The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-09
BARON MALCHIN WINS
In the Sword Contest With Ru.
dosph Orm.
THE sowllro CHAMPIONSHIP.
Omcisl Averages of the Contestants
Pr.ctics shoot TOR tho Globe
Trophy.

Ths hroadyrord contest, on fect, between
Baron fvaa De MAirhin ard Pan Rudolph
ORR. for the championship Of the world.
took place al the A-mo-y last evening ard
sss wos easily By the baron with score
o. y 70 posdts- The baron vas much
quicker ard also teok advantage OF Orn's
eageruess 10 rush the fray. orm. however.
Is a very powerful man. and every tine hs
cognsered Il seemed as IL he would cut his
antagonist In halves.
About re people witnessed the contest
and the events which preceded Il. First
on the programme after the overture by
the First Regiment orchestra was q three
round sparring exhibition between Oscar
p. Oliver. OF the 8. A. C.. and Harry
Derry. one % the y. G.. W. boys. There
was not the slightest approach 20 rough
ness or siuEgl,g from the moment Prof.
Jack Green called "sIms'' until the wind-up.
Derry left himself open frequently. and IL
would have been comparatively easy for
Oliver 70 have hls him hard. IL sssgging
had been In order.
The decisios IN the exhibition broad
sworf contest between Charles Tear and
Alfred Scherr. fifteen attacks, vas given
10 scherr. score 81. One who has seen
many sword contests IN the old country
sad. after the entertainment was over.
that Tear made four Of the prettiest points.
counting both ccnfexfs The beauty OF
g'ssrssd ore,;iiy. ~ wsu as made telling
thrusts"
Frauie.n- Josephine, starweli sang IN
Bscio." by ArSitt ard ''cavat.na." from
Robert IL Diabie" She was heartily ap--
plasdsd, and sraeiously responded. Every
one spoke highly Of her singing.
The great sword contest vas then an
ncunced- Col r p. Edsen acted as REF
-rce. while Charles TeafY seconded Baron
Asichin. Doc" Tanner acting in a like
capacity for Mr.. Orm. Col Edser ex-
plained 70 the crowd how the points were
counted. and also tina; in foot contests
the number Of attacks was twenty-one.
tbs victory golng TO the one who first
scored IL Preliminary introductions were
gone through with and then the contest
ants faced each other. The baron was
dressed In white from head to foot. while
Orm wore black. Orm had on ordinary
street shoes. but the baron wore gymna-
stun shoes orm appeared much more
powerful. but had too much flesh. The
baron did not look as well in the face as
be has on other occasions.
Bind swords" said Col. Edsen Up
came the blades and a moment later the
contestants were at II hammer and tongs.
crm was eager and rushed at the baron,
who soon got an opening and counted.
The baron took the first three points in
quick order. The third was very prsttily
done. starting with a swing and ending
with body blow. orm scored the fourth
on body blow that sounded as IL a clap
OF thunder had struck a tin roof. Fifth
went TO the baron and the sixth went to
orm. who got In q most powerful chest
blow. under the baron's swing. A hot mix
Up resulted In a decision for Orrn. The
baron then ran the score on his side up TO
10, and In the meantime Orm had scored
one MORE The baron used his peculiar
swinging movement and a moment later
his blade was against orms body, scoring
the final and winning point.
Referee Edsen announced that the baron
had won b. a score OF IL to !, and the
crowd went home.
A man who has taken part In many a
students sword fight in the old country
compared the contestants as follows: Nal
chin Is much quicker than Orm, and was
not slow TO take advantage OF Orm's eager
ness. Orm Is a good swordsmans and can
strike exceedingly powerful blows. In a
regular duel he would be bad .man to
meet. The baron is the better swordsman
from scientific point OF view.