by Doug Nichols | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches U - Z, Vince, Joseph |
Every now and again I rummage through material I’ve collected for this Archive and get reminded of people and things that I haven’t turned my full attention to. Just before Thanksgiving, it was the files in my office related to the Joseph Vince Fencing...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 21, 2019 | Artifact |
A pin-backed button for the 1957 US National Fencing Championships. Held in Milwaukee, WI, this Nationals was the first where newly arrived Hungarians who had defected to the West as a result of the failed Hungarian Revolution began their decade-long domination of...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, McDougall, John |
I have to face the fact that there is, for me, a certain romance in the imagery associated with fencing. This has been true for me as far back as I can remember. I don’t know what it is. Perhaps an atavistic memory engraved on my dna from the whisper of past...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 14, 2019 | Artifact |
The Halberstadt Sabre trophy, 1951. This sabre was presented to the winner of the 1951 Halberstadt Sabre competition, Salvatore Giambra. In all, Giambra won the event 5 times. Each year for this event, Hans Halberstadt would create a unique guard for the sabre...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 11, 2019 | Baker, Jack, Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, King, Harriet, Marki, Ferenc, McDougall, John, Mori, Torao, Nadi, Aldo, Piller, George, Visconti, Edward |
There is nothing in the world quite like Jerry Biagini’s greeting to me when I visited him about two weeks ago. Me: “Mr. Biagini, how are you?” Jerry: “I’m 90 years old and cranky!” As it turned out, he wasn’t so cranky as...
