New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-02
MISS STIMSON SAVED
One FENCING TITLE
Invaders Carry Off Three
Senior Championships
at the AStor.
LIEUT.. BLIJENBURGH'S
VICTORY A SURPRISE
Honors in Foils to DR.. Brecken-
ridge-Dr. Allen Wins with
DuelIing Swords.

Miss Margaret Stimson. OF the Fencers
Club of New York. saved the local fencers
from almost complete rout at the hands
OF invading wielders OF the steel blades ut
the Hotel Aston last night, where the
senior national championships in meas
foils, cabres and duelling swords AMI
women's senior soils were contested.
She won her title against field of three
skilled fencers from Philadelphia, defeat
ing Miss Marie A. Bradley. OF the Phila-
delphia Fencers' Club. junior champion
in 1913, and Miss Edith Evans. Of the
same organization. Her only defeat was
the one administered by Miss Dorothel
Samuels. Junior champion of 1911.
New champions We're created in eacn u
the mems contests and all the titles we.e
won by outsiders.
In the foils Or. Scott d. Breckenridge.
OF the Washington Fencers' club. won
the championship. winning all three OF
his bouts. His work was clean cut and
his victory a popular one. j. A. Mac
Laughlin. from the same club. took sec
ond place. with two victories and one de-
feat. and P. ". Allison. OF the New York
Athletic Club was third
Dr. F. w. Allen, of the oston Athletic
Association, proved the best man with
the duelling swords and won the fence
off from DR.. d. w. Cairns. Of the Fenc-
ers Club of New York, after the two had
tied with two victories each. Albert j..
Sauer and Dr. Breckenridge were tied Tor
third place. and Sauer. who was national
champion last year won the fence-on.
A surprise was sprung in the sabres
contests by the victory OF Lieutenant w
p. II. Won Blijenbursh. of the Holland
army, representing the New England d.
vision. The foreigner went through
strong field without defeat, showing a
mastery OF the heavy blade that won fire.
quent applause from the large audience
in which women predominated.
\. +. Sauer. of the Illinois Athletic
Club. took second place. and steddiiord
Pitt. jr., was placed third.
Finals Irrational championship; foiis)
DIR. Scott D. Breckenridge. Nashin-
ton Fencers' club. defeated T. " Mli-
son New York Athletic club, 81, ..
A. MacLaughlin. Washington Fencers
Club. 5--3. and Aber J.. Sauer, ILLINOIS
Athletic Club.
j. A. MscIauGhlin, Washington Fen.
CeiS. tiup, "Sle0'V" - ~
p ~ Ellison. New York Athletic
/ Club. defeated \ F. Sauer.
A. T. Sauer. Illinois Athletic CLUB
FINALS national championship; duel
/ ling swordslLDr. +. W. Allen, Boston
/ Athletic Association. defeated ;. Il.
Breckenridge and \. T.. Sauer -
Or ID. W Cairns, Fencers Ciub OF
/ New York. defeated DR. J.. W. Allen and
J A l.. Saucr
Dr.. scott d. Breckenridge. Washing
ton Fencers' Club defeated DR.. d. w
\. q. sauer. Illinois Athletic Club. de-
feated Or. s n breckenridge.
Or. Allen and DR.. Cairns tied for first
place and DR.. Allen won the fence-oU.
A. l.. Sauer and Or. Breckenridge were
in tie for third place and Soucr won
FINALS Irrational championship tsabres)
Lieutenant w. r. III. Won Blyvnourgh.
New England Division. defeated sher-
man Hall. :. Pitt. jr.. and \ +. Sauer;
\. J.. Sauer, Illinois Athletic club, de-
feated Sherman Hall. -, and ;. PITT
-. Pitt. jr.. Columbia University, de-
feated sherman Hall. II
Sherman Hall, New YORK Atnleuc
Club lost all his bouts
Women's senior national champion
ship (foils) Miss Margaret Stmson:
Fencers' club Of New York. defeated
Miss Edith Evans and Miss Marie A
Bradley.
Miss Marie A. Bradley. Philadelphia
Voncers' club. defeated Miss DOrothoa
Samuels ard Miss Edith Evans
Miss Dorothea Samuels. Philadelphia
Fencers Club defeated Miss Margaret
Stimson. %.
Miss Edith Evans. Philadelphia Fen
GERS Club. defeated Miss Dorothea sam
uels
Miss StImson and Miss BRADLEY each
won two and lost one bout, but Miss
Stirlson had least number OF points
scored against her and won first place.