The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04

Harvard Students Lend in the .Juuior Con-
test Mt :hc Fcncers' llmh.

test at .Iir Fcncers' Club.
A Junior team fencing competition for teams
of three men each, open only to amateurs who
have never won n foil medal of the Amateur
Fencing League, was begun last night Mt the
Fencers' Cluu.
Invitations Ind been sent to a number of .cnc-
ing and athletic clubs, including those of the
leading colleges, and the number of csponscs
received was very gratifying to the Contest
Committee.
Five teams presented themselves last night.
representing Columbia College. Harvard Uni
%versity, Yale University, the New York Turn
Nerein, and the Fenccrs' Club.
The object of the competitions is to bring out
and encourage the younger and less experienced
swordsmen of the invited clubs.
Four gold medals are offered bv s. Montgcu-
one to each member of the VICTORIOUS team and
one to the fencer making the highest individual
follows:
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j. Gerart, Jr~ andJ. ii Claiborne. >'
The judges OF fencing were Charles g. Both
ner, X. o.. Hauhoid, DIR. !. I. Kemp. George
KavanaGh. and samuel T. Shaw. Jr.. of ifc
New iork A: G., and Charles C.. Nau"l Of tho
The conditions of the contest required each
man 10 renee tllt DDlI WIN thpn litElhpr at
every team except his own. the total number Of
bouts being ninety.
and the remainder will be decided tonight.
The scores were tailed by rounds. II round be-
ing finished when each man had fenced once for
his team.
The best showing of the night was made by
the Harvard team. which took the lead AT the
start and steadily increased its advantage.
A. the end of the Third round Harvard was
the nearest competitor, and 1880 points bet,pr
than the third team, that of the Ne# YORK
Turn Verein.
The Columbia College team made quite n good
showing during the first two rounds, holding
The men. however, lacked endurance ard
hind the New York Turn Ncrcjn rcprcscntative.,
Yale was not in it at amy time, and an amusing
feature OF the competition was the ravugc man
ner in which the Harvard men downrd their
oldItime. rivals and the evident satisfaction
Two members OF the Harvard team. Parker
and Hoffman,. though juniors. are experts
showing against the seniors in the team cham
pionships held at the New York \. c. last
The best showing for the individual media.
was made BY Parker and Hoffman of Harvard
Parker was not at his hest durin@ the ilrrt
round, but regained his form during the second
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apparently safe lead oyer BettInl. VINO was sec
ond. The summaries follow:
FIRST ROUND
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total q + 81! Hoa a]yt%aiea n"Is /, I, ii 'aa."i 2,a +. E|s "Si q" o. l g.,
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tEcoNp RorNn,
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TOUCHES Z, pos H1n lioa' ,o,ai, 3 os' LII, +
as dtf;atsii E,i Dana, Vac, ']iotuScH'o;s' / pasi ia'it
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toa"hes o position III, Total II "'''' '''""'''
L HOFFMAN, Harvard, ,ouiae, Z, position : 81. To-.
L. potion 81, total i,s3 ''' $500 ''-'"''
total {; H M ae f E t. ' i. &i ''SS1,' : &C. T. P 1oa a@. J. tI -
sition l.0g, total 90.
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,at . q defeated II . "s'os, ra.t lo-c,'c, o. lo,.
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