New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
Up TO FENCING TITLES
Initial Championship Bouts
Occur Tomorrow Night.
LOCAL TEAMS ARE STRONG
Women Being Catered To This
Year-Schedules for the
Coming Season.
LOCAL TEAMS ARE STRONG

Fencers Will begin the first of the COM
petitions which lead up TO the national
championships when they meet on the
strips of the New York Fencers' club.
No. West 45th street. tomorrow night.
The men will engage I'm the team compe-
titions with fois. duelling swords and sa-
bres for the trophy OF the Amateu Fen
GERS League OF America. and the individ-
ual gold medals 10 the three men OF the
winning team. For several years past
the team OF the Fencers' Club, composed
OF A. Van Zile Post. George II. Breed
and Arnold W. de la Poor, has captured
this trophy.
This year the New York Athletic Club
Is putting a strong team in the field in
John A. Mclaughlin and DR.. J. +. Gig
noux. both Of whom were OF the Olym-
pic team; F. b. O'Connor. now captain
OF the Columbia University team. and A.
q. Anderson. There also will be teams
from the Washington Fencers' Club. led
by DR.. s. ID. Breckenridge and D. ID. Pull
len, the latter formerly the intercollegiate
| star: the Boston Athletic Association the
| Turn Verein and the Fencers' Club Sher-
| man Hall. the national champion, Is ex-
pected TO come on from the Illinois Ath-
| letic Club, along with A. T.. Sauer and
| J. w. Knox. who were members OF the
| Olympic team.
| Women fencers are given more promi-
nence In the list of events than was the
| case year ago. when the fair wielders Of
the foil We're first admitted to the ma
| tional championship There will be sew
eral competitions for women this season,
and their junior championship will be de-
cided on Saturday April II, at the New
York Fencers' CLUB. They will also have
a part in the qualifying preliminaries in
March and will appear in the finals %
the national championship at the Hotel
Aston during the latter part of April.
While the intercollegiate championship
is not on the schedule OF the Amateur
Fencers' League Of America, 1t is regard
ed as one of the most prominent features
OF the fencing season. There IL the pos
sibility this year that the collegians may
| return to the New York Athletic Club as
the place for deciding their bouts
This action is contemplated partially
because OF the withdrawal of the West
Point Military Academy from the Inter
collegiate Fencing Association. There Is
possibility that West Point may re-
sumo it's place in the collegiate ranks. IN
which case the championship will be held
at the Hotel Aston, as heretofore The
schedule Of the important championship
and trophy bouts in the vicinity Of this
city follows:
January 6-Three- weapon team trophy. foils
duelling swords and sabIes. at New York
Fcncers Club.
January i3-Junior team competition foils
at West Side Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
January 20 Foils competition for novices.
presidents trophy, at New York Athletic Club
January 21-Junior team championship
ssbres. George G. Haas medals at New York
Fencers Club
February Junior foils three-man teams
Msnrique trophy. at Brooklyn Central Young
Mems Christian Association.
February S. Team championship. sabres. at
New York Athletic Club.
February lO-Junior team competition. foils.
J. sanford saltus medals. at New York Fenc-
February 10 Junior team competition. duel
ling swords. at New York Fencers Club
February 24-Junior competition. sabres and
| duslling swords. at New York Fencers club.
March 0-Junior championship, fols. at New
York Turn Verein.
| March l0-Individual three-weapon contest,
medals. at New York Athletic Club.
| March 17--Team championship. foils AS1a-
teur Fencers' League OF America Cup, at New
| York Turn Verein.
| March 20-Long Island Division junior
championship. foils. at Crescent Athletic Club.
! March 2S and 29-Qualifying preliminaries
| for national championships. foils. duelling
swords and ssbres, at New York Fencers'
Club.
April 5-Novice competition. fols. Crescent
Athletic Club trophy. at Crescent Athletic
Club
April 5-Interschol0stic team competition.
| fois at New York Fencers Club
April TEAM championship. duelling
/ swords. saltus trophy. at New York Fencers'
Club
April i2-Womens junior championship.
foils, at New York Fencers' club
April 1e-Junior foils. DIR. T. A. Buys med
ais, at the Crescent Athletic Club.
April % and 2i-Nationa championships,
| foils. duelling swords and ssbres. at Hotel
Astor.
NAV I-Foils competition Dr. DE Witt c.
Smith war trophy. at Crescent Athletic Club