The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11
HARvARDS FENCERS WIN.
THEY CAPTURE TIE IgTERooLLE-
GATE TEAM CHAMPIOySHIP.

Coiunhfn'n Cracks mako = Gallant FtEht,
hut Lese " One Peint In . Close Finish-
The Naval Academy Iaon RrinE Up the Rear.
bat Houston Takes the Individual Rrire-
There was . clash Of steel and q flashing of
foils at the Racquet and Tennis Clubs homo
yesterday afternoon and evening, when nine
cl~ean-limbed young athletes, representing Column
bia, Harvard, and the United States Naval
Academy, contested for the intercollegiate team
fencing championship Of America 1t was tho
fourth annual tournament held under the
clubs auspices and the gymnasium was hand
somcly decorated with bunting in honor OF the
occasion The efforts Of tho young men wero
loudly applauded by a representative gathering
OF club men, who included w. Butler Duncan,
Jr., J. Langdon Ewing, Isaac Townsend,
A. r. Lightfoot, 1. Gregory, J. Bloodgood,
IL. ID. Ripley, II. @. Mortimer. Jr, II.
Q. Mortimer. F. Swift, J. G. Taylor,
F.H. Lee. Morton 8. Patton, Thomas Patton, w.
T. lawson, S. K. dc Forrest, w. P. williams, II.
A. Taylor. George Z Perkins, l. Mccormick, E.
s. Chaplin. w. W. Fuller, w. b. Hopkins, e. La
Montague, Jr.; B. B. Kirkland, Ford Hunting
ton, ]. q. Mcneil, T. l. Manson, Jr.; s. Nc
Kay. R N. Thompson, J. II. Wordsworth.
n. FL. Lord. w. B. Nash, Walter Bovine, f. T.
Quick. p. I. Worden. B. spalding do Garmendia.
i; C sEoMn; w. 6; Street, Jr; A; ". Hoyt,
Raymond. VI. X. OTIS. Z. II. Culver j. aa.TT 4. b. i Bisst,
a Blake, z. sadlier, L Gregory, and F. Peploe.
sented by n team Of three men, and the team
scoring the most points was entitled to hold the
quet, and Tennis Club for one year, while an in.
dividual medal was awarded TO the contestant
scoring the most points.
There were twenty-seyen four-minute bouts,
ana lhe Judges, who sat on a raised dais over
looking the marrow, fencing platform. were
tWo:mIngte bouts o. ae we're f s2 aady WhieS pr 81 sasedd
s sn9 shniF until =. Midnight After an exciting
score Of eleven enc points antsaf col tenisI' w Son a Close
Trough. up the rear with six, Victor S. Hoqs-
individual championship medal with I've bouts
" y a ds hfT ere 1 n; bawson, r.. Of Columbia,
second place with four each.
Columbia vas represented BY L II. Lawson,
var B BY !: + ki +. k:is sRa i Il! + ia b Di Ml'e and i Ir;i h1si
academy by Walter u: Falconer, Leonard R
Both,ner; Samuel 7. shaw. and Dr.. II. J. EEche.
latham OF the Fencers' Club. while II. <. Blood.
go9a represented the Racquet and Tennis Club
The Harvard and Columbia boys fenced we'll.
and put considerable dash into their work. but
dld a little too much rushing, In the opinion of
very low and fenced more after the
manner Of the Italian rather than the French
Columbia and Harvard made a close race of Ii
all the way through. and at IL 80. when de Diaz
and sergeant went on. the score was a tie. each
team having won nine bouts to the Naval Acad-
envy 8 six The pair mentioned made such a close
fight that the judges were unable TO agree and
an extra bout Of two minutes and de
Diaz won, putting Harvard In the lead. Hous-
ton then settled Columbia's chances for the
trophy by beating Kirby and landing Harvard a
winner.
The individual records OF the men follow:
For Columbia-Lawson beat Riggs. Thatcher. Fall
coner. and Sergeant. Kirby beat de Diak, Thatcher.
And Faleoner. Mitchell beat Rigss, FAlconer, aad
Total. 10 points.
For HarTard-Rigg beat Kirby. Faiconer. Sergeant.
and Houston. De Diax beat Lawson. Mitchell, Fal-
coher. and Sergeant Thatcher beat Mitchell. FaI.
ccner. and Sergeant. Total. IL potnts.
for the Naval Academy-Sersean beat Mitchell.
Thatcher. Total, o points.