by Doug Nichols | Aug 19, 2019 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Halberstadt, Hans, Lane, Arthur, Mayer, Helene, Snyder, Al |
Typically, US National Foil Champions are reasonably well documented, particularly in their home town. That doesn’t seem to be the case with Alfred R. Snyder, 1944 US foil champion. Andy Shaw, the USA Fencing Historian and owner/proprietor/chief dog rescuer at the...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 29, 2019 | Alpar, Julius Palffy-, Baker, Jack, Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, King, Harriet, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, Northern California, Orley, Piller, George, Richards, Ed, Schools/Clubs, Stanford, UC Berkeley |
As a member of the Hall of Fame committee for USA Fencing, I get a chance to participate in an annual ritual of determining, in the fairest way possible, who is to be considered for inclusion into that prestigious body. But in the long run, just like every member of...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 22, 2019 | Alpar, Julius Palffy-, Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Magay, Daniel, McDougall, John, Northern California, Nottingham, Jack, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, UC Berkeley |
Some months ago, I paid a visit to UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library to look at a collection of scrapbooks donated to the library upon the passing of long-time Cal fencing master Julius Palffy-Alpar. Harold Hayes of the Pacific Fencing Club had told me of their...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 16, 2018 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Brownlee, Laurance, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, O'Brien, William, Richards, Ed |
Although I haven’t posted a story in a couple of weeks, it’s not due to lack of material to write about. There are a ton of stories I need to complete, not least is one about a recent visit I had with the family of a long-time LAAC fencer – and Olympian – who shared...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 5, 2016 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Marki, Ferenc, Shurtz, Skip, Visconti, Edward |
A couple of Fridays past, I was able to spend an hour speaking with Gerard Biagini. Now, if his name is not familiar to you, it really should be. He’s been a mainstay of fencing in the Bay Area since before most of us were born. I first became aware of Mr. Biagini...
by Doug Nichols | May 12, 2015 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Craus, Polly, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Mitchell, Maxine, Nadi, Aldo, Publications |
After a week’s hiatus, I return to the WCFA with another new story about old stuff! (And between us, the combination of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival matched with moving house is not a recommendation I can endorse for others who wish to keep both their...
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