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An Abundance of Riches

An Abundance of Riches

These snapshots were taken at the 1963 US National Championships held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.  The event ran flawlessly, “…a fact that we have come to expect from Southern California and its Chairman, Fred Linkmeyer.”

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My Heroes are all Women, Part One

My Heroes are all Women, Part One

I’ve had two brain-melting events in the last few weeks that have left me in a state of awe that I could really be so lucky.  To many, it might be tough to understand how I can get such a thrill out of the circumstances that have arisen.

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Unforgettable: Jan Romary

Unforgettable: Jan Romary

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.

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One Hour

One Hour

I first became aware of Mr. Biagini as a young fencer, as he would invariably show up at tournaments at the Pannonia Athletic Club, back when it was still a going concern in San Francisco.

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Hall of Famer: Erich Funke d’Egnuff

Hall of Famer: Erich Funke d’Egnuff

Regular readers will be familiar with the many tales told herein of Charles Selberg, himself a graduate of SF State (BA ’57, MA ’60). Selberg had his fencing beginnings at SF State under the tutelage of Erich Funke.

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Peter Burchard on Ion Drimba

Peter Burchard on Ion Drimba

We spoke with Peter Burchard, president of the USFCA, who spent his formative fencing years in the Bay area, taking lessons from a wide variety of coaches. One of those was Ion Drimba

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