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Stuyvesant High Wins Biddle Trophy
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March 1938
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3
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STUYVESANT HIGH WINS BIDDLE TROPHY
Defeats Barrington H. S. in Thrilling Finish
The Anthony J. Drexel Biddle trophy, emblematic of the metropolitan championship for preparatory and high school fencers, became the permanent possession of Stuyvesant High School of New York, when its team scored by defeating Barringer High School of Newark, winners of the first tournament in 1934, by a score of 5 bouts to 4. New Rochelle High School defeated Textile High School for the third place medals by a similar score. Thirty-one schools were represented in this year's tournament, which was held under the auspices of New York University.
Sixteen teams were qualified by the round-robin method from eight pools in the morning session, and the competition then progressed by direct elimination. Stuyvesant and Barringer, each seeded at the top of the draw for their respective halves, mowed down all opposition with little difficulty, and the final match was a thrilling struggle between the two best teams in the tournament.
Barringer jumped into the lead 2-0, was tied at 2-all, led again at 3-2, and was tied again at 3-all. Stuyvesant then went into the lead for the first time when, in a beautifully fenced bout, Austen Prokop defeated Harry Boutsikaris 5-4. Barringer came back to even the score as Robert Girardot defeated Arthur Tauber 5-3, but Albert Axelrod of Stuyvesant conquered Paul Brienza, the Barringer captain, 5-3 in the deciding bout.
Girardot was the hero of the evening, as he defeated all three of the members of the winning team. Prokop was the Stuyvesant leader but his performance was only a shade better than that of his team-mates.
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BIDDLE TROPHY SUMMARIES
Team Standings
First Round
Pool | Qualifier | Eliminated
1 | Stuy. H. S., N.Y.C., E. District H. S., B'n. | Richmond Hill, Queens, Bloomfield, N. J.
2 | St. John's H. S. B'klyn, E. Orange H. S., N. J. | Morris H. S., Bronx.
3 | New Roch., H. S. N.Y.,Textile H. S., N.Y.C. | Snyder H. S., N. J., Boys High, B'klyn
4 | Lincoln H. S., N. J., Erasmus Hall, B'klyn | Bayside H. S., L. I.
5 | South Side H.S., N. J., Clinton H. S., N.Y.C. | Trinity School, N.Y.C.
6 | New Utrecht H.S., B'n., Washington H.S., N.Y. | Fieldston H.S., N.Y.C., Seton Hall Prep, N. J.
7 | Lincoln H.S., B'klyn, Evan. Childs H.S., Bx. | A.B. Davis, Mt. Vernon
8 | Barringer H. S., N. J., Seward Pk. H. S., N.Y. | Townsend Harris, N.Y.
Second Round
Stuyvesant defeated Washington 5-0; East Orange defeated Lincoln (B'klyn) 5-0; Textile defeated Evander Childs 5-3; Lincoln (N.J.) defeated St. John's 5-0; Barringer defeated Seward Park 5-2; New Utrecht defeated Clinton 5-4; New Rochelle defeated Erasmus Hall 5-4; South Side defeated Eastern District 5-2.
Quarter Final
Stuyvesant defeated East Orange 5-3 (Prokop 2w, Axelrod 2w, Tauber 1w; Milone 2w, Kalb 1w.)
Textile defeated Lincoln (N.J.) 5-2 (Jensen 3w, Monzeglio 1w, Colanti 1w; Gillen 1w, Weisbrod 1w.)
Barringer defeated New Utrecht 5-2 (Boutsikaris 3w, Girardot 2w, Brienza 0w; Kulkin 1w, Cohen 1w.)
New Rochelle defeated South Side 5-3 (Cerra 3w, Shriner 2w, Rellstab 0w; Lansing 2w, Yawitz 1w.)
Semi-Final
Stuyvesant defeated Textile 5-2 (Prokop 2w, Axelrod 2w, Tauber 1w; Monzeglio 1w, Colanti 1w.)
Barringer defeated New Rochelle 5-0 (Boutsikaris 2w, Girardot 2w, Brienza 1w.)
Championship Match
Stuyvesant, 5, Barringer 4.
Prokop, Stuyvesant defeated Brienza 5-4 and Boutsikaris 5-4; Axelrod, Stuyvesant, defeated Boutsikaris 5-3 and Brienza 5-3; Tauber, Stuyvesant, defeated Brienza 5-1.
Girardot, Barringer, defeated Axelrod 5-2, Prokop 5-4, and Tauber 5-3; Boutsikaris, Barringer, defeated Tauber 5-0.
Third-Place Match
New Rochelle 5, Textile 4.
Cerra, New Rochelle, defeated Monzeglio 5-3, and Colanti 5-3; Rellstab New Rochelle, defeated Jensen 5-3, and Monzeglio 5-3; Shriner, New Rochelle, defeated Monzeglio 5-2.
Jensen, Textile, defeated Shriner 5-4, and Cerra 5-3; Colanti, Textile defeated Shriner 5-3, and Rellstab 5-3.
