New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-01
COLLEGE FENCERS MEET
NEW RULES PROPOSED.
Massachusetts, 'Tech" admitted to
Intercollegiate association.

The intercollegiate Fencing Association decided u
admit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
to its membership at its annual meeting. which
was held yesterday at the New York Athletic Club.
Representatives Of seven different colleges were
present at the meeting as follows: sneed Of West
Point H. 8. Breckenridge, OF Princeton: c. G.
Amend and F. LaGe. OF Columbia; o. a. Howard.
of CORNELL c. c. Haas and A. c. Staley. of Yale
Park and Jacobs. of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and A. L. REss and J. WeIre. of Harvard.
The decision to admit Massachusetts Technology
was reached after a long discussion, In which much
opposition manifested. especially Oh the part
of E0rvard The association is already composed
Of Harvard West Point. Annapolis. Yale, Cornell,
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Columbia. and the
annual meets have already become somewhat un-
weldy affairs The Harvard representatives pointed
this out, and maintained that to Lex in another col
leee would increase the number OF ccuts tina
it might be necessary to prolong the meet int
three days, instead Of two. as at present The OBJ
jectons OF Harvard were finally oyerrued. and the
Boston institution was admitted By vote of TO /.
Massachusetts Technology has been trying to gtI
INTO me League Ior long dne s near h
a team TO New York. This team was present FRI
day and Saturday. but was not permitted 70
The admission of another college has made still
tenn Of running off the annual meetings The on5
used this year caused much dissatisfaction among
many of the compel ting teams. one scheme that
IL, he ssScia lon Febt r9In6 rohfn for the cham
pionship and for the winner OF this to meet the
winner of the Army-NaVy contest. il was pointed
out. however that this most unsatisfactory
way of getting at the individual. ability OF the men
of the Army and Navy teams. Neither does II give
any test Of the staying ability Of the men OF These
teams and staying ability has previously been one
Of the factors in determining the championship
No decision arrived AZ. All the colleges of thC
league TO submit the propositions which they
fav6r. and these viii be taken uD at the mex,
meeting.
Another matter that was fully discussed was that
of judges Much dissatisfaction was expressed with
Of the judging at the last meet because OF
the different standards that the different judge
had. On each mat there were two graduate judges
and athletic club judge The 81 aduate judges.
a rule, judged only on the number of touches.
while IL said that the athletic club judges
took into consideration the question of form also,
leading to several disputes Columbia and Penn
sylvana particularly expressed dissatisfaction with
the way some of the judging had been done In
order that there be no disputes in future each
college is 10 Submit at the next meeting OF the as
ISOLATION list of satisfactory judges. and from
these lists the judges for the meet Will be selected
Another question that was taken up was that Of
eligibility. Harvard wanted 10 make some changes.
but met with much opposition on the part o1
the other colleges that he did not attempt to carry
any scheme through. IL was voted to award gold
meals To Dichman. BuTdiCk and Brandt the three
members of the Navy team which won the cham
nonShip this year.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: \. g Staley. of Yale. president; a. l..
Bliss. of Harvard vice. president. and II. Knauss.
OF Annapolis. SECRETARY and treasurer. Annapolis
had no delegates at the meeting yesterday