New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
NAVY FENCERS WIN.
Army FINISHES SECOND.
Much Confusion in Finals of Inter
collegiate Cham piOnship.

Annapolis was victorious in the finals Of the in
tercoleelate fencing Championships. which were
decided last night al tho New York Athletic Cluo
IN the anal round. in which Cornell. Annapolis ana
West Point were the competitors, the Navy won
fourteen out Of eighteen bouts West Point was
second. with record OF ten bouts won. while
Cornell succeeded in gaining the decision in only
three contests.
The struggle between the soldiers and sailors for
me honors was keer. and was finally won BY the
sailors five bouts 10 four. Cornell did not succeed
IN winning a bout from Annapolis. but wrested
three from West Point. Although il Nas impossible
20 decide The individual championship the honors
went to Dickinson. Of West Point who came
through the tournament with a clean record win
ming twelve bouts in All. Dickman. OF the Navy
was not far behind. losing only one bout. and that
70 the skiifu West Pointer. Burdick Of Annapolis
had record Of bouts won and only two lost
Breckenridge. Of Princeton, had creditabe record
81 six bouts won ard no defeats.
No attempt made 10 award fourth ann NTH
places. although considering the fact that Yale
fought il out with Cornell 10 who should get
.nto the finals. fourth place was conceded TO her
Some gave it 10 Columbia. however. which defeated
Yale
The bout between Captain Holebird Of West
Point and Captain Howard. of Cornell showed a
surprising reversal when. after close contest.
the Cornell man won, although the same opponent
iad defeated MN tho night before. lhe great bout
Of the evening. however came when Dickinson
men came the mat with a clean record, Dich-
having eleven victories to his credit ard
Dickinson eight. The mer lost no time in getting
10 work and for five minutes both fenced fuTiously
but in splendid form. The five judges declared the
bout n draw At the end of that time Two minutes
more gave the decision 10 the West Pointer by
narrow margin.
Owing to the new scheme that had been de-
vised for running of the meet. the contest ended
in confusion, that the judges themselves had
Point. which defeated Cornell by narrow margin
on FRIDAY night. was compelled 10 meet the tina
cans again last night while Vale. which was
snfo tho finals Yesterday afternoon when after a
close struggle she was defeated By Cornell by a
single point. II is expected that the question viii
To-day. ana either some new means Of deciding
Inc meet win be decided upon, or else return TO
An unfortunate incident happened when Maresi.
OF binGet9n IN his bout with Jacobs Of Fednsya d
had TO drop out The summaries follow:
West Point vs. Annapolis -Dickmau. Navy. defeated
1Tendt Navy defeated sears Army: Burdicl Navy de
5sa'ed H9S6d Amy Bonso army defeated bTSnd
Army defeated DiekHan. Nary Bgrdiek Navy defeated
ANNAPOLIS vs. CoTnei-Dicknan Navy defeated How
ard Cornell: Rurdck Navy defeated Fassett cornell
Brandt Navy. defeated EaTriss co-ne Burdick. Navy
Cornell Burdiok Navy. defeated IIarries. Cornell
defeated HaTries Cornell: brandt Nay defeated Fas
Vest Point vs. cOrneiI-lIoWar9 Cornell defeated Hola
b!Ids Army; Dickinson Army defeated Fasseif Cornell
sears Army defeated Harres. Cornell FaRseti Cornell
detected Holahird Army Dickinson. army defeated How
ard cornell; sears Army, defeated Fassett. CORNELL
lHcknson Array. defeated HarTies Cornell: Howard
nell defeated Sears. Army Hoatird. Army. defeated
'iS sil,, t.orIeil seocsIArnly 9; Cornell B.
fested r Laee. Columbia H. D. BuEdck Navy. defeated
g . Amend, Columbia: F. :. r. Brandt Navy. de
1eated q. Z. Dwyer Columbia II d. Burdick Navy
defeated G G. Amend Columbia: e. Dichman. Navy,
defeated 9 r Dwyer. Columbia: r. LaRe Columbia.
defeated E s r Brandt. Navy; J. & Dichman. Navy.
defeated c z. DwyeF. Columbia. Score-Navy. S: Co
Harvard s YaIe-staley Yale defeated Bliss Hsr-
ward Low. Harvard defeated Haas Yale: SMITH Yale
-liaFVard Low. Harvard. defeated Smith. Yale:
Yale defeated Cutting Harvard; Smith, Yale. defeated
Haas Yale defeated Cutting. Harvard Score-Yale =
Harvard. .
Columbia rs Cornel-I.aRe Columbia defeated Har-
ward Cornell: Amend Columbia defeated Fassett. Ger
Columbia defeated Fassett Cornell HarFies Cornell de-
1eatea Amend Columbia; Howard, Cornell. defeated
DWyer. Columbia Harrfes Cornell defeated Lage. Co
lumtia Howard Cornell defeated Amend. Columbia
Duyer. Columbia. defeated Fassett Cornell. Score
Cornell 2: Columbia
Pennsylvania Yae-S-aley. Yale defeated Fleischer
PENNSYLVANIA Haas. Yale. defeated Wendell Pennsyi-
vana; Jacobs, Pennsylvania defeated Smith Yale Haas
Yale defeated Flsscher. Pennsylvania Smith. Yale de
feated Nende PENNSYLVANIA; Jacobs, Pennsylvania de
feated Staley Yale Smith. Yale defeated Fleischer
aae Z: Pennsylvania. .
nell; Haas Yale. defeated Fasse Cornell: Smith Yale
deieated Harries. Cornell; Fassett Cornell defeated
7teiet: Yale; HaTTies Cornell defeated Haas
&C Sofne,l defeated smith Yale; HarTies Cornell de-
yale; smith Yale defeated Fasse1t Cornell. Score
Cornell. .; Yale 4