals or the Nationals, his placing will be PROPOSAL #1: Olympic Team will be based on the accumu­ disregarded and his points awarded to the Amend Article IV Section 2, paragraphs 3 to 6 PRI()XY FOR ANNUAL MEETING lation of the points eo rned in the above next eligible campetitar(sJ. to read as follows: "ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all per­ SOLICITED ION BEHALF OF ~ sons who have attained their 26th birthday .. .11 MANAGEMENT 1970 SECTIONALS 1970 NATIONALS "COLLEGIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all A's in 1st 6 persons who have attained their 21st birthday,. but The undersigned hereby appoints Alan who have not reached their 26th Birthday ...... II Miles Ruben, Norman Lewis and William Place o 2 3 4 5 6 Place PoinTS "STUDENT MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all those Latzko, or any of them, in his stead, at­ who have not yet attained their 21st birthday ... •11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 50 "ASSOCIATE MEMBESRSHIP shall be open to all torneys and proxies to vote with all powers 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 45 persons who have attained their 21 st birthday which the undersigned would possess if per­ 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 40 upon payment • .. • II sonally present at the Annual Meting (in­ 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 35 COMMENT: cluding all adjournments thereof) of members 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 30 The effect of thes af\1.cndrncnts, if adopted, would be to reduce League revenue by an estimated of the Amateur Fencers League of America, 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 25 14% without offering any offsetting advantage. Inc., to be held on Friday, July 10, 1970 at The Joss of income would jeopardize our ability to 1971 SECTIONALS 1971 NATIONALS 8:00 P. M. in the hotel Commodore, Lex­ continue and expand our development activities, ington Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, A's in 1st 6 to finance our international teams, support na­ Place o 2 3 4 5 6 Place Points tional championships and improve service programs N. Y. as follows: for our membership. Your officers, who solicit 1. For 0 Against 0 Proposal Number 1 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 120 your proxy on behalf of the management of the (Amend By-Laws to change membership 2 1O 12 14 16 18 20 22 2 110 League, therefore, urge you to vote against the class ages) 3 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 3 100 above proposal number 1 and, unless instructed to the contrary, will so vote a[! proxies received. 2. For 0 Against 0 Proposal Number 2 4 10 12 14 16 18 20 4 90 PROPOSAL #2: (Amend By-Lows to provide for president 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 5 80 Amend Article VI J Section 1 by adding an addi­ of NFCAA to serve as a member of the 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 6 70 tionol paragraph thereto to read as follows: "The president of the Notional Fencing Coaches Board of Directors). 1972 SECTIONALS 1972 NATIONALS Association of America ex officio sholl be a direc­ 3. For 0 Against 0 Proposal Number 2 A's in 1st 6 tor of the Corporation." (Amend By-Laws to provide additional Place o 2 3 4 5 6 Place Points COMMENT: time within which to give notice of An­ The president of the NFCAA has, over the past 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 1 300 years, made voluable contributions to the effectua­ nual Meetings). 2 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 2 275 tion of the programs of the AFLA through his 4. Upon other business as may properly come membership as one of the 95 directors on the 3 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 3 250 before the meeting, or on adjournment. Board of Directors of the League. It is important 4 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 4 190 that the relationship between the two organiza­ This proxy shall be voted as directed, and 5 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 5 170 tions be maintained regardless of the opportunity if no direction to the contrary is indicated, 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 6 150 for the president of the NFCAA to be elected as it sholl be voted against Proposal 1 and for a