Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-17
VICTORY IN DEFEAT.
NEW WORKERS WIN BY A
SMALL SCORE.
The Naval Cadets Started Out Poorly But
They Surprise Their Opponents
Before Finishing Row
cliffs Excellent
Work

| The cadets were defeated in the ienc.
| ing match with the New Workers Satur-
day night at the Naval Academy gym
nssium, but there was victory in the
defeat, which the one thousand specla
tors appreciated.
The cadets team was composed OF
James {. Lannon, Captain George ! !.
Rowclif, Francis s. Whitten and Rich
ard ID. Gaiewood. went down before
Langdon Erving. Van z, Post. Fitzhugh
Townsend and Marshall Kernochan, four
OF the crack fencers OF the New York
Fencers' Club. by score ofo bouts to 2.
The visitors are the champions Of the
country in their line OF spot, and the
showing made by the Naval Cadets was
a surprise to the New Workers as we'll as
to themselves and their instructors and
friends. The cadets started in poorly
and when the match was more than half
over Il seemed as though they were to be
badly beaten.
AT the ninth bout the New York men
had three to the good and things looked
very blue TO the navy cohorts, but the
cadets pulled themselves together and by
the finest kind OF fencing won four OF the
next six bouts. II was nov up 10
Rowclif to make a clean reco. d tor him
self and make It tie for his team, but
after winning the previous contests he
went down in defeat at the hands OF
Kernochan, his last opponent.
Rowclih, OF the cadet team, did the
best and most consistent work of the
evening. Most OF his matches we're close,
but at all times, except in the last, he
had his opponent we'll in hard and show.
ed fine nerve, skill and GOODNESS. The
New Workers method is entirely different
from that OF the cadets, and the former
failed entirely to gave any "points" in
fencing to the latter team. The cadets
method is academic and system ATTIC, while
the New Workers method has nothing
scientific in IT,
Their sole object seems 10 be TO get
The better OF the opponent by whatever
means IN their power. The New Workers
might as well fence with a jack-knife as
with foil. They use the elbow move
ment largely. and very ungraceiul. while
the cadets are all grace, method and
system. Considering the odds. the Naval
Cadets and their instructor are to be
congratulated, for in their defeat there
was actual victory. The officials we're
Lieutenant Ziegemeyer, referee; Lieuten.
ants Holden and Proctor and Mr.. Chas
DeKay, OF New York. judges, and Cadet
Roe K. Adams, time keeper. The bouts
resulted as follows
First Erving, New York, defeated
Lannon, Annapolis.
Second--Rowcliff. Annapolis, defeated
Post, New York.
Third Townsend. New York, defeated
Whiuen, Annapolis.
Fourth--Kernochan New York, de-
feated Gate wood, Annapolis.
Fifth - Rowcliff. Annapolis, defeated
Evering. New York.
Sixth - Lannon, Annapolis, defeated
Post, New York.
Seven,h--Townsend, New York, de-
ieated Gaiewood. Annapolis.
Eighth--Kernochan, New York, de.
teated Whiuen, Annapolis.
Ninlh-Erving. New York. defeated
Gatewood, Annapolis.
Tenth--Rowcliff Annapolis, defeated
Townsend, New York.
Elevenih--Post. New York, defeated
Whitten, Annapolis.
Tweifth--Lannon, Annapolis, defeated
Kernochan, New York.
Thiueenth--EiviDg, New York, de-
ieated Whitten, Annapolis.
Fourteenth -Catewood, Annapolis, de-
ieaied Post, New York,
Fifteenlh--Lannon, Annapolis, defeat
ed Townsend. New York
Sixteenth -Kernochan. New York, de-
feated Rowcliff, Annapolis.