FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS START

The University fencing team will take part in the final bouts for the championship of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association at the Hotel Astor, New York, this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening. The University will be represented by S. F. Damon '14, of Newton, captain; J. A. Aylen '15, of Ottawa, Canada; R. von Nardroff '15, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; and T. J. Putnam '15, of Boston, substitute.

Harvard and Yale were left in the Northern Division in the trials held at the Harvard Club of Boston on March 28, when the University team won 14 bouts, Yale 11 and Bowdoin 2. Columbia and Cornell will represent the Central Division; and the Naval Academy and the University of Pennsylvania the Southern Division.

The University team has defeated Yale and Pennsylvania in dual meets, but has lost to Annapolis and Columbia. The team has the same personnel as last year, and is stronger and more experienced; it should make a good showing in the matches. Columbia won the championship last year, and has two veterans on this year's team. These three teams should furnish the class of the contest.

Gold medals will be awarded the members of the winning team; the fencer on any team who wins the most bouts will be declared the individual intercollegiate champion.

Von Nardroff Won Title.

Robert Von Nardroff '15, of the University fencing team, won the New England amateur foils championship at the B. A. A. Wednesday night. At the end of the regular matches, Von Nardroff and O. D. McLaughlin, of the B. A. A., were tied with four victories and one defeat each. It was then decided that the one with the least number of touches against him should be declared winner. There were 16 touches against Von Nardroff, and 18 against McLaughlin.