New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28
'FENCERS WORK OUT PLAN SOCCER TITLE FOR YALE
Still Dissatisfied with the System
OF Judging.
AIM TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURE
Team of Foilsmen to Represent
America at Stockholm May
Be Chosen This View.

Swordsmen have been endeavoring for the
last few seasons to bring about system
Of Judging which would at once be simple
and adeql1te IN practice Marked Improve
mont has been made Still, the season
which closed with the national champion
ships with the foil duelling swords am
sa bres last Friday night at the Hotel AStor
has not been as successful in respect 10 inc
iu6eing as the officials Of the Amateur
Fencers' League of America could have
wished.
THE difficulty is said a fencer OF The
New York Athletic club. that fencing re-
ouires specialized and trained judges We
have tried the professionals. the amateurs
and mixed staff Of judges. Each has met
with some slight dissatisfaction. Al the
intercollegiate championship bouts a year
ago there was almost a scandal at the en1
because two or three of the colleges be-
lieved the teams had been the victims OF
incompetent or prejudiced Judges. SO the
colIegians at the titular meeting last mouth
adopted a system of open Judging com
bined with the constant shifting OF the OIL
"details from strip to strip. so that the equal
azing influence Of the frequeI.e changes Al
forded no Just cause tor complaint. In
Q
ard for fairness and rapidly of action
which, in my opinion, the national chah-
/ pionships failed to app roach, despite the
! fact that the assemblage and the compel
TORS were tho most brilliant that have ever
| grace dthe ancient sport In TINS country
! eft is no secret that a number OF the fore
most fencers are carefully preparing the
I SYNOPSIS of rules for Judging which IT Is
o.. Il
! All are aimed to simplify the procedure.
/ TIC majority favor two Judges. instead q
! rho three now provided for by the rules
| The director Of the lout practically acts a.
tho third member of the jury I'm the event
: ~ the two judges disagreeing ~ Is 'h'
! purpose Of the new rules projected to de-
/ eide each touch immcdidtely as II - iild'e
! and 10 eliminate the discussions which no"
| prolong the bouts and cause them ailke To
be tedious for competitor and spectator.
Two features which have found FAVOR
! with all-tho limit Of four touches by one
competitor or thc limit OF four minutes
| will be retained I'm tho rules. Ot course
this only applies 10 the bouts with lois.
! The league will also continue the oihc'a!
list Of qualified" Judges. Under TINS plan
only mon are eligible who hav" passed a
prescribed test and who nav" then oH"n
elected to position on tho stan 81 Judges
for one or more weapons.
Reside H.. subjects 81 rules and oihclals'
A plan u bring the regiments OF IN" state
militia into the league is TO be unto!hed
NJ the coming meeting The TN Regiment
| has already become member OF inc
league The other regiments OF IN" First
Brigade. which includes the 18th Regiment
tho sgth and tho list. are also expected 10
ioiu colonel W c. Bates, commanding
the list Regiment. was an Interested spec
tator AT the championship nnals. lheh
the 22d Eueinears with Colonel W. Is.
Hotchkin commanding; the 23d Regiment
of the Second Brigade, with Colonel FRANK
II Norton commanding, together with the
cavalrymen of Squadron A. commanded
by Major q. b. Bridgman, and the FIRST
Battalion Field Artillery under Major VIII
son. are said to be likely to enter the
| league and 10 participate In the develop
ment Of fencing In this country.
DR. Graeme NJ. Hammond, the president
Of the league. and member OF the New
York Athletic Club, is expected 10 tax" up
! the matter OF the selection of American
! fencers 10 compete in the Olympic games
at Stockholm. sweden during the coming
week. At the close Of the championships
Friday night Or. Hammond stated mat
there would be a conference of the leading
! fsncors before the selections we're an
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