New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
WOMEN CONQUER FENCERS
Fair WieIderS of FoiIS To Be Ad.
mitted to League.
WILL BE IN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lively Preparations on Foot for
the Annual National
Tournament.
ILL BE IN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fair suffragette fencers have won their
line weIders Of the sword In the Amateur
Fencers' League Of America. The women's
fencing organizations are to be admitted
to membership, and the privilege has been
accorded them Of voting upon all subjects
connected with the league, Of being elected
10 office as we'll as the right TO bear arms.
As consequence the ladies' fencing class
Of the aristocratic Colony Club, Of this city
the Women's Fencing clubs. of Philadelphia
and Chicago. as we'll az the Foil and Mask
clubs Of Vassar, Bryn Mawr. Wellesley and
the other colleges are soon to Join the
league.
Women fencers, In fact, are 10 become
prominent this year for the first time In the
national championship bouts with the foils.
Miss Adelaide Baylis, Miss Frieda Dewson
qualified. Mrs. William n. De War who
defeated the Baroness de Meyer. is expect
ed also 10 qualify from Philadelphia, so tina t
the swordswomen will be the crowning
feature OF the tournament in the ballroom
of the Hotel Astor next Friday night.
Never before in the fencing world has
so much interest and excitement been
aroused as is expected in the coming
championships. The fencing divisions
throughout the country have been holding
preliminary tryouts, and the most expert
exponents Of the sport will appear in the
semi-fnaIs at the Fencers' Club on the
afternoon and evening OF next Thursday.
The finals. in which only four men will
he I'M
az every point made or lost will have a
direct bearing on the result, and as four
touches in the foil and only one in the
duellIng sword is TO be the limit In each
bout, the tension promises to be high
throughout.
In addition to winning the much coveted
gold medal OF the Amateur Fencers' League
OF America and the Amateur Athletic
Union. a place on the Olympic team. with
q trip 20 Stockholm, may also be awarded
10 the successful swordsmen.
The man who wins will certainly de-
serve his laurels. as he will have to con-
quer such men as:
Foils-Dr J. f.. Gignoux. New York
Athletic Club V. Curti, New York Athletic
Club: =. Allison New York Athletic Club;
". l.. Bowman. New York Athletic Club:
s. d. Brecknridge. District OF Columbia
division: A. f. Sauer. Illinois division: A.
V. u. Post. Fencers' Club; 8. Hall, Fencers'
club: p. J. Meylan, Fencers Club: o. n.
Sohlberg, District OF Columbia division;
] ". Knox, Illinois division: I. ". Fleisher.
Eastern Pennsylvania division: F. W. AL
len, Boston Athletic Association; J. A. Nc
Iaughlin Boston Athletic Association; r.
T.. Macneil, District OF Columbia division
w. r. Grebe. Illinois division; +. Good
fellow, Eastern Pennsylvania division.
DuellIng sword-Dr. J. Y. Gignoux, New
York Athletic Club: 4. j. Eddy, Fencers'
Club; $. d. Breckenridge. District OF Column
bia division; j. A. Mclaughlin. Boston
Athletic Association; A. f., Sauer Illinois
division 4. V. Il. Post. Fencers Club: P.
Allison. New York Athletic Club: G.. b.
Willis. District OF Columbia division; j. NJ.
Moore Boston Athletic Association; j. w.
Knox, Illinois division: p. j. Meylan, Fen
GERS Club: Frederick Schenck Boston Ath-
letic Association; o. y. Sohlberg, District
OF Columbia division; W. II. Grebe. Illinois
division: /. NJ. FTeisher Eastern Pennsyl-
vania division: F. Goodfellow, Eastern
Pennsylvania division.
Sabres-A. q. Anderson. New York Ath-
letlc Club: C. A. Bill. New York Athlstic
Club: r. ]. Byrne. New York Athletic Club;
j. ". Knox. Illinois division: F. Goodfel-
low, Eastern Pennsylvania division; f.. Il.
Myers, Fencers' Club; A. Il. Sauer. Illinois
division: A. Y. Il. Post, Fencers Club; l..
VI. F1eisher. Eastern Pennsylvania division
ID. ID. Pullen. District Of Columbia division;
c. Patton. District of Columbia division
7. Ford District OF Columbia division; w.
f. Grebe Illinois division.