New York Military Academy - Shrapnel Yearbook (Cornwall on Hudson, NY)

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Aloxsncuu Louis Valrrl-Ima, Swoau MAs'rEk be Jfencing beasun, 191748 N account of the war the season has lacked the snap and interest of recent years because so many fencing clubs were practically closed, and consequently so many events canceled. Nevertheless, the N. Y. M. A. team managed to make a pretty good record, in spite of the fact that all the expert fencers who in recent years have won so many honors for the school have graduated and gone. Captain Vauthier was faced at the beginning of the year with the problem of building a new team, and went at the problem in his usual quiet and efficient way. The results speak loudly for themselves. The season began in March with the meet with the Columbia Freshmen held in our gymnasium, and was won easily by our team by 6 bouts to 3. This was followed by an A. I . L. novice meet in our gym with cup and medals offered by our club. There were entries by the novice teams from Columbia. N U New York Athletic Club and Stevens Institute, but only Columbia arrived, as the two other teams were broken up by enlistment in the army. With Hetincourt absent, Columbia won, 7-2, and our team, Swain, Cardenas and Griffin, C., did their best to taste defeat without making a face over the bitter flavor. H i 'I here were six entries for the Annual lnterscholastic Championship Meet at the I'encers Club, New York City, including two from schools in Philadelphia, but all failed to appear except N. Y. M. A. The oflicials, therefore, had the members of our team fence against each other with the result that Swain was given first place, Powelson second place and Grilnlin, C., third. The cup and championship were awarded to Y. M. A. for the sixth consecutive year. lhe classic event of the novice fencing world is the annual meet for the Clemens medals, always held in New York City. At one time or another N. Y. M. A. has won la lot 'of these beautiful medals, but it was not expected that we would add to the list this year, as our representatives were young and inexperienced in fencing. 168

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But it, was hard to break a good habit, and to the surprise of everybody Betincourt, E., 1211111511861 first against representatives from Columbia L'niversity, University of Pennsylvania. New York Athletic Club and Stevens Institute. The following extract from the New York papers tells the tale: jlfaints but wins :fanning ilillehal ln competitions for the Clemens medals held last night at Columbia University tl1e Columbia entries, Forster, Bloomer and Kappes, and Betincourt, a frail youngster from the New York Military Academy, reached the iinals. Al- though Betincourt fainted from exhaustion and it was only after an hour's rest that he was able to continue, he succeeded in defeating each of the other contestants, gaining Iirst place. Forster, the Columbia captain, was second, and Bloomer third. At a Junior meet held at the Fencers Club, Philadelphia, there were live entries, and Betincourt Iinished second, Swain lifth. A novice meet, also to be held in Philadelphia, was advertised, but as N. Y. M. A. was the only entry it was called oft. Xavier Horcasitas, '16, now at Columbia, was a member of the Columbia team which won the Intercollegiate Championship for 1918 and he also won the individual title by winning every one of his nine bouts. ' 1 1 Tm: FENVING TEAM, 1917-18 169