The sun., 1908-04-24
BENzENBERG BEST sWORDsMlN.
Turn Vereln Man Wins National champion.
ship Of Amateur FeneeFs League.


The national championship OF the Amateur
Fencers' League OF America at foils duelling
swords aud sabres was begun last night at
the New York 4, C.. One Of the events, the
duelling swords, was completed and after
several sensational ties the title was won by
p. Benzenberg Of the New York Turn Vereln
Second prize was won by Dr. s, McCullagh
OF the New York A. c., aud third by George
A. Breed OF the Frencers' Club Of New York
The preliminary bouts In the fois were
disposed Of and the finals take place tonight
as we'll as all the sabre bouts.
DUEILNo SWORDS
The entries were
New YORK 4. C--S. McCulllgh, v. p. Curt.
Carnegie + ca de IA Poer
New York Turn verein-P BenzenberG.
Chicago A. A.--A Y. SAuer.
Phlladslphls +. C.-E. H. Lewis
Whitney d. Lyon, New York A.. c., last
years winner, was an absentee. The trick
Of handling the duelllng sword was shown
In the bout between Breed and Corti when
a double touch gave goose egg to both:
After the scheduled bouts had been disposed OF
there was tie for first second and third
between Benzenberg. McCulla gh and Breed
In the fence on there was two bouts OF double
touch, but Benzenberg won, one bout and
first place was awarded TO him. There was
another tie for second and third between
McCollagh and Breed, and the extra bout was
won by McCullagh,
McCuuoEh defeated Curu Ben1enbsrG. Lewis
and De Ia Poer and lost " Breed and SaueI.
DE Ia Poer defeated Breed and Sauer and lest TO
hcCullogh. Curt, Benzenberg and LEXIS A.
Curt defeated Sauef and Lewis and loSt TO NC
CulloGh, DE la Poer, Breed and BenzenbeTE.
Breed defeated hcCuogh. Curtl SAuer ana
Lewis and lost 70 De Ia poeT and Remembers.
BenEenberE defeated DE "a Poer Breed Sauer and
Lewis and lost TO McCulIoGh and Curtl
=, S9ueT defeated Lewis and lost 70 MeCuuofh'
Lewis defeated De Ia Pser and lost to AoCulloEh
Fence on BsnEenbsrg defeated @ccu!loTh and
Breed breed LOST to IcCTiioE6 and senlehbsTT
Second Fence On-McCullOEh defeated Breed.
FOuS
The entries we're.
New York 4. C,--E P. Curt, s. McCulogh, ". l..
Bowman, G. X BanbrIdge
FencerS' Club-G, Il. Breed
Chicago A. A. G, foX and 4. A. Sauer.
Philadelphia Fencers' Club-E. -. Lewis and p.
Kramer
The nine entries we're divided into two
squads, the Two best men OF each squad 10
fence round robin series In the tnal round
Curl and fOy were closely matched aHthc}
crossed blndes In the last bout OF the squad
Curti was very careful and gave the chicago
man little chance lor r touch. and he won
by touches to .. This gave curt STa'yht
score ol hree bouts and 'wo for 70 and they
qualified for the final round. ln he othSr
squad MctulloRh Bowman and Breed tied
They fenced on and again It was tie, 50 the
three we're ao we'd into the llnai tonnd.
Squad No. I-Curti defeated BanbHdge, Kramer
and FOI,
Bainbridge defeated Kramer and lost to CurtINnd
FoI.
Kramer lost TO Curti BalnbridEs and FoI.
FoI defeated cambridge and Kramer and lost
10 Curt.
Squad No sMcCullogh defeated Bowman
Lewis and Sauer and lost TO Breed.
Bowman defeated Lewis Breed and SAuer and
lost TO McCulogh. Lewis lost TO McCullogh, bow
man. SAuer and Breed.
Breed defeated McCuogh, Lewis and Sauer and
lost TO Bowman,
Sauer defeated Lewis and lost TO McCullogh,
Bowman and Breed.
Fence On-Breed defeated McCullogh and lost
10 Bowman
McCullogh defeated Bowman and los to Breed.
Bowman defeated Breed and lost 10 hcCuUOgh