Word: thacher
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...meeting of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association held in New York last Saturday after the Harvard-Columbia tournament, A. G. Thacher of Harvard, was elected president and Fitzhugh Townsend of Columbia, secretary and treasurer. Next autumn the secretary will send out a circular letter to the leading colleges for information in regard to the status of fencing in these colleges and the chances of being able to turn out a good team. This will be an informal letter and will not commit the association to any action. It is hoped that West Point and Annapolis will send teams to compete next...
Townsend of Columbia and Thacher of Harvard showed the most proficiency with the foils, and their bout was the best of the evening. The Harvard man had apparently saved himself for this bout. Both were wary and cool, Thacher appearing fresher than the Columbia representative. Thacher's thrusts were well calculated and delivered, while Townsend's defence and position were excellent. After four minutes of skilful thrusting and parrying, which evoked much applause, Thacher was declared the winner by a vote...
...Harvard team was composed of A. G. Thacher '97, (captain), J. E. Hoffman '96, and J. P. Parker '96; the Columbia team of F. Townsend, S. A. Tucker and R. D. Graham. The jury consisted of Dr. G. M. Hammond, N. Y. A. C.; Dr. James T. Kemp, Fencers' Club; Alfred Howard, Boston F. C.; Dr. M. J. Echeverria, N. Y. A. C.; and H. K. Bloodgood, Racquet and Tennis Club...
...following is a summary of the bouts: Parker, H., beat Graham, C.; Thacher, H., beat Tucker, C.; Townsend, C., beat Hoffman, H.; Thacher, H., beat Graham, C.; Hoffman, H., beat Tucker, C.; Townsend, C., beat Parker, H.; Graham, C., beat Hoffman, H.; Thacher, H., beat Townsend, C.; Parker, H., beat Tucker...
...Harvard-Columbia fencing tournament will take place today at the Racquet and Tennis Club's rooms in New York City. The Harvard team is composed of the following men: A. G. Thacher '97 (captain), J. E. Hoffman '96, J. P. Parker '96, H. H. Bowker '98 (substitute...