New-York tribune., 1912-04-06
CADETS FORGE TO FRONT
West Point FenCerS Lose Only
One Bout in Championships.
SURE TO WIN THE TITLE
Hinemon Attracts the Attention
of the Spectators by His
Brilliant Work.

West Point foilsmen led Off splendldiJ
last night in the first Of the bouts for the
Intercollegiate fencing championship hon
ors in the belvedere Of the Hotel Astor. In
competition with teams OF Cornell the VIII
ner of the title last year. the United states
Naval Academy. Columbia. Harvard anu
Pennsylvania the cadets OF the army woiK"'
through their schedule OF twenty-one pou'S
with only one defeat. That loss OF ooul
came to Cadet W. n. Wilbur who prove"
unequal TO the skllful blade Of Midshipmf1
NJ W. Larimer, of the Navy. As a fesuI'
the Army contingent was Jubilant over 'i'
prospect Of the championship beins To-
turned 10 West Point, especially as cadets
J. H. Hinemon a wonderfully crafty lett
handed fencer, and Cadet II. A. Rayhos
each closed the first night OF the touTha-
ment without meeting a defeat. THIS rec
ord was not duplicated by any other IN
dividual, although Cadet Wilbur, OF the
Army; r. l.. James, of the Cornell team
and Mdshipman Larimer, OF the Navy edc"
met with only ore defeat.
There was remarkable action and activity
in the way In which the bouts were decided
last night. Sixty-three bouts out or the
total Of 1875 OF the schedule were decided In
a trife more than two hours. such per-
formance was unprecedented. Three strips
were kept going. and with an able stan or
graduate Judges il was touch and go from
beginning to end Cornell. to the dlscour-
agement OF an ardent and enthusiastic
alumni, fell into second place to west
Point with fifteen bouts won and six lost
The worst blow that Cornell experienced
was when her team-R. l. James, f. b.
OConnor and H. w. Sibert-fell before the
blades Of the Army foilsmen-W. III. VIII
bur. J. II. Hlnemon and II. A. Raynor.
Then the Army took two of the three
bouts with the Navy. and, In the estima-
tpn OF the experienced fencers, the out
come of the championship was settled right
there. and 1t only remains for the indi-
viduaI and second and third places to be
decided.
The Navy team led by NJ. W. Larimer
and including Harold Dodd and &. w.
Broadbent, was third in the tally for the
night with twelve victories and nine bouts
lost. The midshipmen had a most tenn
pestuous time OF 1t with the Cornell fencers.
James led off by defeating both Larimer
and Broadbent, while Dodd was In turn
slaughtered. so to speak. by OConnor and
Sibert. Then, in the series with the Co.
umbia team, ]. II. Northrup managed to
defeat Broadbent. NJ. w. Boyd, of the
Harvard team, likewise found his way
through Broadbent's guard as he beat up
his attack and lunged splcnddly for the
touches and Dodd also fell before II. IL.
Loomis. of Harvard, and then there were
the defeats by the Army. 1t was blasting
to the hopes OF the Naval Academy for
winning the championship this year.
Columbia and Harvard each tied for
fourth place In the evenings score with
8 bouts won and 10 lost, while Pennsyl-
vania trailed along In last place. with only
victories and Il defeats. For Columbia
Northrup was the most consistent winner,
as he scored over Broadbent, Of the Navy;
Wilbur, Of Harvard and Mcpherson and
Van Buskirk. Of Pennsylvania. One OF the
Columbia team, NJ. A. Jagendorf. wore
black trousers, which, according to sew
eral Of the officials, did not conform to
the rules, which require complete suits OF
white. Jagendorf, however, did not win
bout. and was not disqualified for the
breach Of the rules.
AS the bouts progressed during the night
the work OF Cadet Hinemon attracted the
attention of many Of the amateurs and pro-
fessionals. WELDING his weapon with his
left hand and with body poised 10 allow OF
that rapid darting thrust which sends the
point home he performed ably and well
Clough, Of the Columbia team. gave Hine-
mon a stiff competition, so that an extra
period was ordered. His bout with Boyd. OF
Harvard, almost degenerated into a farce
as Hinemon's twisting thrust each time
whipped the blade cleanly out Of his OPP
ponsnts grasp.
The bouts will be resumed this afternoon
AZ o'clock when fifty-four bouts will he
decided The remaining eighteen bouts To
conplete the schedule will he fenced this