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Under Sports in your April 24 issue is mentioned Helene Mayer, Germany's most outstanding woman fencer. Helene is not a "German officer's daughter'' but was born in my home town. Offenbach-am-Main. The daughter of a physician, she received her early training with foils from one Sig. Arturo Gazzerra, professional fencing teacher in Offenbach to whom credit must be given for the fact that this comparatively small city has produced some of Germany's best fencers...
...Armes Mr. Locke sent her, saw very little promise in Dorothy; her knees wobbled, she had poor coordination. She practiced three hours at a time, three times a week, became a close friend of Marion Lloyd who, another Vince pupil, has the soundest technic among U. S. woman fencers. Dark-haired, calm, utterly unromantic, Fencer Locke trains on as much chow-mein as she can eat, never loses her temper in a bout. In her autograph collection she prizes most highly the signature of Helene Mayer, the German Army officer's daughter who won the Olympic fencing...
...Lobenstine 2L, former Princeton fencer, won second place after a fence-off with Isador Miller '35, while G. M. Yatsovitch '33, Second Varsity foils man took fourth...
...golf for their benefit, amazed them afresh by averaging more than 200 yd. with her drives, scoring under 90. When it was established that Babe Didrikson is also an expert swimmer, basketball player, baseball pitcher, football halfback, a proficient billiardist, a clever tumbler, a boxer and wrestler, a fencer, weight lifter and adagio dancer, she could only be described by appalled reporters as a "wonder girl." Last week, Wonder Girl Didrikson had cause for wonderment herself. The Amateur Athletic Union suspended her from amateur competition in the U. S. and then promised to reinstate her if & when she took...
...Displeased by a decision against him, Eduardo Lopez, curly-haired Mexican fencer, flung his sword into the air. It bounced over the guard rail, injured the hand of a small boy. Dismayed, Fencer Lopez apologized, was disqualified. In the fencing team championships France won the foils and epee, Hungary the sabre...