The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

kind In nearly every round. At the end
OF thirteen rounds Schimmef is declared
the victor
Schimmel belonged to the Normannia,
the club of which my host was fighting
master so the latter takes me in The pr
waite room to witness the dressing Of his
wounds An olcloth apron is fastened
about Schmmels neck and the fraternity
surgeon goes TO work. He first sews up
! big cash Ia the cheek, then another IN the
top Of the head. and the third over the left
eye The small wounds are covered with
courjplaster During the tight and the
dressing of the wounds Schimmel has not
said a word or even WINGED; he would not
be considered a worthy member Of the
fraternity if he had He afterward told me
that it hurt worse to have the cuts sewed
up than TO have them made.
At this point the duels for light insults
were called up. As before mentioned,
these duels are fought in the same way
as those for sport, but they last ten min
utes longer One OF these was Beleger.
that is. duel fought by students outside
Of a fighting fraternity. who have a quarrel
TO settle and hire a fraternity to conduct
the duel for them. They are usually poor
fighters. and dodge and duck. much to the
amusement Of the veterans of the frater-
nifty. The Beleger duel lasted eighteen min
utes- Each man had a great many small
wounds. but no really serious ones.
The other two duels for light insults
were both Of short duration, each being
terminated by savage cut.
The Duel in Earnest
Then came what the Germans call the
really interesting duels-those for deadly
insults, or Saebel duels. The men are
dressed entirely different; their chests are
bare and all the protection they have above
the abdomen are bandsges about the Shout
der and elbow jints; they have nothing at
all on their neck. face, or head. The fight
/ witnessed was fine contest; the men
were very evenly matched. and both were
fine swOrdsmeD. They stood about five
feet apart but as the Saebel are long, they
could easily reach each other As they
were right in the midst of the fight, a man
came rushing into. the room, shouting:
The police are coming"
The fighting ceased; the principals. sec
ouds. wounded men, with all the fighting
paraphernalia. were rushed into the side
rooms and the doors were locked. The
rest Of us took our places about the tables.
The room was scarcely cleared when in
walked a policeman. He looked around.
talked a little with the students. and then
went out. He went down stairs and waited
about an hour, and then went back to the
city. As soon as he was out of sight the
duel commenced again.
I afterward learned there were two men
stationed outside TO watch for the police,
and that il was one Of these who had given
the alarm. The fighters having had a long
rest. fought vigorously until the time was
up. without either being seriously hurt.
1t often happens, however. that in these
Saebel duels one of the men is killed. or
nearly so Sometimes an arm is cut off,
sometimes a skull is broken in; but It
satisfies the demands OF honor. and. there
fore. is justifable. This is the plea Of the
noble German
Now. the reader may imagine that these
students are what would be termed in
America "a tough crowd but as a matter
of fact they are not. They come from the
first families Of Germany. Some of them
are great workers and all Of them are per-
feet gentlemen. ! have never seen q more
quiet and orderly body Of men anywhere
They believe they are working for the
good Of their country and humanity in
fighting their duels. and a large part OF
the German nation thinks SO, too.-Edu-
cation