Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-01-28 | Page 11 | Blood Drawn in Sword Contest

ilBLOOD DRAWN IN II! SWORD CONTEST jJlEjldWrtal to Tho Tribune. - ftfLXiAX, Jnn 27. The aword contest be-Bi be-Bi 'pvnn Prof Chrlstol and Prof A. Wright 1 t&ofc place this evening In Brlcham Voung Usl collrgo gymnasium, in the prosenco of nearly X SW spectators. The fencing was both sklll-Sl sklll-Sl 'ul and vigorous the advantage belnc on tho Jild of Prof Wright, who gained six points as against four scored by Prof. Chrlstol. Dur-i! Dur-i! log the contest Prof. Wright woa twice dls-(K dls-(K armed, but ho manaccd by some unfortunate jjj, clrcumHance to stick his rapier Into tho right hand of hU antagonist, causing u very ugly B ound. which bled profucely and which finally irt put Prof. Clirlatol out ot tho game. Tho 3kl srm la swelling and becoming quite numb. J5 Tho fenclnc between John Chrlotlanson and jv Dr. if. P Emels was settled in favor ot tho JjL .rmer, although tho doctor gave his oppo- ncnt a goo-1 deal to think about boforo ho Icotiicnted to ocknowll-dgo defeat. When on -y- or a representative of The Tribune after tho contest prof. Chrlstol said In explanation of DK his dfeat: fll "Prof Wright Is a better man than I. Ho jj thirty years younger, more agile and ac-tlve, ac-tlve, ttrongcr nnd with more up-to-dato train's train-'s Ing. and withal he has a botl'ir oye. Ho hao H "ten In Paris recently and has had training yfi unJcr somo of tho great mnators. In fact, ho ijj 1 up to tho latest iiword practice, whllo I JJj urn rurty, Still had ho not reached and l.! i cut my hand, I would havo given a better oc-tH oc-tH count ot myioir. though I own that I would M bav dofcateil In the end. I fought M Jfhlle my strength lasted, but from loss of 's blood and from tho stiffening of my arms I PJ S-i bound to yield. Prof. Wright. In my !4 juflgmcnt, has no equal ivllli the sword In this I Valern country. II Is unusually quick and A ftrong. nnd very sure ot foot, with fine nc-g nc-g tlon of tho oye '