by Doug Nichols | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches P - T, De Jong, Duris, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Shurtz, Skip, Tronchet, Louis |
I like statistics. Not the kind you learn about in school really. More the kind that come about when you ask yourself questions like, “When will I get THAT done?” and “How many Aldo Nadi stories did I write last year?” (Correct answer for the second question is...
by Doug Nichols | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Shurtz, Skip |
Giorgio Santelli’s 1949 holiday card The first year of the West Coast Fencing Archive’s website is drawing to a close, so I thought I’d share some holiday cheer and a few thanks and thoughts. First, many thanks to my partner-in-history, Mark Headley, who also heads up...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Marx, Michael, Mori, Torao, Nonomura, George, Okawa, Heziburo, Shurtz, Skip |
Where Have We Been? What a crazy bunch of weeks! It may still take a bit to get back up to speed with regular stories, but the reason will hopefully be made clear as I describe recent events. First, Nationals. That would be the US Fencing National Championships,...
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,...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Fencers, Fencers A - E |
I spent a priceless afternoon in the company of Delmar Calvert in February of 2014 at his apartment in the lakeside town of Oswego, Oregon, but I was fortunate to get there and back. As a native of California’s balmy regions, the skills of driving in snow and sleet...
by Doug Nichols | May 21, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Need Help, O'Brien, William, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
Continuing on with the same topic as our last post, we return again to the Women’s Gymnasium at San Jose State University. There have been a number of comments from the previous set with some corrections that I’ll tweak when I get a second – thanks for the notes,...
Page 8 of 108
