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...fourth annual competition of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association which was held at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon and evening was won by Harvard for the fourth consecutive time. The other contestants were Columbia and the United States Naval academy. Each college was represented by three men, the winning team to hold the challenge trophy presented by the Racquet and Tennis Club for one year. The Harvard representatives were A. F. Riggs '98, A. G. Thacher '97 and M. De Diaz...
There were 27 bouts on the programme. When the evening matches began Columbia was leading. The contestants in the first evening match were Lawson of Columbia and De Diaz of Harvard. The latter won, tying the score. In the following bout Riggs, Harvard, defeated Kirby, Columbia, and Harvard took the lead...
...individual scores of the Harvard men were: A. F. Riggs '98 won 2, lost 1; A. G. Thacher '97 won 2, lost 1; M. De Diaz '98 won 2, lost...
...third annual whist match with Yale, held on Saturday, resulted in a victory for the Harvard team in what proved to be a close contest. The Yale players improved very much at the finish and succeeded in cutting down the big lead which Harvard had won in the first two-thirds of the match, to three tricks, making it the closest match yet played with Yale...
...will come out next Monday to compete for the Founders' cup. This cup will become the property of the contestant who wins it five times. It has been shot for three times every season, but since the founding of the club in 1883 it has never yet been won...