New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-30
SOLDIERS FENCE WE'LL
CORNELL 4 WORTHY FOE.
The Preliminary Bouts an IntercOl-
legiate Championship.

Tie preliminary bouts Of the annual meet OF the
Intercollegiate Fencing Association were held last
night In the gymnasium of the New York Ath-
letic Club. Yale Harvard West Point. Annapolis.
Cornell Princeton and Pennsylvania were the coli
leges represented.
The sOIons OF the league met in the afternoon
and after a two hours session. succeeded in
evolving system Of running of the bouts, which,
if not more satisfactory than that used last year.
had the distinction OF being more complicated
The system began by throwing eight letters into
a hat and drawing them out until the colleges
were lettered A. B, c. D. E. F. and II. Then.
according to the arrangements. A met B. c met
u, Z met T, and g met Fl in series of dual
paired ana the losers were likewise matched
~ an elimination process two teams are TO be
selected from the winners and one from the losers
and these three teams will fence a round robin
This plan brought together last night, in the pre-
lininaries, Pennsylvania and West Point. Prince
lumbia and Yale West Point. Cornell. Annapolis
and Columbia were winners in the first round In
the second round West Point matched against
Cornell and Columbia against Annapolis, among
syivania was matched against Princeton and Har-
ward against Yale
all but defeated West Point. The army fencers
had been picked as the most likely winners OF the
meet. and the splendid showing they made against
PENNSYLVANIA bore out this opinion.
M ean tne 4I,er q grueIIl1S coitest
the army. matched against Fassett. of Cor
Three extra periods Brought no decision. ana a
fourth had to be fought. This gave the decision
TO Sears and the match to West Point The sum
maries follow:
d deffeated q a BIS Harvard; w p Low Harvard
Harvard defeated E. s R Brandt Annapolis: n Is
Bnrdiek Annapolis defeated c Bliss; Harvard; W
oils j. C. Dchman Annapolis defeated C. L. Cut
c. a. Bliss. Harvard ]. G Dichman. Annapolis de-
d9sted ", p Low Hazard H. D. Burdiek Annap-
Columbia Yale-F. Lage. Columbia. defeated A G.
Stacy Yale b n smith Yale defeated c E Dwyer.
Yale; G. Haas Yale. defeated Z E Dwyer Columbia:
+ Lage. Columbia. defeated T. II, smith Yale: a. C.
Columbia. defeated c. Haas Yale. C. c. Amend CouI-
defeated g Mas Y a2e NJ Gses y,i
Cornell vs. West Point. \ Holbrid. West Point. de-
Point defeated H. f. Fasset cornell; W 2 tiarries.
Dickinson West Point DEBATED " Harries corne
o. W. Cornell. defeated r. sears West Point
o. 4 Dickinson. West Point defeated O. " Howard.
West Point r Sears. West Point defeated C E Fassett.
Cornell MEL , S%ore-Arn1y o Cornell = ,,,.,,- w.
Point defeated L. Fescler Pennsy lvania o A. Dickin
r. sears West Point defeated r. 9 Jacobs. Pennsyl-
bird. West Point, Dickinson. Point defeated
fea,ta l. FIsiseher PtnnsgvaHIs o 4 I5iablTd west
ins5n Wst foi1 ifeafI 1880 PSnnsvv9HI1
H. T. Wendell penGsylyania defeated r sears West
Princeton vs. GorneiH ; Breckenrtdgs Princeton
$1,000 3 n HIsTss Prir"eton = Farres Cor
nell defeated \ T MeCinIoeE Princeton Q w How
breckenridge IsInceon defeated g f Iassett, Cornell
w. Cornell. defeated \. T. McCfntcck.
Princeton. W Harrgs Cornell defeated NJ Ma
G. E Fassett. Cornell II. D Breckenridge. Princeton,
defeated w y Harries Cornell. Score: Cornell. 5;
Princeton. E.
Princeton Pennsylyania-H. $ Breckenridge.
Princeton. defeated l. FeiEcher. Pennsylvania; r. F
WendeIs PENNSYLVANIA defeated r n Maresi. Prince
r NJ Jacobs Pennsy lvana. defeated A r Nc
Cliutock Princeton: IT. Breckenridge Princeton
defeated II. +. Wendels Pennsylvania; Fl F Wen
dels Pennsylvania defeated \. T. McClntock. Prince
II. : BreCkenrtdEe. Princeton. defeated r O.
Jacobs Pennsylvania; 7. Flescher Pennsylvania, de-
feated T. McCIintOCk. Princeton. r. -. Jacobs,
PeunsyIvans. defeated T. Nj Maresi Princeton; II. L
FlesCher Pennsylvania. defeated NJ. Maresi.
Princeton. Score. PENNSYLVANIA g. Princeton 3