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 27, 2019 | Angell, Tommy, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Halberstadt, Hans, King, Harriet, McDougall, John, Mitchell, Maxine, Northern California, Romary, Schools/Clubs, UC Berkeley, Visconti, Edward |
Tommy Angell was the type of person who overcame obstacles. It doesn’t seem to matter how challenging things may have been; she simply took them on and beat them. Not just took them on; she seems to have sought them out and demolished them. Here’s a quick list: UC...
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...
