1938: Fencing

The Amateur Fencers League of America, founded in 1892, is the National Sports governing body for fencing in the United States. It is allied with the Amateur Athletic Union and is a member of the American Olympic Association and the Federation Internationale d'Escrime. This national body delegates to approximately twenty divisions jurisdiction over the sport in local sections of the country, giving them power to conduct local tournaments and to select by preliminary rounds the best fencers to compete in interdivisional and national championships.

National Champions.

(1938). Individual: Foil, Dernell Every, New York Athletic Club; Epee, Jose R. de Capriles, Salle Santelli, New York City; Sabre, John R. Huffman, New York Athletic Club; Three Weapon, John R Huffman, New York Athletic Club; Outdoor Epee, Miguel A. de Capriles, Salle Santelli, New York City, Outdoor Sabre, John R. Huffman, New York Athletic Club; Women's Foil, Miss Helene Mayer, Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Team.

Foil, Salle Santelli (Jose R. de Capriles, Miguel A. de Capriles, Warren A. Dow); Epee, New York Athletic Club (Jean V. Grombach, Leo C. Nunes, Lt. F. R. Weber, U. S. A.); Sabre; New York Athletic Club (John R. Huffman, Samuel T. Stewart, Jr., Ralph E. Marson); Three Weapon, New York Athletic Club (Dernell Every, Nicholas Muray, John R. Huffman); Women's Foil, Salle d'Armes Vince (Miss Maria Cerra, Miss Madeline Dalton, Miss Geisha Fernandez).

Midwestern Champions

(1938). Individual: Foil, Frank S. Righeimer, Jr., Lake Shore Athletic Club, Chicago; Epee, Frank S. Righeimer, Jr.; Sabre, Alexander Solomon, St. Louis; Women's Foil, Mrs. Gerda Michaels, Detroit.

Pacific Coast Champions

(1938). Individual: Foil, Edward Carfagno, Los Angeles Athletic Club; Epee, Edward Carfagno; Sabre, DeLoss McGraw, Unattached, Los Angeles; Women's Foil, Miss Helene Mayer, Los Angeles Athletic Club.

Important Matches.

Important matches for 1939 include:

Midwest Championships.

Columbus, Ohio, April 9.

Pacific Coast Championships.

Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif., April 14, 15, 16.

All Eastern Championships.

New York Fencers Club and New York Athletic Club, New York City, May 19 through May 26.

National Championships.

Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif., June 26 through July 1.