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The Spike [or Victoria University College Review 1954]

Swords Club

page 89

Swords Club

Victoria University College Swords Club was founded in 1945, the year that Winter Tournament was inaugurated, and club policy has always emphasised that success in this annual event is more important than success in local tournaments. A glance at the list below shows how often fencing has contributed valuable points to V.U.C.'s overall tournament results.

During these ten years, fencing has gradually become an accepted college sport instead of being considered a quaint occupation for the self-selected few. The early successes at tournament pointed to a bright future. They gave the club prestige when training schedules and club policy were still embryonic, and the club's leaders themselves still tyros with the foils.

But the Executive of the Students' Association was proud of its point-producing prodigy and was generous with its support.

To boost club membership, the club offered to coach post-primary school boys and girls. So enthusiastic was the response and so great the number interested, that the club could barely fulfil its offer. Yet the idea was sound and is still a feature of the club's activities. The present leaders of the club arc products of the system and learnt the rudiments of fencing at school.

The V.U.C. Swords Club rapidly established a reputation as able and clever fencers and now shares the lead with the Wellington Swords Club in the Wellington Province In administration, too, the club has shown itself capable and its members have held and hold still positions on the provincial executive. In short, fencing has been a success at Victoria College, and there is every reason to expect it to continue to be successful.

Winter Tournament Fencing Placings

1945: 3rd 1948: 2nd 1951: 1st
1946: 1st 1949: 2nd 1952: 3rd
1947: 1st 1950: 1st 1953: 2nd

N.Z.U. Blues Awarded

1946 : B. P. Hampton

1948 :

1949 :

1950 : B. P. Hampton, W. T. Stevens

1951 : W. T. Stevens

National Titles

1950 : J. Flockton, 2nd Women's Foil

Empire Games Representatives

1950 : F. W. F. Flaws

1954 : B. P. Hampton