New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-29
FENCERS REACH
FINAL CONTESTS
Clever WELDING of Blades
in Bouts at New
York A. G.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Nine fencers met at the New York
Athletic Club yesterday in the semi
finals of the national championship
with the foils, and when the bouts were
finished J. A. Mclaughlin, of the Wash
ington Fencers' Club; Sherman Hall, of
the New York A. c.; Lieutenant o. A.
Dickinson, of the United States Army,
and A. +. Sauer, of the Illinois A. c.
had qualified for the finals at the Hotel
Aston, on Friday night.
John Allaire, Of the New York Turn
Verein, who welded sabre, foil and
duelling sword some years after Column
bus got his first glimpse Of this coun-
try, and who if he cut notches in the
handle Of his foil for every champion
ship he has contended in since then
would have a weapon resembling a fine
tooth comb, astonished everybody by
announcing that he would not compete
this time.
Instead he held sway over the fencers
as chairman Of the committee on bouts,
and in that capacity proved himself as
able a chairman as he is handler of
the steel blades. He permitted no loaf
ing between bouts. and as result 109
bouts in the foils and the duelling
swords were run of before II o'clock
last night. Only those who know the
difficulties attached to the holding Of
these contests can fully appreciate the
magnitude of Allaire's task and the re-
markable CELEBRITY with which he did his
work.
After the fencers had left the strips
the semi-inals of the duelling sword
competition were started. with thirteen
NJ IN
len. of the Illinois A. c.; Steddiford
Pitt. of the Fencers' Club Of New York,
and f. b. Movers. of the same organ
ization. qualified for the finals at the
Hotel Aston.
The work with the blades in both
contests was fully up to the standard OF
former years, Mclaughlin, Hall and
Lieutenant Dickinson being PARTICULAR
brilliant with the foils, while with the
heavier weapons Mclaughlin, Pitt and
Movers performed cleverly.
Mclaughlin lost only two bouts IN
all. losing to Sherman Hall in the folls
and to Geilen in the duelling swords.
He appears a formidable contender for
at least one championship this year
Hall, as usual. was a master with the
folls. losing only to Sauer. Pitt and
Movers won four bouts with the duel
ling weapons and lost two each.
s. NJ. Fletcher. of the Philadelphia
Fencing Club. sprained his wrist in a
bout with the foils against A: L. Sauer'
and was compelled to default the re-
mainder Of his bouts. -,
The summaries of the bouts with the
foils follow:
]. A. Mclaughlin. Washington Fencers club
TIeischer. w default; Lieutenant o. A. Dickinson
West Point 50: II. G.. Geien Illinois A. -
80; s Pitt Fencers' Club Of New YORK. %; '.
p. Curt. New York A. c. 5-l; !. j. MeyIsh'
A f. sauer Illinois A. G.. won from s "
F7eischer Philadelphia Fencers' Club. 81 II. q.
C;ciien. 81: V r Curt. -; 7. J. Meylan'
-. sherman Hall. S..
Lieutenant o A. Dickinson. I. S. A; won rom
+ Ssuer. IS: II. c. Geilen, 81; 5: FIT.
So: F. j. Mcylsn. 81. 5. NJ flescher' by de-
'1S' NJ Fleischer. Philadelphia Fencers Club. lost
al q O0 Gsil.n. Illinois A. c. lost all his bouts
Stsddiford Pitt. Fencers' Club Of New York; won
from Lieutenant o. A. Dickinson. ID; II. &.
P ] Meylan. Penccrs' Club Of New York. won
from $ NJ Fleischer. 81: H. C. Geilen. by de-
sherman Hall New York A. G. won from J. A.
NcIaughlin 81: Lieutenant q. A. Dickinson
-: il. G. Geilen. %; S. PHI 81 l. D.
yyy1ri.,ughlin won 6 lost / Hall won g. lost ?:
lieutenant Dickinson won T. lost 3, Sauer won o.
lost g. These four men qualified for the mas