New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-24
AMATEUR FENCERS MEET
National Championships Decided
in Stirring Bouts.
SHAW HAS CLEAN SCORE
New Contestant for Sabres Title
Wins Every Match in
the Series.

AIltAtAf tNNIANIflfl oAisAltN Auf ntlibAe
of the national championships with foil,
duelling sword and sabre last night in a
series 81 stirring final bouts before an as
seu1blaee of spectators. both women and
men, who gathered about the strip I'm the
gymnasium Of the New York Athletic Club.
George X. Bainbridge. Of the New York
Athletic Club. won the foils title, succeed
ing Q. A Dickinson. Of West Point. In the
duellinc swords competition Arnold A. de
lR Pore. ~ the New York Fencers' Club
won the championship for the second sue
cessve year he experienced a narrow
escape however. for he tied with Paul Ben
zenberg. Of the New York Turn Nerein.
champion Of 1905 but in the fenoe-off De la
Pore scored his touch after lively fitting
OF ATTACK and defence.
A new champion appeared for the sabres
title as Joseph T. Shaw. Of the New York
Fencers' Club. came through the series
with q clean score. winning every bout.
Alfred T. Sauer. the former holder. from
she Illinois Athletic Club. had the misfort-
une 20 strain his left knee in the foil
bouts He competed in tho sabre contests.
but his inability 70 step forward for attack
or backward for retreat caused him 20 lose
all Of his competitions.
The bouts last night with the three
weapons were the deciding finals for which
four men had qualified on the previous
night Bainbridge came TO the deciding
bout IN the foils against his clubmate,
William !. Bowman. 81 the New York
Athletic Club. II was a PRETTY display OF
swordsmanship. fer Bafnbridee had won the
Junior championship last year and he was
high score blade on the Harvard team
when il won the intercollegiate title. Balm
bridges lunees reached his opponent clean
~ while he parted so skilfully that Bow
man came of second. with Or r. W.
Allen. Boston Athletic Association, third,
and Alfred z. Ssuer. Illinois Athletic Club.
fourth
The sabres proved 70 be the most spec
tsculsr sport much 80 the CONSERVATION Of
one woman. who had rose cut from her
hand by Sauer's blade as he attacked r ].
Byrne in a spirited set-to Shaw, in win
ming with this weapon. nearly met his
match In James ". Knox, OF the Illinois
Athletic club who finished second. He
had a peculiar crouching style and welded
his sabre in a sort OF scientific carpet beat
ing manner tina puzzled HIS opponents hut
go; the blows home TO the body success
fully for the cuts that counted. Byrne. OF
the Fencers' Club. took ;hird honors with
This weapon. and Sauer fourth.
Two ties were recorded in the dueliing
swords finals but De Ia Pore won out
spiendidly, with Remembers second. and
Or. J. r Gignoux. OF the Kew York Ath-
letic Club. the junior champion Of this year,
third. Knox made brave attempt to
secure honors for the West with the duel
ling swords. but he feH 10 last place be-
cause Of his rushing attacks. which were
unprotected. The summary follows:
FOILs.
Final round-GeorEe X. Bainbridge, New
York A. c, defeated A. =. Sauer. Illinois A
York A. C.. and Or T. ". Allen. Boston A. A.
William I. Bowman. New York A. C.. defeated
len, Boston A. A. Dr. F. W. Allen. Boston
a A. defeated A. z. sauer. Illinois A c
A. E ssuer. Illinois A. C.. lost all
DUELLrNG SWORDS.
Final round-ArIEold a. de IA Pore New e,y
gnaux. New York A. c.. and James W Knox
Illinois A. g.. "a fence-of Of tie defeated Paul
I3enzenbere New York Turn Verein. defeated
Arnold A. de Ia Pore, New York Fencers' oiuo
enc Sse sew y Ok O. defeated Paul ben
zenberg, NeN york Turn Nerein' and James W;
Knox Illinois a c. IN fence-off Of tie for thire
Dr. J. f. GignauN. New York A. G
sABREs
Final round-Joseph 7. shaw. New York 7. c.
defeated James ". Knox. Illinois A c +. ).
Byrne. New York A g, ana AIRED = oauer
Illinois A e. James W. Knox, Illinois A. c,
defeated T. J. Byme New York + c. and
Alfred r. Sauer Illinois 4. G. +. J. Byrne,
New York D. C.. defeated Alfred = Sauer, III
nois =. G.. Alfred J.. Sauer. Illinois A c, lost
all
The officials were: Director, Charles Tat
ham. Kew York Fencers' club; judges, A.
V. T. Post. New York Fencers' Club John
Allaire. New York Turn Verein. and George
Fheirnherr. New York Turn Nerein; watch
er G. ". P0Stgate. New York FencerS'
Club: timekeeper, Dr- @. X Mccullough,
New York Athletic Club.