Word: elision
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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A 6 to 3 triumph in the final event, the saber, paved the way to Yale's 14 to 13 upset victory over the Crimson fencers Saturday afternoon in New Haven. The visitors sported a 10 to 8 lead going into the deciding matches but the Elis' rally overcame the...
In a dull curtain raiser to the Varsity hockey game at the Arena Saturday night, the Crimson Jayvee skaters bowed to Yale, 4 to 8. The Elis caught the lead in the first period and were never really investment.
All three forward lines outdid themselves in speed and effectiveness, giving back more than they took from the somewhat over-physical Elis. Play was rugged all the way, with 15 penalties dished out by the scrupulous referee.
Yale made a clean sweep of Saturday's freshman sports fare as the Elis made off with victories over the Crimson swimming, fencing, hockey, and basketball teams. It was the swordsmen's first defeat of the season.
The Elis are strong--as always in this peculiarly blue-tinged sport--and will, according to form, carry the day. But for the first time since the champion team of 1938 swamped its opponents, there seems a reasonable chance for an upset.