The Rome Fencing Club Presents
The 2nd Annual Clocktower Challenge /
2003 Georgia Games District V Festival
Saturday May 24, 2003
St. Mary’s Catholic School
401 East 7th St
Rome, GA 30165
Times listed below are close of registration!
Each Event will begin ASAP after registration closes.
9:00am: 14/Under Epee
11:00am: Open Epee
1:00pm: E/Under Epee
Format for both competitions will be 1 round of pools with 100% promoted to a round of Direct Elimination. Georgia Games medals will be presented to first, second, and third place finishers in each event (two third place finishers per event.)
Although this is a GA Games event, fencers from other states are welcome to compete.
Entry fees will be $15.00 for one event and $5.00 for each additional event.
This will be a USFA tournament with all USFA rules enforced, so remember to bring your knickers! 2003 membership forms will be available at the tournament. You may join/ renew on site.
We will have free spring water courtesy of Cohutta Mountain Water for all fencers and referees.
All fencers receive GA Games t-shirt!
Directoins to the event:
Coming From Atlanta (I-75 North)
Take I-75 North to Exit 290 (Highway 20, the sign says "Rome/Canton"). Go to the traffic light at the end of the ramp and turn Left onto Hwy. 20 West. Take Hwy. 20 West until the next traffic light (after the hospital, fire station, and trailer park.) Turn left at this light and immediately turn right onto Hwy. 41 North (turn right before going under the bridge) After about 2 miles (after the traffic light,) turn right to exit onto Hwy. 411 South/Hwy. 20 West. After about 16 miles and three traffic lights, get in the right lane and take the middle exit ramp (the sign above the ramp says Rome) This road turns into Turner McCall Blvd. as it goes into town. Just after you get into town, take a right at the 2nd traffic light onto Cooper Dr. Take the next right onto Holmes Rd. St Mary's is on the left between Cooper and 7th St. Park in the lot and follow the signs to the fencing tournament.
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Coming From Chattanooga (I-75 South)
Take I-75 South to Exit 306 (Hwy. 140; Adairsville/Rome). This is about 55 miles south of Chattanooga. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp and take Highway 140 through Adairisville to Highway 53 (Highway 53 is a little less than 10 miles from I-75.) Turn left onto Highway 53 West. Take Highway 53 West for several miles. You will come to the intersection at Veteran's Highway (Highway 1 Loop.) There will be a couple of churches and a storage place on your right. Go through this intersection. Go for 2.3 miles (3 more traffic lights.) The fourth traffic light is at a big intersection where Highway 53 forks around a "Golden Gallon" convenience store. Take the left fork going to the right of the Golden Gallon. The road will turn into Martin Luther King Blvd. Turn left at the next light onto Turner McCall Blvd. At the 3rd traffic light on Turner McCall, take a left onto Cooper Dr. Take the next right onto Holmes Rd. St Mary's is on the left between Cooper Dr. and 7th St. Park in the lot and follow the signs to the fencing tournament.
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Coming From Huntsville
Take Highway 72 to the Tennessee River (Scotsboro.) Go over the river (I think the bridge over the river is Highway 35.) After going over the river, take Highway 40 to I-59. Go over I-59 and take Highway 117 through Hammondville and Mentone and into Georgia. After you reach Cloudland, GA, take Highway 48 to Summerville. From Summerville, take Highway 27 South, which goes into Rome.
After you pass the traffic light at Mount Berry Square Mall and the one at Berry College, Highway 20 will turn into Martha Berry Blvd. Stay on Martha Berry and take a left at the next light onto Veterans' Memorial Highway (Highway 1.) Take Veteran's Highway through two traffic lights, then take a right onto Highway 53 at the 3rd light. Go for 2.3 miles (3 more traffic lights.) The fourth traffic light is at a big intersection where Highway 53 forks around a "Golden Gallon" convenience store. Take the left fork going to the right of the Golden Gallon. The road will turn into Martin Luther King Blvd. Turn left at the next light onto Turner McCall Blvd. At the 3rd traffic light on Turner McCall, take a left onto Cooper Dr. Take the next right onto Holmes Rd. St Mary's is on the left between Cooper Dr. and 7th St. Park in the lot and follow the signs to the fencing tournament.
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Coming From Birmingham
Take I-59 to Gadsden (via I-759) After I-759 ends, take Highway 411 North/East to Centre. From Centre, take Highway 20 East into Rome. Highway 20 turns into Shorter Ave. Take Shorter Ave. through town. A little less than 5 miles from the Sam's/Wal Mart shopping center, you will pass Darlington Lower School and Horseleg Creek Rd (on your right) Just after you pass Darlington, the road will split two ways. Keep going straight; keeping Hardee's on your right. The road will turn into Turner McCall Blvd after you pass Hardees. Stay on Turner McCall. After you go through the traffic light at the Burger King and K-Mart Super Center, take the next left onto Cooper Dr. Take the next right onto Holmes Rd. St Mary's is on the left between Cooper Dr. and 7th St. Park in the lot and follow the signs to the fencing tournament.
If you get lost on the way, call Frank Pratt's cell phone: (706)346-8009
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Please spread the word to everyone in your club!
For more information contact Frank Pratt at
frank@tundra.org or (706) 235-3425
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go to
http://roman.net/~fspratt/fencing/2003clocktower.htm for updated information an/or to download a flyer.
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