Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
THE REVIVAL OF FENCING
BY Frederic J. HAskin

At these games. tho British ana
american fencers became good friends.
They talked then Of rnatch between
the two countries 10 promote skin
IN fencing The match that is 10 be
held Is a result Of thetIe plans. II IL
tbe first one arranged. and tlnore viii
o" others every four years
The international fencing rnatche.
are sponspred by an honorary commit
zee composcd OF President Harding.
| chaifman,and the Secretary OF War.
the Secretary Of the Navy. the Eritlsh
Anipassador, the American Arnbassa-
dor to the Court ef 81. Jarnes. Admiral
Sims, and General Pcrshing.
An international Prize
Colonel Robert Thompson has rive,
beautiful bronze trophy representing
Achilles with his spear at the falle,
ffector's throat. This trophy 81 the
work Of Glab Derujinski. the we,J-
known Russian sculptc., s, now living
in New York /, is TO he held. during
the four years between matches, by
the victorious team.
To win this international trophy. a.
team must win the bouts with two
bbt VI the lnTte HfdppNS. Afllb year
the foil and dueiing sword bouts viii
be held in Washington. and the saber
! match in the Astor Hotel In New
York. Next time. the two teams viii
meet IN England.
The American team is 20 DC captain
cd by Major Honeycutt, who led IN.
Olympic team. Major Honeycutt was
collegiate foils champion and captain
! Of the West Point team in 1906. Later
his work as military at.eche abroad
! offered no opportunity for fencing.
Then. the war came on. and Major
: Honeycutt was at The first battle of
! the Marine with the French outfit.
!. IN 1919 ne returned 20 his college
S sport. after 10 years. and he won tins
I national foils championship for 1920.
We have. in Arthur Lyon, of tho
: New York Fencers Club, what IL
2 known as a fine "three weapon man."
], for our team. Mr.. Lyons handles well
: the three weapons OF fencing: the foil,
3. dueling sword or rapier, and the saber.
& His fencing is further interesting, in
a that he is said to fight 30 per cent
> above mis- reputation when he engage.
o In a serious match. AS one fsnceg
eays: you expect him 20 go in and
lose. from the way he has been work
ing, and then ne bucks up and come.
: out on top"
a Another Of our best fencers IL Ma
ior Harold Rayner, personal aide u
= President Harding.
When the trials for the American
: team were held IN New York, prac
q ticaIIy every good foilsman In tn
country was on hand 20 compete To-
place. This is regarded az PROC
II thst American interest in fencing 4
/ not dead. and that 1t needs only Sons
!. such stimulus az the internations
% matches 70 attract athletes and 10 In
terest the public,
The arguments in favor OF fencl.ii
x are that Il is fascinating indoor si'oI
y which has no equal, as means
d developing fine control Of muscles
3 agility. and accurate Judgment Wiz
- the target armslength away, plus "a
X length of the blade, fencer must b
"a true in his placement Of a thrust
n ne Ia to touch his mark--nuch NOR
= so than the pugilist VINO attGSks q
q close range, with a. large gloved fis
e An inch of In the aim OF boxer ma
e be. inlrnateriaI With the sword
means missing the mark entirely.
II .-
:, II what you want isn't offerel on th
o,a.vtdod r1ago today teleDhOn0 An a