Word: championing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crowd responded loudly with each near miss, eager to see its favorite dispose of the foil champion and leave a suggestion, at least, that he, in fact, should have occupied the top spot. But just as Vastola prepared for a low attack, McNamara came in with his point high and jabbed the Crimson captain in the chest. The crowd was disappointed...
Paul Steck, Cornell's three-time Eastern champion, won both the high and low board contests over the weekend...
...Three years ago at a Martini and Rossi international competition in New York I came up against the world champion and 1976 Olympic gold medalist, Frenchman Christian Noel. I was expecting to be razzle-dazzled but he fenced very simply. His execution of basic moves was perfect. In the finals he was doing the same things, very basic, simple attacks that were very cleverly...
...tournament, which will determine the individual champion, Harvard captain Larry Terrell swept each of his matches in three straight games. Terrell is seeded number one and is a heavy favorite to win the crown...
...tournament final, Acosta, a senior, fell to Pat Keefe of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Keefe, a former National Juniors Champion, came from behind to gain a 21-14 victory in the first game of the match--the Harvard star's first loss of the tournament...