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Fencers Hugh V. Alessandroni and Norman C. Armitage starred on Columbia University's 1928 team, have since pushed steadily to the top. A stocky left-hander who moves surprisingly fast for his build, Alessandroni won the foils title in 1934, was runner-up last year. Tied for first place with the defending champion, Joseph L. Levis, and the national three-weapon champion, John R. Huffman, he made spectacular use of the parry-riposte, beat them both in a triple fence-off last week. Tall, willowy Norman Armitage, who sports a little waxed mustache, had little difficulty in taking...
Feature of the épée contests was not the victory of Lieut. Gustave M. Heiss, U. S. A., who held the title in 1933 and 1934, but the first use in the national tournament of an intricate electric gadget, perfected by Fencer Alessandroni, which automatically records every touch. At the tip of each epee is a special plunger which, when it touches an opponent's body, is depressed, thereby closing an electric circuit. A double wire runs down the sword, up the performer's sleeve, down to his belt and along the strip to a reel...
...seven of her eight bouts, fencing with superb aggressiveness. Marion Lloyd, one of the two ex-champions in the round robin, beat her, but Mrs. de Tuscan beat the other, Dorothy Locke. When Miss Lloyd, who had lost to Miss Locke, lost again to a comparative newcomer named Carol Alessandroni, the tournament was over and Mrs. de Tuscan had the title. Miss Locke, No. 1 U. S. swordswoman since 1932, was first, however, in the Olympic rating, with a total of 126 points, based on three years of competition. Mrs. de Tuscan, with 123, tied Miss Lloyd for second place...
John G. Hurd '34 of Auburn, Cal., greatly strengthened his chances for a berth on the U. S. Olympic fencing squad by finishing third in the foils tournament at M. I. T. Saturday. Displaying the style that made him 1934 intercollegiate champion, Hurd gave Hugh V. Alessandroni of New York a close run for second place...
...beautiful exhibition of swordsmanship the champion downed Alessandroni, the runner-up and his most formidable opponent, by a score of 5-2. Allesandroni was national champion in 1934 and has been a member of the Olympic squad since 1931. Both he and Lewis have sure berths on the U. S. team...