Columbia fencers defeated the University team Saturday afternoon in the Hemenway Gymnasium by the narrow margin of 5-4. Captain S. H. Ordway '21 was the individual star of the bout, making a clean sweep with the foils, but Reaves of Columbia won a 1-0 decision over him with the duelling swords.

The summary:

Bencoe, C., defeated W. R. Brewster '25, H., 9-5.

S. H. Ordway '21, H., defeated McMahon, C., 11-7.

Farley, C., defeated Burke Boyce '22, H., 7-1.

S. H. Ordway '21, H., defeated Bencoe, C., 9-7.

McMahon, C., defeated J. S. Barss '22, H., 11-10.

Farley, C., defeated W. R. Brewster '22, H., 9-8.

Bencoe, C., defeated J. S. Barss '22, H., 13-12.

W. R. Brewster '22, H., defeated McMahon, C., 10-9.

S. H. Ordway '21, H., defeated Farley, C., 8-7.

Score, Columbia 5, Harvard 4.