by Doug Nichols | May 25, 2020 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Craus, Polly, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Schools/Clubs, Shurtz, Skip, Southern California |
Back in December, I took a trip through Southern California to do some research, have conversations, scan a scrapbook and collect some fencing memorabilia. It was an extremely successful tour. (Read about it here!) One of my stops was at Gryphon Fencing in...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 6, 2020 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Craus, Polly, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Funke, Erich, Halberstadt, Hans, Jan York, Lane, Arthur, Nadi, Aldo, Uyttenhove, Henri, Vince, Joseph |
I love running across old photos of fencers. It doesn’t matter who’s in them or what condition they’re in for me to be fascinated with the discovery and the challenge of putting names to faces. Sometimes, although not very often, I get the...
by Doug Nichols | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog Post, Bower, Muriel, Bradford, Vinnie, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Coaches U - Z, Craus, Polly, De Jong, Duris, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Jan York, Marki, Ferenc, Mitchell, Maxine, Mori, Torao, Nadi, Aldo, Okawa, Heziburo, Piller, George, Romary, Uyttenhove, Henri, Vince, Joseph |
Driving around Southern California may not seem like much of a Holiday, especially when traveling alone, but a recent weekend outmatched all my expectations. The plan was to make four different stops in hopes of collecting fencing history. All four planned stops...
by Doug Nichols | May 13, 2019 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Craus, Polly, Domolky, George, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Funke, Erich, Halberstadt, Hans, Magay, Daniel, Mayer, Helene, Nadi, Aldo, Orley, Piller, George, Shurtz, Skip |
As many times as I’ve mentioned the Halberstadt Scrapbooks on this website over the years, I was shocked to realize that I have not, until now, written a defining story about what they are and (to me, at least) their significance. Today you can stop in at just about...
by Doug Nichols | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, Craus, Polly, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Jan York, King, Harriet, Romary, Vince, Joseph |
Janice Lee York Romary was the US National Foil Champion ten times in a span of 18 years from the first win to the last. She represented the United States at the Olympic Games a then-record six times. She finished just off the medal stand twice, taking fourth in...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog Post, Craus, Polly, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers F - J, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Huddleson, Demi, Mitchell, Maxine, Shurtz, Skip |
Maxine (McMasters) Mitchell. Four time Olympian. Finished 5th at her first Games. Four time US National Champion. An “A” rated fencer – with each hand. And growing up, she could whip any boy in the neighborhood. Maxine Mitchell, around 1955 It’s interesting,...
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