The New York herald., 1922-02-28
N.Y.A.C. FENCER WINS
TITLE WITH SABERS
j. Grier Bartol Beats Twelve
Rivals in National Junior
Tourney.

J. Grier Bartol Of the New York A. c.
was crowned the new national Junior
sabers champion last night in the home
club on Central Park South. He de-
feated twelve competitors, representing
four organizations. for the gold medal
offered by the Amateur Fencers League
Of America, scoring a clean sweep OF
his three bouts in the final round and
first strip.
Pieter Mijer of the Washington Square
Feneers Club, Harold Van Buskirk and
Leon NJ Schoonmaker of the Fencers
Club, who opposed Bartol on the final
strip, each accounted for one victory
The disposal OF the silver and bronze
medals for second and third places de-
pended on the percentage OF excellence
obtained in scoring and receiving
touches, and Mijer and Van Buskirk
were awarded the places respectively.
After a good start against Schoon-
maker touches to l on the final strip
the most one sided victory for Bartel in
the rivalry between the two, the Mer-
curry Foot fencer ran up against surpris-
ing opposition In Van Buskirk. With
the score four ALL the Fencers' Club en-
try attacked as usual. Bartol parried
and with sudden ferociousness slashed
back across the chest, catching Van
Busllirk off guard for a clean touch.
On strip No. 2 the competition was
very close three fencers tying for Sec
ond in bouts won. Mijer made clean
sweep of four contests. while Budd, Da-
venport and Van Buskirk won three
each The latter received two touches
less than Davenport and therefore en-
tered the finals.
The competitors were: Hudson Budd,
Lrcoln II. Weld. George Nunes. j.
Grier Rartol and F. S. Acel of the New
York A. c.. J. II. Hanway and r. w
Davenport of Yale University Fencing
Team; Leon NJ Schoonmaker and
Harold Van Buskirk of the New York
Fencers Club; Pieter Mijer. Arthur
Murray, Nikolas Murray and Alexander
Bernath of the Washington Square
Fencers Club. The summaries:
STRIP NO. 1-weld defeated Acel. 5-2;
Hanway 81. and Bernath. 81 Bartol
defeated Weld. %; schoonmaker,, 81;
nath. 81. Acel defeated Bartol. 5-2;
schoonmaker. S. and Bernoth. 5-2;
Schoonmaker defeated Weld, D.; Hanway
5-3 n. Murray. 5-2, and Bernath, 5--3
81. n. Murray defeated Weld, 5-4; Acel
b-4 Hanway, 5--3. and Bernath, 5-1.
Bartol and Schoonmaker qualified for the
finals WITH : and bouts won, respec-
lively. n. Murray tiel Schoonmaker In
bouts won, but failed to qualify by two
touches.
sTRrP. No. o.e-Budd defeated Nunes.5-4; Var
Buskirt "a and "a. Murray 5-3; Nunes
defeated A. Murray 5-2; Van BusklrlS de-
feated Nunes 5-2. Davenport % and
Murray 5--i; Davenport defeated Budd 0-4
Nunes 81 and A. Murray 5-4; Mijer de-
feated Budd 5-3, Nunes ID, Van Bus
kirk "a and Davenport 5--4.
Miier and Van Buskirk qualified for the
finals with and 2 bouts won, respectively
Davenport and Budd tied Van Buskirk fol
second place IN number of bouts won. but
were eliminated by rule cf touches re-
ceived.
FINAL STRIp-Bartol defeated Schoon-
maker 81, Mijer 5-3 and Van Buskirh
81; Schoonmaker defeated Van BuslSiri
5-3; MiJer defeated schoonnaker o.
Van Buskirk defeated sMijer 81; Barto
won the gold medal with bouts won
Mijer. Van Buskrk and Schoonmakor
were placed In that order according to the