Sabre, Individual, Men

In the section of the rules regarding the target areas for foil and sabre, it stated “Pour ce qui concerne le sable tous les coups comptent.” (“As far as sabre is concerned, all touches count”). So, touches to the lower torso and the legs were also valid.

Adolf Schmal was considered to be one of the favorites. After two rounds, Schmal had two victories: against Ioannis Georgiadis (3-0) and Holger Nielsen (3-1). But then the King, the Crown Prince, and their entourage arrived. The officials decided to re-start the competition, abandoning the earlier results so that the Royal Family could watch the entire tournament. Schmal succeeded in winning only one match in the re-started competition.