New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-02
Amateurs Begin Cham pionshlp
PreliminnrieS.

Amateur swordsmen, aspiFants fer ma
tienai championships with fons, dueling
swords and sabres. met last night in the
New York Feneers' Club. the Windsor
Arcade. No. $50 Fifth avenue. The bouts
were in keeping with the entry, which was
more representative than in former years.
In the foi!s George X BainbriSge, William
L. Bowman and DR.. J. Z. Gignoux. all OF
the New York Athletic Club, and P ).
Meylan, Fencers' Club. qualified for the
championship finals. in addition 10 y. +.
Curt. New York Athletic Club, and George
H Breed Fencers' Club. entitled to places
as undefeated winners Of previous years.
With the duelling swords P. J. Meyian,
FenceTs Club and I. P Curt and Dr.. ).
E Gignoux New York Athletic Club. quail
fed in the bouts, along with two Fencefs
Club undefeated men, A. " de la Pore
and George K. Breed. The successful men
with the sa bres were A. g. Anderson ana
z J. Bvrne. New York Athletic Club. win
ners last year and two others
The bouts were the qualifying ones OF the
New York division Of the Amateur Fencers
League OF America. which were simuitane-
eusly being decided in Biston. Washing
ton. Baltimore. Chicago. Philadelphia and
held at the New York Athletic Club on
Friday and Saturday. April % and %.
Two Of the New York Athletic Club en-
trants. g X Banbridge and William l.
Bowman. champion of tue wears ago. came
through in the foils without defeat Both
dispIsved spirited attack with straight
arm lunges and possessed an invincieie
parry.
Te. men competed in the foils. eight IN
dueIlinr swords and six with sabres as
follows: Fous-Paul Beuzenberg. New York
Turn Verein: Paul Koechl and Otto hoechi
Carnegie Feneers Club: P. J. Meyan. \
J. Eddy. Joseph Shaw. George II. Breed
New York Fencers' Club; Y. T. Curt. W.
7. Bowman. Dr. J. f. SignouX, George X
Bainbridge. New York Athletic Club. and
u T. Cent?. Italian FenceTs' Club.
Duelling Swords-Paul KoechL Carnegie
Fencers' Club; DR.. G. H. Lawrence. F, !.
Mevlan. A Y. de Ia Poer, Dr.. D. ".
Cairns. Or. c. z Adams and George II.
Breed. New YORK Fencers Club; V p.
Curti. William L. Bowman and Dr. j. T.
Gignoux, New York Athletic Club.
Sabres-Paul KoechL Carnegie Fencers
Club: Y. P Curt. C. \: Bill, A. g. Ander-
son and F. j. Byrne, New York Athletic
Club and Joseph Shaw, New York Fencers'
Club.
The summary.
Foils ohrst srrip'-w. L Bowman. N-H York
Joseph shaw. New York z g. and o. Koechl
Carnegie r G., and drew with George h. Balm
George h Bainbridse New York =. G. de
feated G 7 Cont Italian z g . heeeni,
F. @ and drew with William L. Bowman. New
c. 7, CONT: Italian {. defeated JsseP 81
y
hoechI. Carnegie r c
Kseeh IN c,s-neri. 2 e
q Koechl Carnegie =. g lost all bouts and
Fo, % t..co =, Tf N.yian New York
?. O.. defeated ? Kcechl, Carnegie F. c: Dr.
J. z Gignoux. New York 4. e., and Paul Ben
nT Gisnoq po- Efv YORK Fan a e. Fs- 4:6fs5sa
Sew YORK T Y. and r Koechi Carnegie F. :.
A J. Eddy. New York T. c. defeated ?
Paul Benzerberg New York Turn vsrein. de-
fsa,ed koe2hi G tgTcss FfhSers cub A
p. Koechl. Carnegie Fencers' club lost all
bouts
G. defeated Dr.. G, H Lawrence. New York
Fencers' Club, double touch with ?. J. Meylan
York 4. G.. Dr.. n. " Cairns. New YORK
Fenc-rs' club. Or. 9. Z. Adams New York
P. ) Mcyian New York Fencers' club. de-
feat~H ? Koschl Carnegie Tencers club.
double touch with Y r Curti New York \.
g.. Dr.. !. Z. GiSnoux. New York A G. Dr.. D.
Y. cairns. New York Fencers' club. Dr. G 2
Adams &eW York Fenrers Club.
Or. 7. r. GignouX. New York :. c.. defeated
T KoechI Carnegie r. g.. ". O. II. Lawrence.
New York ? O. double touch with William J.
Bowman, New York 4 g.. Dr. T. u. cairus.
New York p c.. and Or. G. 2. Adams, New
York F. G.
William L. Bowman New York a. -. de-
feat-d Or. q p Lawrence. New York = g
double touch with p. koeohl Carnegie Z G..
2. j. Meyiar. New York r @. double touch
with DT- T. z Gignoux New York \ g.. and
Dr. .. W. Cairus New York ?. G.
Or. C. =. Adams New York T. a.. defeated
william l.. Eo~man. New York A. g. Dr u.
". Csirus New York F G.. and double t9l-th
WITH I)r 6 x LsV'-eno". View York 2 a..
r. Kce-hI. Carnegie :. g.. defeated Dr.. e. ?
Adams New York T. a.. double touches with
william l. Bowman New York 4. e. ard d
T. Z. CairIs. New York 2 g.
Or. = n LaWreEro New York ? c. de
feated r. Koechl, Carnegie r c. and douale
Dr. r. X Cairrs. NeV York z. o. defeated!
rr - Lawrence New YORK / - arE
iouble touch with p. Kcechl carnegie p &
The officials for the bouts were. D..
Ciraeme NJ Hammond, New York Athletic
Club, referee, John Allaire, New York Turn
Verein. o. ". Postgate. New York Turn
Yerein. and Charles latham. New York
Fencers Club. judges: A. de IA Pore and
II. =. Hirsh, New York Fe3ce-s' Club.
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