New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
DUELu|NC SWORDS FLASH
The FenCers' Club Wins Three
Weapon Bout and Trophy.
NATIONAL CHAMPION LOSES
G.. H. Breed Goes Down Before
DR.. Gignoux After a Pretty
Battle with Foils.

In A series Of lively bouts with the toiis'
duelling swords and sabres, the three-man
team Of the Fencers' Club OF New York re-
peated its triumph of last year and capt
t,red the three We apon trophy and the gold
medals of the Amateur Fencers' League ot
America last night George II. Breed, the
NATIONAL champion with the fois; Arnold
w de la Poer, former champion with the
ouclllng sword, and A. Van H. Post proved
the trio that might have put D'Artagnan
and his brave companions to rout They
finished the series in the new sale d'armes
Of the club, at No. . West 45th street oy
winning four bouts and losing two.
The team of the New York Athletic Club,
DR. ]. Ernest Gignoux. team champion
with the foil; William L. Bowman and a.
g. Anderson, the national sabre champion
finished second with three bouts won and
three lost The trio of the Boston Athletic
Association. c. A. Bliss, the New England
champion with duelling sword; Dr. +. w.
Allen. foil champion. and C. b. Wilbur, was
third. Bliss was the only one to score
victory. and that was with the fols.
Despite stormy night there was a large
attendance. more than half of the number
interest centered in the first trial of the
new rules, which follow the code which
will ne used at the coming Olympic games
st Stockholm, Sweden. These rules worK
materially for the shortening Of the bouts
As soon as the score of a stronger oppo-
nent has overwhelmed a weaker man the
bout ends, the plan of fencing out to time
limit being done away with.
The rules worked wonderfully well last
night with Charles latham officiating as
master Of ceremonies and DR.. NJ. j. Eche-
verria, w. Scott O'Connor and +. J. Byrne
acting as judges. In the foils the per-
formance Of DR.. j. Ernest GignouX, OF the
New York Athletic Club. created no little
stir. He started off by defeating George
Breed, the national champion. In as brill
liant a bit of swordplay as has been
witnessed in many long day.
Or. Gignoux seemed TO have learned
the trick Of following his attack through
10 its limit without allowing his adver-
sary TO approach too close. Then his
psrries and thrusts were executed with a
turn of the wrist that denoted strength
and confidence born Of skill. DR.. Allen
the Boston veteran. also fell before the
blade of Dr. Gignoux. as the wearer or
the Mercury Foot emblem won in fairly
easy fashion.
Arnold de la Poer and George Breed
both national champions, each lost bout,
so that the series came down TO the last
bout with the sabres between 4. van II.
Post and c. b. Wilbur. with the Fencers'
Club and the New York Athletic Club
teams tied In his eagerness to bring Oft
a Victory Post worked with such fiery
zeal as to cause Wilbur to vince as the
cuts landed on his padded Jacket and he'll
met. Post fairly made a chopping block
of the Bostonian. and the Judges had to
caution him to be careful Of his slashinS
blows.
The summary follows:
Dr. J. Ernest Giguoux, New York A C., de-
feated George II. Breed Fencers' Club Of \. Y.
and DR.. +. ". Allen. Boston A. A.
George VI. Breed. Fencers' Club OF y. Y. de-
feated Or. =. W. Allen. BOSTON, q. a.
DR. r. ". Allen, Boston A. A. lost all.
DUELLING SWORDS
Arnold W de Ia Poer. Fencers' Club OF n. Y,
defeated William l.. Bowman. New York 4. c.
G. A. Bliss Boston 4. A, defeated Arnold w.
Dc la Poer. Fencers Club Of y. y
Winiam L. Bowman, New York A. C., lost all
SABRES.
\ van H. Post Fencers' cub Of y. Y. de
feated A. q Anderson New York A. c.. and
G. B Wilbur Boston a. A.
A. G. Anderson New York a. c., defeated
G. g. Wilbur Boston A. A.
G. T.. wilbur BOston A. A, lost all.