Post by schlager7 on May 8, 2006 11:44:38 GMT -5
I live and fence in the Gulf Coast Division and am working on a history of fencing in that area. From time to time, however, parts of it emcompass other areas. For instance, you have to cover other divisions when you discuss the Southwest Section...
and the Southwestern Fencing League?
and the TEXAS DIVISION?
Check this quote from a section on 1942:
1942: Reductions
Perhaps it was the war or normal attrition of an idea. The Southwestern Fencing League by now consisted of only nine organizations: Texas A&M College, Galveston, Texas University, Baylor, Southern Methodist University, the Dallas YMCA, the Fort Worth YMCA, Texas Tech and NTAC. The League’s regular tournament season climaxed, as always with their championship. This year it was held in Dallas. Aggie fencer Stillinger did make it as far as the semifinals before being knocked out. It was a respectable accomplishment, but a low point for A&M overall.
On March 28-29, the Texas Division’s championships were held at the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas. In the women’s team event (foil only), the Dallas Women’s Fencing Club took the gold and the Royal Assassins, also from Dallas, came in second. In women’s individual foil, Harriet Knight of Forth Worth took the top honors by defeating Dallas’ Kathleen Gill.
The University of Texas, captained by Hal Lattimore won the men’s team event. Second place went to the Dallas YMCA. The UT team thus won the Vanderwall Memorial Trophy, named for Steve Vanderwall who had been the national champion in men'’ foil in 1941, only to die in an automobile accident in September of that year.
In individual men’s foil, Rois Brockman of Dallas took the gold and Galveston’s Clement D’Albergo took silver. First place in sabre also went to Brockman, with second going to George Beakley from Texas Tech. Top honors in epee went to Cleve Spiller from UT, with D’Albergo placing second.
The northern Texas schools finally were displaced in the Southwest Conference fencing championships, but neither the Rice Institute nor Texas A & M College take first place. 1942 saw Texas University in Austin capture the Southwest Conference’s top fencing honors.
and the Southwestern Fencing League?
and the TEXAS DIVISION?
Check this quote from a section on 1942:
1942: Reductions
Perhaps it was the war or normal attrition of an idea. The Southwestern Fencing League by now consisted of only nine organizations: Texas A&M College, Galveston, Texas University, Baylor, Southern Methodist University, the Dallas YMCA, the Fort Worth YMCA, Texas Tech and NTAC. The League’s regular tournament season climaxed, as always with their championship. This year it was held in Dallas. Aggie fencer Stillinger did make it as far as the semifinals before being knocked out. It was a respectable accomplishment, but a low point for A&M overall.
On March 28-29, the Texas Division’s championships were held at the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas. In the women’s team event (foil only), the Dallas Women’s Fencing Club took the gold and the Royal Assassins, also from Dallas, came in second. In women’s individual foil, Harriet Knight of Forth Worth took the top honors by defeating Dallas’ Kathleen Gill.
The University of Texas, captained by Hal Lattimore won the men’s team event. Second place went to the Dallas YMCA. The UT team thus won the Vanderwall Memorial Trophy, named for Steve Vanderwall who had been the national champion in men'’ foil in 1941, only to die in an automobile accident in September of that year.
In individual men’s foil, Rois Brockman of Dallas took the gold and Galveston’s Clement D’Albergo took silver. First place in sabre also went to Brockman, with second going to George Beakley from Texas Tech. Top honors in epee went to Cleve Spiller from UT, with D’Albergo placing second.
The northern Texas schools finally were displaced in the Southwest Conference fencing championships, but neither the Rice Institute nor Texas A & M College take first place. 1942 saw Texas University in Austin capture the Southwest Conference’s top fencing honors.