New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
CURRAN THE CHAMPTON.
Ne7c York Fcncers' Club Nan Wins
in Junior FOIs CONTEST.

/. ". CurTan, Of the New York FenCers 'luo,
won the junior foils championship early this morn
ing at the New York Athletic Club by defeating
Lieutenant Dickinson, L. S. A, in the deciding
bout. To the army man. who twice during his
cadet days at West Point won the intercollegiate
championship went second honors and the silver
medal; but him went than thIs-the recog-
milton of being the best fencer on the floor from
the fencing masters and experts who witnessed
the bouts.
In the competition for the championship which
began last night and continued through the early
hours Of this morning, men were entered repre-
sentng the army. Yale Columbia, the New York
Athletic Club. the New York Fencers' Club. the
New York Turn Verein and Harvard University.
The entries follow:
New York Athletic Club. Dr. McCuIogh. J. f.
Gignon. Dr. Adams F. Byrns. DR.. Alger and
Eugene Pitou: Columbia, 9. Blackburn Miller; New
York Turn Verein, A Strauss and Z. Glasser; New
York Fencers Club. II A Hirsch L W Curran'
r J. Neylan and J. T. Shaw Yale, Byron H
Smith; army Lieutenant Oliver Dickinson; Har-
ward H A. Eshard-
Byron H Smith Of Yale. had hard luck in the
early bouts and failed get in the finals Ills
work deserved far better results, for he showed
strength in attack, cIeverness in parry and ex-
hihited fair form. c. Blackburn Miller. OF Column
bia showed streaks Of brillianCy. but these oc-
CURED ar too rare intervals 10 make MIN a dah-
gerous contestant for championship honors. Fl. A
Eshard. Harvards lone representative s'oi ii' ~
the wsySide.
The summaries follow:
section gslm9aTy Toga9nF 3no1 y.N MeTg%sa T9rR n
sras New yersi4 dsfs2tsa aSIS Sisn9o. 9.
feated Mecuogh New YORK o = g. dg DT. To4R
c n A Hirsrh New York Turn Nerein defeated l1r,
Adams New York A G. a Strauss Esw vor 19rN Iutn g
BLACKBURN Miller. Columbia. defeated DE- McCuAosh'
Second Session Cpre,lna5y @ ndlvI!sutsnant Lie
Dickinson. Army. defeated F Byrne SeT 9o.k a r
dSfca3ed DR. AIscr New York a. G: Byran II smith
Yale, defeated DR. Alger New York a = Lieu'eh-
Third Section preliminary round)--Eusene fItou,
New, York A g defeated Z. CHASER, New York Turn
\ TIsLard Harvard: Eugene Pitou. New York A. c.
defeated j r shaw. New York Fencers' Club: P j.
Ysyan ,,, & Ns" y62 32Ek FeHoe nc P J &ey@n New York
Fencers club defeated e CHASER New York Turn
foareS II a Eshard Harvard; J. T. Shaw, New
YORK Fencers Club defeated = Chaser EtW Ao1S
Iqrn veTsn' Wv ~, 4 Turn hSHer1 Eeron
FinaIs.I.euten Dickinson. Army, defeated ..
a CO vas Debated by / W. Curran New York Feno-
ers' club: J. T. shaw Te% 4oT8 & nstns Gentleman
dickinson Army. defeated p. J. MeYlAn, New York
Fencers club: q Blackburn Miller. columbia, de
Nv YORK Fencers club. defeated A Strauss. New
york Turn Verein; 2 l. Moylan. New YORK FerGeTs ,
IisItenant Dickinson Army. defeated Eugene Pitou.
New York Athletic Club: 9 Blackburn Nli!iSr
" Currau New York Fencers Club, defeated j I.
shaw York Fcaccrs CLUB; = AieElan.. ,S ;rer
A. Lieutenant Dickinson Army vas deIeaIeu .!
Strauss. Turn Nerein J I. SheWii New & hor<
lila. W t,rran York Feucers Club, defeated
y j. MeyIau. York Fencers, Club: Eugene PItoq:
Fenccrs club. Lieutenant Dickinson. Army was de-
feated hV L. " New York FtnceIS = luO LSleu-
lengnt Dickinson ATmX aGTg@ga New YORK FenceTs.
club defeated e. blackburn Miller columbia