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...consistency of Crimson inconsistency reared its head once again against Cornell. The foil team, which on paper should have crushed the Big Red, completely folded, losing all but two of nine bouts. Howie Weiss gave the Crimson its only foil victories taking his first-round bout, 5-4, and his third-round contest...
...Strathmeyer (177) and Richie Starr (190) copped impressive wins to offset a loss by Bruce Johnson (167) and put Harvard ahead before the last bout...
Steye Hobbs, John Willinsky and Eric Read paced the young squad, sweeping three bouts apiece against a thoroughly outclassed MIT team. Hobbs dominated sabre competition while Willinsky, in foil, and Read, in epee, never allowed more than two touches in any single bout while putting together perfect performances in the match...
...then disaster struck. Neither Eugene White nor Ken Bartels was able to come up with a winning bout in epee to assure a team victory. White was particularly frustrated, leading 4-1 before giving up four straight touches to lose...
...needing to take but one of three foil bouts to win, Harvard's foil squad dropped three straight to give Princeton an important Ivy triumph. Dave Fichter followed the White script in his final round bout, grabbing a quick 3-0 lead, then losing, 5-3. "I thought David would be able to score two touches before the other fellow scored five, but fate was against us," Marion said...