Word: sword
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Russell to Fence at Sword Club...
...Russell '18, captain of the University fencing team, won the national amateur duelling sword championship, at the Hotel Astor, in New York, last night. Russell defeated W. H. Bowman of the New York Athletic Club and J. A. McLaughlin of the Washington Fencers Club, and tied with S. Hall of the New York Athletic Club...
...Russell '18, captain of the University fencing team, and J. McLaughlin '11, captain of the team in 1911, both qualified for the finals in the National Duelling Sword championship, in the preliminaries in New York, last Wednesday evening. Both Russell and McLaughlin were eliminated from the contest for the foils championship...
Although W. H. Russell '18, captain of the University fencing team, won the meet held at the Boston Sword Club on February 15, under the auspices of the Amateur Fencing League of America, this did not give him the amateur championship, as was previously announced, since the meet to decide this championship will not be held until some time next month...
...early in the season. The two following meets with Pennsylvania and Annapolis were lost 5 to 4 and 8 to 1. The worth of Captain Russell, however, as an individual star, is indicated by his winning the championship title of the Amateur Fencing League of America at the Boston Sword Club on February 15. Russell has been handicapped throughout the season by illness