New-York tribune., 1905-04-30
N EW-YORK FENCERS WIN.
Amatem Championships Go to This
Citu's Clubs.

W. Scott O'Connor OF the New-YOrk Fencers
Club earned tine title OF champion with the dueling
swords last night in the final bouts for the na-
tional fencing championships Of the Amateur Fen
GERS League at the New-YOrk Athletic Club c.
G. Bothner OF the New-York Athletic Club. the
champion of 1904 with the foiIs. won that title again
last night Second donors IN the duelling swords
also went to Mr.. BOthner. and Lieutenant F. w.
Honeycutt r. Tetar and w. Scott O'COnnOr tied in
their bouts for second place with the fOils. The
judges were DR.. Thomas l. Buys. Of the Brooklyn
Fencers' Club: DIR. Woodward. Of the New-Hork
Fencers' Club: j. Langdon Ervlng. Of the New
York Fencers' Club. and Charles E. Goodhue OF
the New-YorK Athletic Club.
Men and women in evening attire filled the club
gymnasium and watched the contests with keen in
terest Experts agreed on the excellence Of some
of the duelling sword matches. The contests with
the folls were warmly appauded. as were those
with the sabres The latter contests were still in
progress midnight. with the chances IN favor Of
A. G. johnson. of the New-YOrk Athletic Club.
The entries for the duelling sword championship
were w S. O'ConnOr, New-York Fencers' Club;
Dr. G. A. Lawrence New-York Fencers' Club; p
Benzenberg. New-York Turn Verein; Charles G.
Bothner, New-York Athletic Club. the champion OF
1904: w. L. Bowman, Boston Athletic Association;
John Allaire. Brooklyn Fencers' Club; A. c. Fox.
Chicago Young Mems Christian Association; w F.
Grebe, Chicago Young Mems Christian Association.
and T. B. Lewis Philadelphia Fencers' Club.
For the foiIs there were entered c. G. Bothner,
New-York Athletic Club; Lieutenant F. W. Honey
cult, New-York Fencers' Club; F. Tetar, Philadel-
phia Fencers' Club. and W. Scott OConnor, New
York Fencers' Club.
The entries for the sabre contests were A. G.
Anderson, New-York Fencers' Club; II. T. John
son. New-York Fencers Club; John AllaiTe, Brook
Iyn anctrs Esncs Cub and w F. GreBe' Chicago Young
Mems Christian Association The summaries;
Dueling swords-w. Scott OConnor. OF the Nev-YoEt
Fencers Club, defeated DIT G. a Lawrence p Benzen-
berg, W. L. Bowman, j. n. ALaire- u L. OK " r
GreDe and E. B. Lewis. and lost to G. G. Bothner.
. G. B9thneT defeated ted Scott SPnFoT nor aDG DG Y
Grebe. and lost 10 " l. Bowman and Z. B. Lewis
defeated W. L. Bowman. John Allaire. A G. Fox. W r
GEebe and z. B. Lewis. and W. Scott O'Connor.
T. B. Lewis. Of the Philadelphia Fencers Club. de-
feated DR.. g. A. Lawrence. Charles c. Bothner. John
Alaire and W. F. Grebe and lost to ". Scott OConnor
+, Benzenberg. W. l. Bowman and A. @. Fox
W L Bowman, OF the Boston Athletic Association de
Lewis and lost 20 w Scott o. Connor p Remembers
John Allare. A. @. Fox ". F. Grebe.
Bowman A g. Fox ana W F. csTebe and lost to W Scott
OConnor Dr. G. A Lawrence p. BenzenberE. Charles
Dr. s. A. Lawrence. New-Yort Fencers. Club, defeated
John Alaire and W. F. Grebe and lost Scott OCon
A. G. Fox. Chicago Young Mems Christian Associa-
Bothner John AIiaTe W F cirebe and E. B. Lewis.
W F. Cirebe, Chicago Young Mems Christian Assoct1-
ton, defeated W. L Bowman and A. c. Fox and lost TO
c. G. Bothner John Allaire and z B. Lewis
Fois: First bout-C. q. BOthner Nev-YorS 4 c. de-
Second bout-C G. Bothner New-York a. C.. defeated
F. Tetar I niladelphia T, C.
Third bout-F. Tetar defeated ". 5. o'Connor. New
Fourth bout-C G. BotAner. New-York a. C., defeated
Fifth bout-Ideutenant F. W Honeycutt. New-YoTk F.
c. defeated F. Tetar. Philadelphia F. G..
Sixth bout-W s OConnor defeated Lieutenant = W.