The sun., 1908-04-04
OrlLtIING rENrMG BOrrN.
Prcllmlnarlcs of Metropolitan Dhislon
for the National Championship.

Tho qualifying prpllmnariCS or ihc metro
politan division for the national champion
shin or the hmateur FenCers league ot
America began last night at the tencers
club and will CltCnd over tonight The
bouts with foils. duell,ng sword. and sahrcS
and The big wcel for which these prelilninarics
count will hc hold At the N'w York Athlete"
Clrb on Np-il - and o. =. ldRc Of the f,nr-
or, club was .econd last yenr IN tho ioils
and g. Cuti vas third, which made them
eligible for the fuals without fencing ~ any
uIlahfyiug arrangements. " u. Lyon, New
York \ c., who Won the national title win
the duplllug swords, WAS exempt on the same
account. Nc. Nndrrs Of The Ne" lOrk g.
tho national champion with sahros, was
another iencer who dd not have 10 do any
Those Tho earned ,ho distinction o: going
IN the national bouts we're Bowman MCIul-
logh and Rnlnbrldge Of lho Now York \. {,
the men t0 qualify IN the duellng swords
Verc Dr s. VI. MclullOgn, '. turti, New
Iork \ e.. and e.. II Breed FCncers club.
The entries in rho iols were.
Scw Nurk SC. Ur H. " Hubby, ". H. BoH man,
". u. lyon &. Is. BaInbhdgc, pr :. MctuIiogh
end Ur t.T. AdgrS.
'cnccIr Club-.G. H. Brccd.
International fCncers Cmb-.G. f. Cont.
In ordor IN hurry ny matters the eight
men were di, lded into Two squads. and
the first tCncaT ~ snow his ability Of squad
No was B6iuh,dgc. Fr beat Breed ana
Hubby. Lyon. the nl,ional champion with
tho duellnG swords. hcat Hubby, hut lost
to Breed. Breed made two clever wins
against Lyon aud Hubby, hut went down
he fore he fast lunGc, oi Bainbridge. Hubby
best Wa three goose eggs. The last bout
oi this squad was between Lyon and MCCul-
lorh and tho verdict Tell 10 Bsnbrdge, 50
he With Breed. goes into the finals.
On SOUND Nu. he first exchange was
between RowiuHn and McCullOgh and Bow
snaaH lI-
several touches. cont had Adams A. his
opponent, and the International man showed
q big Improvement since last year, though
he had \ wild method Oi paTrying he had
whips Of speed IN the lunges and the polut
of his foil found the jacket al tho New Work
\. &. man N quick succession 80 that Cont
got the teC sion.
Cont had bowman as an opponent soon
afterWard and II was he fastcs and closest
bout If tho night AnCr tho eNpirat iOH Ot
tour minutes the score vas even and an extra
bout OF Two mInutes N6S ordered, Cont won.
J hero was some surprisa uhen Cont lost "
MCtullogh IN the neat bout
This loit three men. Cont. McCulloGh and
Bowman, u tie, and ~ only Two men vent
into the fnsl they fenced on a round robin
series Cont and MCtullogh were the first
M and II vas evident the Italian was grow
ing weary for NlrCullogh won, There WAS
some spirited lunging In the bout between
BnNinan and Cont and Bowman won This
lett Bowman and NicCullOEh 10 GO into the
nnal, as Cont had lost two bouts.
SGuad No. o. B6lnhrldgc defeated Breed. Hubby
and Lyon Rrcod defeated Hubby and l!on and
lwt N BslrhrIdgc; Hubby oS 20 Ranhhdge, Breed
s1d LYON Lyon d,tcatcd Hubby aud lost 10 Rain.
bridge and Rrsrd
squad 10 Mccullough defeated Cou,i and
ADAMS and lost m Row.nin CONT defeated Row.
msn mana and adams and lost to NcCuiloSh Bowman
defeated Mccullough and NdAmS and iost 10 CONT
Icnrrof Cont lost 70 Bowman and MCCullogh
and N" latter two qualified.
The duollinC sword putriC4 v ere.
New Nor, \. G. -nr $, McCullogn, Dr. {. r.
Atams W, l.. Bowman aud Y. y Curl.
rcucers club a. n. Breed and n. UrSi.
Carnegie fcnCcrs club \, dc Ia parr
Tho seven men fenced a round robin series
and one OF the first TO show uD wcll was lr.
MCulOgh. lie won three bouts right m
tho reel but he lost TO Bowman. Not long
aIterward the doctor scored again, leaving
in the earlier bouts. and out oi Tour he lost
only to Adams. turti, who came in late,
did well Winning his frat two bouts, hut
he lost the next two Dr. Adams made two
Wins ga and lost tbc rest, snd he same late
hafpll nela Poer, Bowman and l!lrsh When
the siN bouts man had been disposed Of.
Il was found that nr. MCCullOgh vas N tho
lead. with Ave wins and one defeat Breed
was ncNt. with four bouts won aud two lost
and Curtt third with three wins snd three
losses
and there vas q four corncICd Tic for the
rlacp among Adams, Dola poer, Bowman
and VIrsch. They fenced OF at an early
hour this morning.
Adams defeated Breed and lIlySh and lost TO
M,;g!9rr. ''Hk poer. Curi and Bowman.
detCatcd Adams, Della rort. Curt /
breed and Hlrsh and lost 10 ROwran. Uela pn.r |
defeated Ndams aud bowman and lost 10 McCul. |
iogh CurtI Br,ed and Hlrsh: BOV man defeated !
NcCulogh and Hlrsh and lost tO Adams Dela !
Posr curt and Breed Curi defeated Drls Poor !
BoWrran and Adams and lost to McCullogN Breed /.
md HirSh Breed dsfsatcd DtlA Poer RowmGn
CuTtl and tIrsb aud lost ~ McCullogh and Adams |
HIrsh defeated Uela Poor and Iuru snd lost to /
Nr-ullosh Adams. BnWmau and Breed.