New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
keen BOUTS WITH FOIL
West Point and Cornell Lead for
Fencing Championship.
NAVY MEN IN THIRD PLACE
Tournament Marrcd by Accident
in Which Anderson Gets
Ugly Wound.

Fencing teams representing West PolnS
and Cornell led In the preliminary bouts OK
the eighth annual intercollegiate Champion
ship tournament last night. From the be-
ginning to the end Of the sixty-three bouts
the two held fairly evenly together, with
Annapolis a rather poor third. Harvard
and Pennsylvania made a good fight Tor
fourth position. with Columbia trailing IN
last place.
The bouts were decided in the belvedere
Of the Hotel Astor. and large gallery was
in attendance. Right at the beginning
r. F.. Anderson, the leading fencer OF the
West Point team. met with a serious acct.
dent. He was opposed by j. B. b. Parker.
OF Pennsylvania. The latter's foil broke
and the broken end pierced Anderson
armpit. the point coming out al his back.
He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, AZ
told elsewhere in The Tribune.
So far as individual honors we're con-
cerned d. @. Ross. of the Cornell team.
appeared destined 10 cover himself With
glory. He was being closely pressed rs
r. w Rayner and ". n. Wilbur. ~ West
Point; his own teammate, p. ". Allison,
and the best blade OF the Navy side, ~ ".
Larimer.
The fact that Ave colleges came into tho
finals this year has made the schedule ~
unusual length In all iS5 bouts must be
decided, so that the fencing will De re-
sumed ea..y this afternoon and continue
until finished this evening
IL was the bouts in which the Army ara
Navy teams figured that created the most
interest. The first OF these resulted in
victory for Wilbur. of West Point over
Scott. OF Annapolis II was me exhi-
bition Of swordsmanshp. II was not nniii
a few minutes later, when Lar.mer scored
for the Navy by defeating Rayner o, west
Point, that the Annapolis contingent took
heart.
Then Allison. Of Cornell, won his bout
over Wilbur West Point, and the rivalry
blazed up, for the two branches Of tns
United States service are keen upon de-
featng each other.
The list Of teams follows:
wes, Poin.-R f. Anderson W. II. wilbur.
H. NJ Rayner and A. II. Hineman.
Cornell-P. ". Allison. d. Espindola and d.
columbla-ctarlcs e. Dryer a. y. cIoush
Annapolis-N scott. NJ W. Iarimer an: F. 5.
Harvari-w. Hunt. C. B. wilbur and J. A.
Mclaughlin. 49,,
Pennsylva nd-H. Delsheiner, W \. peterson
and j. b. 3. Parker.
The summary follows:
Yves. ront-w. II. Wilbur defeated II. De-
sheimer Pennsylvania: 4. NJ. Rayner dsfsateh
w. A. Peterson Pennsylvania; ". ". Wilbur
defeated W Hunt. Harvard; II. VI. Rayner De
feated g. B. Wilbur. Harvard. 4. II. Hine non
defeated J. A. McLouGhin. Harvard. " y
Wilbur defeated c. 4. DIVER. Columbia: X "
Rayner defeated A.. y. Cloush: Columbia: a.
W. IL. Wilbur defeated y. Scott. Annapolis. \
H. Hinemon defeated +. s. Hatch. Annapolis;
H. NJ. Rayner defeated n Espindola. Cornell
Cornel-P. W. Allison defeated c. r. Dryer.
Columbia. D G. Rcos defeated J. II. Northrop.
Columbia: P. W. Allison defeated y SCOTT.
annapolis; D. G. Roos defeated 7. $ Hatch.
Annapolis: D. Espindola defeated O. B. Wilbur.
Harvard: p. ". Allison defeated ". Hunt Har-
ward: D. O. Roos defeated J. 4. Mclaughlin.
Pennsylvania: d. G. Roos defeated ]. B. b
W H Wilbur. West Point .. G. Roos defeated
A. II. Hinemon, West Point
Annapolis-w. NJ. Larlmer defeated G. Y.
Wilbur. Harvard: F. s Hatch defeated J. 4.
n. Espindoa. Cornell; n. Scott defeated n.
Deish elmer Pennsylvania: u. W. Ia-inler de-
feated W. A. Peterson. Pennsylvan'a. Vi ".
Larimer defeated II. NJ. Rayner, West Point;
y. Scott defeated c. z. Dryer. Columbia
Harvard--W Hunt defeated y. Scott. An
napolis: G. 3. Wilbur defeated A. y. Clough.
Columbia: j. A. McLoushlin defeated ,. =.
Northrop. Columbia; W. Hunt defeated y.
Delsheimer. Pennsylvania: j. 4: Mclaughlin
defeated j. p B. Psrksr p psnnsy ts,.,,.,
Hinemon. West Point W. A. Peterson defeated
A. n Clocgh Columbia: J. r. u. Parker he
feated F. s. Hatch. Annapolis; r. Delsheinler
defeated p W. Allison. Cornell; W. A. Peterson
defeated W. Wilbur. Harvard.
he!rner. Pennsylvania, J. n. Northrop defeated
j. b. b. Parker, Pennsylvanis; c. z. D~ycr
defeated W Hunt, Harvard