The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
SABRE CHAMPION PUT
OUT OF TOURNAMENT
Anderson Wins Only One Bout
in Second Round Of
Championship.

A. q. Anderson of the New York Ath-
letic Club. who won tho national cham
put out OF the running last night In the
second round OF the tournament for the
sabres championship OF the United States
in the New York A. c. gymnasium An
derson won only one bout on his
strip and In the four contests. in
which he took part scored only
fifteen touches. On the second strip. the
one on which the champion fought. +.
II. Goodfellow Of the Philadelphia Fen
GERS Club and Capt j. a. Lindsey of
West Point we're the men to qualify FOR
the semi-fnal round. The Philadelphia
won all four Of his bouts and the army
man lost only to Goodfellow and then
only by Q score OF TO ..
The other swordsmen who worked their
way through TO the round before the finals
were W. y. II. Van Blyjenburgh or Spring
field. Mass, and Sherman Hall OF the New
York A. c., both OF whom won three and
lost one bout on the third strip. Steddi-
ford Pitt, Jr. OF Columbia University,
winner Of the intercollegiate championship
with foils, and A. Il. Sauer OF the Ill.
nois Athletic Club. Chicago. holder OF
the national duelling swords champion
ship. came through on the nrst strip
The collegian won all his bouts, while
sauer won two and lost two. Frank j.
Byrne OF the New York A. g. also won
two and lost two on this strip. but had
twenty-five points scored against him
whereas Sauer had only nineteen TO MS
discredit
| Sauer has the distinction OF being the
only individual who Is still IN the run
ming with all three weapons. lie 10 also
the only holder Of u championship VINO
has reached the final round In the event
| i'm which he already has won the Ute
The finals in all events will be held at the
Hotel Aston tonight.
The feature bout Of the night was that
between Lieut.. d. D. Pull ZEN. u. s. A..
stationed at West Point. who was at one
, time a great football player on the Mill
. tary Academy eleven, and van Bly)en-
burgh Van Blyjenburgh was AT one uile
I a lieutenant in the Dutch army ana
/ naturally when the two soldiers came TO-
] gether. they were each a little ANXIOUS 70
/ UNFOLD the skill OF their armies. They
went at Il hammer and tongs from tho
time the referee ordered the fray TO start.
and. although the battle waxed hot, ~
was one OF the cleanest AFFAIRS that was
seen during the night
both OF the men tried their best TO de-
fend themselves and as result the
touches did not come In very rapid sue
cession. 80 pretty was the battle thar
before il had advanced very far the men
who were fencing on the next strip asked
the Judges to call halt In the proceed
lngs so that they might watch the con-
test. The West Pointer finally took ths
honors, after the advantage had NaciiiaIeu
from one TO the other a half dozen times
but only by score Of ia. This was the
only bout that Van Blyjenburgh lost
whereas puilen lost two others and FAILED
TO qualify for the semi-hnal round The
summaries:
sasrsI Put
Point NJ , Eis.ch.t a. rh; 4.s an,
T. j. Byrne. ia, Total won lost
A. F. sauer Illinois A. C.. C.. dsf nG va ID
feat.d by pat and Byrne Total won
IF j. Ryrne New York 4. c., deteste'
vidmer, i--e, and sauer, ID. and was de
. ,es,ed by Fieisoher and PIT Total won
Cart G. vIamsr West s. PC,1t G sy aI:,
saIer e. snd r RsT@s rG PSsa sn 0
: Byrne. IS. and was defeated by vidme'
ri! ana s"usr ros sa. Ma" for lost.
'o ssssn sioa p. S'R sssa,,sw; rpns
b Fi snssr. club q New York, - pr; j p
seA AnseHson Sew YORK & c" IA, ToIal-
We" Capt ~ J. 0 A. Lindsey IVES. Point, detsats
, son, "a. and was defeated by uoodfeiioN
r0 e r ay.1 = Fshesr. Club Of New Yo5l
ia ana Was defeated by Lindsey an
! q. Anderson. New York A. C.; defea',s
schiInkman, ~ and was defeated u
idndsey. Myers and doodfellow' Total
DR.. j. IL. schlinkman. Baltimore A.
was defeated by Lindsey. Myers. hnnersu
and Goodfelow, Total-Won o; lost =,
= Uoodfellow and Lindsey qualified Tor sem
: maj" Third .'rip"w. Z. II, Van Rlyienb1rsl
4 springfield. Mass, defeated sherman Ia
T i.siad SIps A. Ia ana o O. b M,cls@S,
? i'm. unattached, TO, and was defeatea !
!, Lieut. D. % . pu''o"' West Point r''
a sherman Hall, New York A G., defeat,
!, Pulien, IS; Parker. Tt, and Mac;augi
: i'm - and was defeated by Van BlyJel
/, burgh Total won. 3; lost
a Lieut. ID D. pulien, West POINT, d"ieht'
Van Blyienburgh, I'd, and Matlaughh
!. -. and was defeated by Parker and Ia
D Total won. ., lost.
l. j. ID. Is Parker philadelphia, d.feat'
pn,i,n. -. aud Mncihughlin, II a.
B.. was defeated by Van, biyJrnbursh and ~"
}, o. D. MacLaughlin unattached was q
~ feated by Pull.n, Van Bytenhurgh' III
10 and parker Total won, .; lost.
Van niyicnburgh and Hal dualihed
thls strlp.