by Doug Nichols | May 14, 2020 | Artifact |
A trio of medals from the Nor Cal Division’s 1952/1953 season won by Fran Carter. A silver medal for Women’s Intermediate Foil and gold in Women’s Intermediate Foil Team and Women’s Handicap Foil. I’m not sure how they ran their...
by Doug Nichols | May 11, 2020 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches P - T, Selberg, Charles |
It keeps happening. Coincidence where it’s entirely unexpected. My good friend Terrence Gargiulo says it’s because I’m in the right place, doing the right things. He’s smarter than me and more spiritual, so I’ll take his words at face...
by Doug Nichols | May 7, 2020 | Artifact |
The Halberstadt Women’s Foil trophy, circa 1956. This foil was won by Fran Carter, the name she is best known by. Married three times, in 1956 she was known as Fran Matthies. The Halberstadt Women’s Foil was held annually beginning in 1952. Tommy Angell...
by Doug Nichols | May 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Marki, Ferenc, Selberg, Charles |
It’s an interesting time for fencing coaches and clubs, as everyone tries to grapple with maintaining some level of instruction for their students during a global pandemic. The reach of technology in our lives today makes it easy to deliver, but that...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 30, 2020 | Artifact |
Another gold medal from the collection of Fran Carter. This medal is from the Southern California division for a Women’s Junior Team Foil competition held in 1948. Fran was representing the Halberstadt School of Fencing. At this time, “Junior” was...
