The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-09
FIGHTING WITH KNIVES.
The Champion OF Europe Beats an Ex-
pert of italy.

Capt. C. Engebrecht, Of Denmark,
who says he is champion Of all Europe,
and Marcus San Autonius, styled cham
pion of Sicily, make specially of fight
ing with knives. they agreed to have
| l. ont for the championship of America
and the world, and 500 men and one
woman went to Clarendon hall on Feb
ruary I, 10 see them do il, About half
| OF tLe crowd were Germans and the / O.
malnder Italians, with . sprinkling Of
sporting men.
The heroes of the evening wore blue
shirts and white trousers. Antonius,
the Italian, wore blue scarf and was
very bjg and black, with fierce eye,
false black beard, false 1nustacbe, false
eyebrows and false hair. He looked AS
though he must win, and the Italians
greeted him warmly. Engalbrecht, on
| the CONTRARY, was small, with liant
| v, How uustache and broad bald spot.
| But he walked with step 50 caG-!iba
and why and gazed with 5uch inditfrr.
ence At his adversary's proportions that
| the Germans took heart and appl8uded
| enthu siastically. Ned Mailman an
nounCed that the men were to stab five
rounds and endeavor TO pierce "the
heart" OF the her. The round was to
conclude when the heart wSS pierced, or
at the end of five minutes.
| Each man put on an ordinary fencing
mask and padded fencing gloves.
thickly- padded plaStron was strapped
over each mans chest, aud over the
heart was fastened a small round box,
like blueing box, which would yield
blood when pierced. 1t was called the
A ht.aI
ened on the left forearm, and steel
knife, ~ inches long, with dull edges
ana padded point, completed the outfit
Ned Nal 'ahan said Crime, "'advised the
the pn bile to keep its eye on the "blad-
ders," and the men went at it.
First they stretched their arms and
legs tar apart TO get their muscles in
working order. Then they stamped
their feet with a loud bang and drew
mods of approval from Matsada
Sorakichi, who does the same thing
himself. Engelbrecbt edged al ound
cautiously, cycling the Italians heart,
and AntOnus, when he saw good
chance, jumped forward and stabbed.
He was met half way and the shields
clashed ard banged beneath the rapid
thrust for nearly a minute. The men
drew back TO breathe and tie crowd
howled.
Then the stabbing and clashins began
all over again. The men jumped back
ward and forward six or eight feet ct q
time and showed SO much strength and
agility that even the boxers admitted
that there was something in IL. At tho
end of five minutes both men were
dripping with perspiration and their pa
triOtic hackers were purple with enthri-
siam. Ned Mailahan shouted, "No
hladders bust YET" ana ordered tine
men to their corners.
Tho Sacnn1 rnlNnI like zhA fir st
except that the men stabbed at each
other more viciously, and thsir knives
glancing off the small bucklsrs landed
ON the mems Wipd-pipes i'll very. pain.
full way. This.and the next round were
finished without the heart being
reached. Each had been disarined
once and the honOrs were even.
But gelprechs was beginning 10
show tn Ut hs was the better man. His
knife thrus,s were as rapid as the sting
of wasp, and he seemed to be all
over the stage at once, now
doubled up to iab ms kniie nn.
der Antoaius' guard ann ntM ieapihg
shield. In the middle of the fourth
round ha made ieint and grabbed
both OF his adversary's wrists. A fierce
str uggle followed and AntoAius goa
away with his heart still safe. But En-
elbrecht Al after him and Furnishing
MS ktilte IL every cobcei' opIauiSo 'i~,n'
! he deceived the wary Italian, and with
| a FINAL thrust landed his knife in the
middle OF his adversary's heart.
That closed the round with Engel-
brecht ahead, and the Germans were
wild with Joy. The Italian objected to
the German applause and loudly advo,
Gated throwing the fat German who, led
It out of the room, Policemen's clubs
restored order and tho last ound began
Autonius knew IT. was bis only hope
and fought all be knew how. Bu,
would not be be aten. He disarmed the
Italian twice, thus increasing the ad
vantage already gained.
No more nstrts had been pierced a.
the end of the round and the match
championship, gate money and receipt
went to the Danish champion. To,
Germ ans who had read his name Yer,
mucn surprised to learn that he Vas ~
| Ge.msn.-(New York Sun.