The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-25
COLLEGE FENCERS COMPETE.
Opening Bouts for Championship at the
New York 4. e.

The intercolle gate fencing championships
with foils be gan last night In the gymnasium OF
the New York A. C.. and the preliminary bouts
were disposed Of In order to expedite the
contest the fenccrs were divided into squads
and three strips were kept going The con-
ditions were that each member OF one team
must fence the members OF every other team.
and a. there were seven institutions repre-
ssnted this made isa bouts in all.
Last year the individual and team honors
went TO- West Point and the cadets we're
on hand again with a likely trio. +. ".
Honcycutt. who carried the army. colors
through last year without a defeat. was
an absentee, he having graduated. and the
only member Of last years team was A. y.
Barber Harvard had two u last years
had Yale in Mendoza and Lawrence. 1t
was agreed by the officials that the ma ximum
number OF points for each contestant should
be- IS that r.. for form, > for defence. for
attack and 10 for touches. The teams
Yale c l.. Lawrence. 4. Mendoza and Louis
Harvard w Macleod. 4. Tying and r. $ Earle
Pcunsy lvania-T, NJ. flesher' ?. II. Scott and
u Corhe ell F. Pine, H. HecRheimer and G. Del
Coiumria-r. LACE. o Eehrlen and T. Pitou u.
West Pont-A. b Barber, I. T.. Niiiord and 2.
T. Annapolis naSS5is, il Knox, \ sharp and G. c Dich
man
The bouts result ed as follows:
Knox defeated ,,ia I.aSrsns9e m PltqG defeated
fcated de v Mores, Lagc defeated Tying Heck .
heimsr defeated HUMPHREYS, sharp defeated
Mendoza. Barber defeated Delcasse Knox dc
feated de v MoreS. Earle defeated Kehrleln. VIII :.
Mendoza. LSgc defeated Macleod. Pino defeated
Humphreys sharp defeated Lawrence. Tying de
defeated Mendoza, EHrle defeated Piiou. Pine
Knox defeated Fleisher sharp defeated DE
Morps. Macleod defeated kehrlein Dichman
defeated Frick: Tying defeated Pltou, Sharp de
fcated Scott: Lsge defeated Earle. fleishet de
feated Dichmsn. Heckheimcr defeated Mendoza
nn, PdsssstsS Sc,it. 6sIeasss defeated psy Noyes
IAge defeated Williford Sharp defeated Fleisher
Pine defeated Mendoza, Kehriein defeated Humph
rtys, DichmAn defeated scott: heckheimeI de
defeated Knox. Lawrence defeated Delcasst. LAsge
defeated Humphrey, Pine defeated de V, Aores,
barber defeated kehrlen LSwrrnee defeated
rcys dtfeated Pitou. pelcasse defeated Mendoza,
Farie defeated Prick LAge defeated Barber Mac
L~od defeated scott. Kehrleln defeated Winlford,
Flelsher defeated Earle
In the early part OF the night the Mlddies
we're pitted gainst Yale and won nine straight
bouts on the reel. IL looked as II Annapolis
would continue without a defeat. but I'M
met defeat rather Unexpectedly at the hands
OF Fleisher OF Pennsylvania. Another sur
prise " As sprung by the Quakers on Annapolis
when Prick defeated Knox, and thus the Mid
dies suffered their second defeat In eighteen
The work Of the teams against each other
showed that Columbia had wins 10 8 for
West Point and West Point had 10 Cornelrs
3. The score Of Annapolis and Pennsylvania
was TO l.; Cornell and ale. "a, >: Harvard
and Columbia. 10 I, and Harvard and Penn
sylvaniA, ? wins apiece.
sharp OF Annapolis and LACE Of Columbia
we're the only two without defeat. both
with six victories each. and IL looked az II the
battle for individual honors would be be-
tween the pair For flfty-hve bouts the
score Of the colleges was as follows