New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
" uANLY1 EXERCISES IN GERMAyY.

From The London Globe.
The cOmbatants were not corps students, and
therefore not such practised hands. They came
forward. bandaged up; with great ugly ugly
tLeir ewes and the right arm twice the natural
size by reason of the wrappings. They looked ex-
trcmely uncomfortable, pale and trembling. The
stuGents hold MP their right arms before starring
they may never lower them below the shoulder.
Everything is now ready. A couple OF seconds
stand behind and hold their swords. "On
guard~ "Let loose They begin to s. ash They
fight very badly. sla shng at one another as hard
as they can the swords are old. hacked soft iron
things. After some four strokes Halt is cried.
Blood is drawn then they 20 at 1t AGAIN alter
every four or five hits fresh blood heIhg drawn,
and the swords being Strengthened aireSh. 80 they
20 en- and the spectacle gets more ana more her
nbe. The blood at first comes trlckllng down tbe
face on to the collar, great hairy thing winch
soon becomes sOppng then II falls on the shrt, The
breast of which also becomes soppng. On ana
they 90, getting very ncryonsiy eXcitea 50 that
man can scarcely guIp III the water when they
give him wherewith to wash his mouth. There
are a hundred or more spectators, among whom
are two or three women and little glri ana DoYs
4 lot of CORPS students stand around with ugly
scanned faces. One tail. smali-ioaded fellow, with
face covered with keeps the time. AT last 1t
is decided that they have fought enough. and they
90 out but there are nve more To follow, 80 we stop
for another bout.
This time they are two corps students, prac-
tsed ighters-one with red. tie other WIN
green cap They have never known one another,
but they soon get worked up into frenzy. ms dueI
is even more horrible than the last. One OF the
already hastily Scared. The other lttle lame
man with a fair sized mustache. These slash
AWAY some dozen times before they Int. 1t Is
announced that the duel Is 10 last thirty minutes
unless a bad Int is made. Again few small cuts
come first and then more and more. The big
man has his lip cut again ana again ana his fore
head aud check the little man is even worse.
Soon after each round the doctor has To sop mp
their faces with n sponge. The blood p0uis
down some students standing by drink beer
and eat bread and sausage. They get tired
that after each round they lean down ON or sink
INTO chairs, their right arms beng sun held out.
They slash 80 fedriuly hard that their swords
strike fire and get benz into semi-clrcleS. 1t Is
hdeois that cannot look, but turn away. squeeze
tight my eyes ana only hear the continual clles,
"On guard :. Make ready y "OHW ana then
the cashing OF swords until dull thump Is heard,
and the men cry malt
only see the face OF the big man. It, ugness sur
passes anything | have ever seen his big lips
open. the lower one purple, very blOdted, ana
hanging, the nose swollen and Ol0ated, the tace
dull red color where IL was strtaked with the
dark red blood. His eyes gOggly, staring, and
bloolshot m ii his hair had been brought over the
forehead TO stick together the gashes. With such
face he stood Imp against a chair, with dropping
shoulders, SOnchinQ nguIe ana blood dripping all
about him, from his matted hair TO thu blood
dripping nose, the streaming mouth and the red
shirt. At last the little man gave the other what
they call n deep cut the forehead and the
end is announced the small fellow was beaten for
he was too weak to 20 on. l now Tor the hrst
dreadful. Supported by some students, he hob
bled of, than half his face literally sheet
of blood the mustache crimson. tle black hair
rinsed, the collar and brCaStplatc covered with
wet and half CONCEALED blood, and underneath the
remains of former contests. As lie walked oft felt
such disgust rs | never remember feeling before.
There were two more to come but / could stand IL
no longer ana came away.