by Doug Nichols | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog Post, Carnighan, Len, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980 |
It’s a holiday weekend around here, so I won’t write much. I just thought it might be nice to show a couple more bouts from the ’79 Junior Worlds, recorded on video by Len Carnighan. If you missed the first story, it’s here: 1979 Junior World Championships,...
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,...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 17, 2015 | Blog Post, California, National Tournament, Need Help, Selberg, Charles, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980 |
The 1979 All Cals (as in, All of California) took place at the West Field House at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It was a collegiate competition for a conference that was in the process of dwindling as funding for fencing programs across the state were...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Marx, Bob, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Nonomura, George, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980 |
I had two rolls of 35mm film, 36 exposures each, and was using a borrowed camera. Never having shot a fencing tournament before, I didn’t have much clue as to what was best to capture. I knew I couldn’t use a flash, so I’d have to be steady. Also had to expect the...
