New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-22
COLUMBIA LEADS FIELD
Fencing Team Wins Lion Share
of Bouts in Tourney.
NAVY NOT A CLOSE SECOND
Mououin Victor in All His Con-
tests in Preliminary
Rounds.

CuIumba's fencers led the field last
night i'm the opening bouts of the annual
intercollegiate championship tournament.
They won fifteen bouts and lost three.
Three strips were kept busy in the Belve-
dere Of the Hotel Astor while host OF
fashionable devotees and collegiate fol-
lowers looked on and applauded the dash
ing and spirited sword play.
The Navy team, from the United States
Academy at Annapolis. was second in
the scoring with ten victories and eight
defeats. while Cornell and pennsylvania
tied for third place with eight bouts won
and ten lost. Harvard falling badly In the
rear with four victories and fourteen
bouts lost.
Louis T.. II. Mouquin made an enviaole
record as he came successfully through
all of his bouts indicated. He was the
only competitor to achieve this distinc-
ton.
His left handed welding of the weapon.
his discnga gements. and. above all. the
cleverness with which he Tented. were
altogether a remarkable piece of work.
Mouqun scored total Of 2S touches to
IL 10y his advcrsares. better piece OF
swordsmauship than developed by any
of the others.
The team of the Naval Academy WAS
unexpectedly weak. Il. II. Lingo was
replaced by T. +. GIennOn after the Tor
mcr had lost his first three bouts. Glen
non accomplished better work, as ne de-
feated !. \. Aylen. of Harvard. ana =
Gerhard, of Pennsylvania, by close
scores
n.epita ia. nr.o.rea ,f T. " D'Con1er
and II. W. Sibert. two of the intercoile-
giate veterans. Cornell failed To Stand
up To Columbia. The final bouts VIII be
fenced tonight
TIL personnel of the teams was as fol-
/ l. VS.:
Columbia-A. y. Clough. captain; l.. +.
II. Mouquin aud j. II. Northrop
cornelI-F. Il. Oconner. captain. H. w
Sibert and II. \ Wadman
Harvard :. +. Damon. captain; j. \.
b Aylcn and Il. Van Nardron.
United States Naval Academy y w
Dunn. captain. H. II. Lingo. alternating
with J.. + Glennon. and Il r. Harris.
Fennsy lyania e. X. Mcpherson, cap
tain, ~. Van Buskirk and Il. Gerhard.
The summary follows.
COLUMBIA
4 y Clough defeated ~ " seb-rt. cor.
neil. l.. Damon. Harvard. :. u. b
Hans naval Academy. u =. Is. Gerhitd'
f'nnsS lyanin, :, 9; J. a. Ayleu. Harvard
l. f. ~ Mouquin defeated II. y. wadman.
Cornell = Z. J. 4. Aylen Harvard =
B 49, Lingo naval Academy g. III. Van
Huskirh pcunsy NaBia. ]. X Van Nardron.
Harvard 8. \. ". Dunn. Naval Academy
D. ~ Northrop defeated II Van Nardron.
Harvard -. e. r. Mcpherson. reuns, J.
,anla. :. : T. Damon. Harvard -. IS
n. Lingo. Naval Academy. 10 q
CORNELL.
, - oConner defeated J. ~ Nouhup
Columbia. -. II Van Narifon. Harvard.
. >. e. r. Mcph-rson. Pennsylvania. :
=. 4. Ayl,n Harvard. 5
II. " Siehcft defeated y Gerhard. Penn
s,l.ana. 6 X. Van Nardron. Harvard.
: >.
a. a Wsdmnn defeated - II Lingo. Naval
Academy :. y. Gerhard, Pennsylvania.
S =
HARVARD
Damon defeated u " sibert cornell.
!. y. Gerhard. Pennsylvania. = =. A. \.
+. 4 Ayicn defeated ~. A. Wadman. Cornell.
r.. Van NarIron lost ais
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
4. " Dunn defeated \ y Clough Columbia.
6-s ~. " sit--rt. cornell. g. : r. Damon.
Harvard. g; Is. Gerhard. Pennsylvania g.
Il. n. Lingo lost MI iouts.
T. o.. gu mon defeated = \ Atlen Har-
ward. g. ~. Gerhard Pennsylvania. c-5
Il. + Hans defeated o. ~ Nor'hrop CO.
iumbia. .. +. - O'tonucr. cornell ;. Il.
Van Natdron. Harvard. u 10. II. Van bus
kirk. Pennsylvania. e.
PENNSYLVANIA
c. X Mcrherson defeated II " sber,.
cornell. .. Il Van NaMfoN. Harvard. ..
r. = Hans. Naval Academy %. A ".
Dunn. Naval Acad.mv 81.
II Van Buskirk defeated +. - OConn,r.
Cornell. ?. II. \. Wadman. cornell. -. J:
\. Aylen. Harvard. :. D. II Lingo. Naval
Il. Gerhard lost all