Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-11
Studeuts have Fought in the Same
Building for Nearly One Hun
dred Years.
The Men Fight Calmly and Cody,
but with Great Strength in
Every Blow.


The students have fought in the same
u T'o sou a;tJ ioi Ie"liy ~
HaI;1.olar,. o,,orIooi. va to M NJ ~ .liJ
tba tou,n - 0'>'l'- '"' 4'00N"l anu
in tbo sor,o roor, r,bo.o 1,,ol, ou,
fongbt The roan CO.. Lr,"i-fast " ~ t, Ile
wbiob ara orrooad a. .I,oS
~ 49,, 4Ira w ~
We're Iod IN 0na ,,, s,o IIF f I'SU WI
hIacl- Lairarl oras ~, ,ftar,,,o,.J fa,,,SI
ont--ane car't See tbo;r avos nv fr,t Nv
tbSv ara co,,arod ,,,;tb sort 90 ~ ul'V, %
tecfor The ears ara b0nrd a,+ ~ - Pa fbo
! baad Inv = eort af Io"tbo. - w VIC
WON'T tlon, fron, bair,, ,,s,,;tto,, efF ~ W
othar fnllov, was ,,attor larl,o ",,I =. ,,a,i
ed AT frst nnfar tba r,atc6 v; S, sno JoT,i ~
equally hnIt mem. hnt Won yoo 80, an Grno o'i
cam scans To have Il aIyors i, bis ,li;rl
that strength md s;2a sbond ho omnaI - LII
contests Of his sort '''' - ''''
Tho were ancosod IN laatber with .,
: shirt dawn dawn ovar tho sLonldors T."
i;do fla ijaoI.stai,s iab f.ol,,io,t ,,' w.
had mada m tbe inat%ar nor "0 No. o$o
AIMS avn, ,garn baId m IN t5o air s,Innortad h.,
othar faIlos ,,hd ,,,aIl,od hasi tbo,,, fS
Ibn for e one Of tha i,to i LVl
H. 5r,,,, dr, = - .ss;l,,, ~ tl;,,,, -
Wo i i,' ~" p 90 nonorored i' "O'
The men took theirp aces. The surgeon,
with his arms bare and white apron on,
stands by with rolls of cotton, lint, band
ages, etc. Then the umpire" takes down
the names of the fighters and the
corps of which they are members. Of
course no two men of the same corps ever
fight together, and the corps keep them
selves as separate and distinct as possible
We instlnctiveiy put our sympathy with
the smaller men. At the words "Auf die
mensour' both men stood up and placed
the tip of the right foot on the lines which
are are ofawh exactly SWORDS IGngIh apart.
we are surprised TO see IIe NIUE IeiioW
grasp ms sword III ms Ielt mana 90 mere
T9eh was ms aoVanta ge' III would r2tJle
MS opponent 10 nave 10 parry oio"S "hlC1
ougnl TO come III lleIce , 0uC "hlch Wou!9
really come IN quartz. Inc seconds all
oreSseu III 'e"Vner arll,Qr 'ooN Ihelt plaaceS'
one on eacu sue OF tue men WIN tneT
SWTFuS crossed III between
me hiethV1 ol H8Guhs uSeu ny IhG
5luoehlS - ~, ollleleII iron! any oIheI l
know o. me SWORD use" - u r"PIer WIN
o'ShG hllo, On mn winch are OhG
toiof" Oh tne corps nc o'"u'' IS "oouI
ChlfIy-IhIee lhcheS Iong' Sh3rPe3Meo
on one sue 'Ie"r up 10 Vne "anI'e'
aHo on Tue oIher up 10 ooouV S'A l"cle'
Of II;
1t mas no poiiV' ouC IL S dG enough 70
shave one sell wllI. lIo Ilgt'V u5uu
graSpS Cae f"Pler hTiulI ny Vhe R NM, an" -. Is
men f"l'Ho aooEe lhe llea!. lou see I'l
blows coming from Ine IlgnC III qu"IIe
are guarded oy t1e Plaae Oh ms S"or",
ana InoSe rom Une leI,' III Ilerce' are
guarded ny ms arm rom I'e iISuI
ana from tle ie'I reiCr w ms oPPt0''enIi;
men the umpire cries ier'iS' anu
theh los!
There was a cIashing Of steel, the rat
Ting of blows on leather, and they were at
it, Blows fell 50 fast one coudn t follow
them with the ear The men fought as
calmly aud cody as possible, but with
great strength in every blow. Suddenly
the seconds called "halt!' and struck up
men 5 swords. was perfectly ignorant
that either of the men were hurt, but when
looked at our little friend saw tina ii
piece Of his SCALP about two inches 10y one
and half had been taken off by "skip.
ping tierce.' The men sa. down. The
doctor examined the wound, placed piece
of lint over it and bound it fast by string
under the chin. The student himself
didn't seem TO mind it at a I, and after the
doctor had finished it the umpire" called
"auf die mensour." Both men stood up
again and at the word "Io,!' went at it as
hard as ever-ten. twenty seconds more
again "haIt!' w,s called,
Our little friend had go5 it agaiu--eX.
arHy the same sor, o. w3 fIo,, any, o%t t r"e
oSneI, 2u Ser ,Ie 800 'T,'o o,o tbe ftio
tenlug' ne Gou'' .o,ti, ~, G,u 50 Ia, J
lello" s9dlo, Ti.oI,iri P'VUe - +r tnC i'o
5lole oalo;SeS ne f olo'" T"' HI; n,h;teo
ooMh Tue sue " MS t t o aoo " tbo
Sllu' anu 't I 'eie 10 Ole 'oU iittio
rA' run" sng o's tG,,o~ a. yor ~; h ri';
~ q, Us NJ, III ,,o,o
o,yi' le"l u,,y Mo,o ntrv' M M f,"o H.
all2 ..el "eIe az ~ "si,n ' +o ton ~, nf
llv't ~ ~ e''oue1 wv o,""3 va III ~, bpoai
MS ny" "a qI!gA SGGCes>'o" IN IV
was az SoFgr1 T TlIu ,,' iJw nc ',i i C.,t
p'ucA ol Il "ql-Hog' ~ luiS T"' '',ro9
700 flutu' ne Ia. uI'e, tLS. y,o ,,t ,o,,,
ms Ia2e as 81 up ~ IulS I'M o,'S 10y
ne was nIiuR sooF W. Su' T y ~ IT,