New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-04
DOUBLE FENCING VICTORY.
New York Athletic Club Wins
Senior Sabres Title.
GETS MANRIQUE TROPHY
Defeats of Bill Surprise, but
Team Mates Are Victors
in All Their Bouts.

Swinging their sabres Justify. the trio
OF the New York Athletic Club-C. A.
BIZ, August G.. Anderson and +. j. Byrne
last night won the senior team titles OF
the Amateur Fencers' League of America.
The bouts were decided in what amounted
to record time for a fencing competition
in the gymnasium Of the New York Attn
lctic club for the entire programme was
completed IN little more than two
hours.
The victory of the wearers of the Mer-
curry Foot emblem was in a sense dou-
bic one. for while the sabre bouts were
In progress there was a meeting of the
board OF governors of the Amateur
Fencers' League. al which the matter OF
the unfinished contests for the Manrique
fOis trophy was discussed. I, was de-
cided that, as the New York Athletic
Club team had won a majority OF the
bouts against the teams representing Co
lumbia and the New York Turn Nerein
when tho competitions were stopped earlv
Sunday morning at the Central Young
Mems Christian Association. the prize
properly belonged to the leading team.
II was so ordered to appear upon the rec
ords.
To the surprise of the fencing follow
ing. G. 4. Bill the national sabre cham
pion, was the weakest man on his team
last night He failed TO break through
his opponents parties and lost to George
II. Breed. Of the New York Fcncers' Club,
at I cuts TO 6. and also TO Studdiford PITT,
tho former Columbia man, at cuts TO :.
He was the only man on his side to oe
defeated. as August q. Anderson and +.
J. Byrne each scored all Of their bouts,
winning five in order.
Tho trio OF the Fcnccrs' club managed
to take second place with score or hVe
bouts won and six lost. Pitt was the most
consistent in his work. helped out by
height and reach. He defeated NJ strauss,
George Breed and John Allalrc. In his
bon, with the latter. who was former
title holder Allaire frequently corrected
the Judges. Charles latham and Paul
Benzenberg The splendid craftsmanship
Of tho veteran Allalrc I'm prompting the
officials and calling the cuts, together with
his frequent remarks in the way OF direct
ing their proper Judgment. was on sev-
crai occasions roundly applaUdcd.
George Breed Of the Fcncers' club.
failed to display the skill that was ex-
pcctcd of him. lie appeared In the suit
which hc wore as one of the American
fencing team at the Olympic competitions
last summer. The tight kneebrceches and
cream colored stockings provided one ~
the hits Of the series. even II Breed only
won single bout and that against the
champion. Bill
Throughout the entire series OF bouts
the swordsinanship Was excellent and ad-
yanccd with dispatch. Anderson was es-
pccially good IN his attack and mad" his
cuts clcanly on the riposte. His team
mate. Byrno. executed his parties clev-
crly. and II WAS his defensive swordsman-
marship that helped him to finish with n
clean score.
Tho summary follows:
N.N York Athletic ,ut.C. \. Ril dc-
fcatcd Goorec Homherr. ir.. Ncn iork Turn
Ncrein : 90 .. 4 :. Lyon. New York F"ucers
CIlh. : TO Il. lost 20 Gcprse r. Breed. Sow
Yorl, Fcnccrs club. studdford Pitt New
"A g. anderson defeated George Rcimhcrr
Dr.. New York Turn Nerciu. ! 10 -, \. =
Strauss. New York Turn Neron 10 .. John
Allsirc. New York Turn Ncroiu. 20 j: STUD
diford PITT New York Fencers' club. TO .
l. J. Byrnc defeated John Allairc. New
York Turn Ncrcn. go I. George Rcimherr,
ir New York Turn Ncrcin. 10 >; VI. strauss.
New York Turn Ncrcin. 20 q. George ~
Breed. New York Fcncers' club. 10 !; y :.
LYON. New York Fcnccrs' Club TO !.
New York Tenccrs' Club-ticorgc ~. Breed
defeated G. A. Bill. New York Athletic club.
10 g. lost 90 II Strauss. New York Turn
Vercin: y. J. Byrne New York Athletic club
Studdiford PITT defeated VI. Strauss, New
York Turn Nerein. ] TO D. G. n Bill New
York Athletic club. to 2 John Allairc New
York Turn Vercin. 20 }: lost 10 \. G. Andef-
son. New York Athletic club.
\ : Lyon defeated John Allaire, New YORK
Turn Norcn : TO 4 lost 20 \. g. Anderson
New York Athletic club: 6. \. Bill Now York
Athletic club. l.. Y. Byrne. New YORK Athletic
club
New York Turn Nercin-M. Strauss defeated
George II. Breed. New York Fcncers' club.
10 \: lost TO studdiford Pitt, New York Fencers
Club: A. g. Anderson. New York Athletic Club
T. j. Byrna New York Athletic club
John Allaire and George Reimhcrr. IT,, lost
all