director from the division in which he resides. Proposals 2 and 3. Furthermore, it is appropriate to recognize that CENTRAL ILLINOIS the president of the NFCAA represents a special PLEASE SIGN HERE. (J hereby certify that A BREAK THROUGH in Searing ease •• We are advised that the secretary of the contstituency of the AFLA members - our coaches I have attained my 21 st birthday and am Order the New, Sensational, and teachers. Your officers, who solicit your proxy Central Illioois division is: eligible to voteJ. Team, Individual, Elimination, Ba'l'Oge on behalf of the management of the League, Robert Swan therefor, urge you to vote for the above proposal S~ned ______Score Sheets from: URH Daniels, No. 518 number 2 andT unless instructed to the contrary, Date ______Urbano, Illinois, 61801 STANLEY PELLICER will so vote 0[1 proxies received. All correspondonce concerning the division PROPOSAL 3: SEND PROXY TO: William J. Latzko, CONSERVATOIRE INC. Amend Article XIl Section 2, line 3, by deleting 11 33 62nd Street, should be addressed to Mr. Swan at the above 6317 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 63117 the words tlMoy 15 and substituting in lieu location. thereof the words UMay 3111. West New York, N. J. 07093

Page Twenty Six AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Twenty Seven TWENTY SIXTH ANNUAL SEVENTY SECOND IFA NCAA FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS N. Y.U. copped an undefeated dual meet New York University won 0 record eighth season by sweeping to the 3 weapan title NCAA Championship with 71 points as 42 in the annual Intercollegiate Fencing Asso­ teams campeted at Notre Dome. Columbia, ciation Championships at M.I.T. The Vialets with 63, edged defending champion Penn­ also captured the Iron Man Trophy in foil sylvania by 1 for second place. The coach as well as the Sabre Cup while Pennsylvania of the year award went to Lou Bankuti of won in Epee. Individually, NYU's Wolter Columbia. Krause successfully defended his foil title LEADING TEAMS F E 3W while his brother Wayne toak the epee. NYU ------26 22 23 71 Bruce Soriano, Columbia sophomore, won Columbia ------_._---- 22 15 26 63 the sabre champianship. The George L. Pennsylvania ------21 20 21 62 Cointe Award went to Guy Pommares of Harvard ------22 12 21 55 Navy ______21 19 15 55 M.I.T. Princeton ------14 16 22 52 TEAM STANDINGS Temple ------22 11 19 52 F E 3W Wisconsin ------13 18 18 49 NYU ------26 20 28 74 Case Western Reserve - 1 23 24 48 Columbia 23 16 25 64 Wayne State 18 48 ------21 9 P,ennsylvonia ------21 23 20 64 Princeton 22 19 20 61 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ------Navy ------23 22 15 60 Foil: 1. Walter I(rause, NYU, 21-2. 2. Tam Keller, Army 18 17 21 56 17~6. ------Harvard, 17-6. 3. Tony Kestler, Columbia, Harvard ------14 20 16 50 4. Joe S~omasht Temple, 17-6. 5. Bruce Lieb, CCNY ------14 15 9 38 Pennsylvania, 16-7. 6, Richard Millazzo, Wayne Penn State 14 10 14 38 Stote, 16-7. 7. Bert Freeman, Navy, 16-7. 8. Jay ------Yale - "------13 9 14 36 St. Clair, Southern California, 14-9. 9. Nick Con­ MIT ------4 14 9 27 stantino, Army, 13-10. 10. Dave Kronenfeld, Illi­ Cornell -----,._------6 13 7 26 nais, 13-10. Sabre: 1. Bruce Soriano, Columbia, 21-2. 2. Frank INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS Nagorney, Ca~e Western Reserve, 19-4, 3. Jeff Foil: 1. Walter Krause, NYU; 2. John Nanna, Tishman, NYU, 18-5. 4, John Nanna, Princeton, Princeton; 3. Gary Pepper, Columbia. 17-6. 5. Larry Cetrula, Harvard, 16-7. 6. Robert Sabre: 1. Bruce Soriano, Columbia; 2. Lorry Moore, Penn, 16-7, 7. William Kazer, Buffalo, 14~ CetruJo, Harvardi 3, Jeff Tlshmon, NYU. 9. 8. Bill Glassgald, Temple, 14-9. 9. Wayne Baker, Epee: 1, Wayne Krause, NYU; 2. Guy Pommares, Clemson, 13-10. 10. Dave Aumock, Wayne State, M!T; 3. Marc lrvings, Harvard. 13-10. Epee: 1. John Nodes, Case Western Reserve, 18-5, # 2. Wayne Krause, NYU, 17-6. 3. Kevin Stodola, Iowa State, 16-7, 4. Van Loviso, Pennsylvania, 15-8. 5. Guy Pammares, MIT, 14-9. 6. Rich Dela­ SOUTHEAST SECTIONAlS drier, Notre Dame, 14-9. 7. Fred Hooker, Detroit, The Southeast Sectional Tournament will 14-9.8. Pete Solecki, Navy, 14-9. 9. Paul Herring, Michigan State, 13-10. 10. Jim Cartwright, Wis­ be held on May 30 and 31 in Atlanta, consin, 13~ 10. Georgia.

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