New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
FINAL STANDING ~ FENCING
TOURNAMENT.

The trio - foiianen representing "a
United states Naval Academy won tire tn
torcD'lesiate fencing championship in th,
final bouts ~ the two-day tournament De-
cided last night in the grand ballroom o.,
Hotel Aston a. r. Wendell % tie
University 81 Pennsylvania. captured th.
individual title. and his victory marEs ths
second time in the history % the t0uruT-
ment that this honor has fallen outside q
the Army and Navy the other occasion -
ing the victory recorded By Henry LACE.
Of Columbia University
Wendell On the entire series lost only orc
bout. He went down before H r. Darsue.
n the West Point team. Cor his only de-
feat en- Compel ition this season. Ihs
United states Military Academy team Wa
q close second % the Navy. with the INT
versitv o. Pennsylvania third and Cornell
University last
The victory ~ tho Navy was not en-
tirely unexpected Yet the West Pointers
looked 20 T. Cocrofr. who had tied pr
the individual TITLE last year. % pull tie
team through They had not counted upon
the Gashing spirit 50 ardeutiy displayed
by =. scott. r. = HALL and T. T Me-rllt
81. ~ the naval team. Each OF them
welded his foil skilfully and with an
cazle eve for the opportunities for a lungs
and thrust that could not he parted
Scott for time was tied with Wendell
FOR the individual honors. but in the de-
Gliding series upon the strip he proved IN
equal % the adroit Ieft-handed skill %
Cocroft. tho ARMY captain. and dropped
that single bout behind Wendel IN th-
score
AtogerLe~ rle tournament this niHth
Of tho intercollegiate championships. was
rhe most successful ever decided. and IN
AN - its aspects marked a decided step
in the advancement Of the sport The
NAVY held tire team championship IN I90T.
while the Army won I'm 1905 and last year.
The afternoon session provided one ~ the
most interesting and exciting bouts 81 the
tournament To came with the calling o.
X. scott Or the Navv and r. F. Wendell
tne Pennsylvania captain. whose hafiing
left hand has provided the sensation OF the
INTERCOLLEGIATE fencing year. Gracefully
poised. racid m action and with he skill
that made his IunEes and parties effective.
the cadet Scott. held or the flashing at
tacks 81 WendeI 81. that after the first con-
sulration Of the judges. as 20 form and the
point ~ rho foil reaching the target IN
pirkrG the opponent. thev announced a tic
Because Of IN" strain 81 the bout. SCOTT
and Wendell. neither 81 whom had yet lost
a contest. took a rest and then went az Il
with renewed herceness The playing and
fashiuz Of the foils that followed would
have delighted a sWash bucklinE novelist.
ANYWAY. 10 held the spectators tense with
excitement The imitation appeared much
like the real thing. and mad IL been in the
old DAYS II che cavalier both men would
Ia - expired with gaping wounds. Again
q draw was In order. Fer evenness OF exc
crtIon the meetings between the two have
ever been supposed IN the history OF col
lcg.ate fencing.
move way Wendell caleb 20 his aid a
rrettHy calculIred bit OF seinting that drew
Scotrs lunge OF point. only % have the foil
twisted aside. willie she Pennsylvania
made his thrust 90 Che eXulJant cry %
judge naming Wendell the winner 1y three
points 90 Two although one judge Wa IN
favor ~ a. tie
Whether OF not Wendell rad tired IN tnls
@traIuiuz bout. 1t is Cei tam that little
later. when Dee facet n. +. Darguc. OF " est
Point. the latter rnanruvred % better ad-
vantage than the remarkable PennsyI-
vauiaa who came or second pest. bargue 8
attack was sharply played. and he tppeared
10 have solved the indirect side thrust by
which Wendell had previously 50 success
fully made E.s touches.
Another feature that contributed % tie
interest o. tl- afternoon was the marEsd
iurrot eulent cf Captain u. EspintOa, ~
tine cornell team, who vas suc,essful IN
winning tWo stirring bouts against X. =
C0Crlft the leader II the Army team, AID
j. R Parker Of HenuSyi Vanla-