Word: ernesto
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Makler was strongly supported by epee man Ernesto Fernandez, who bounced back from a disastrous showing in the Easterns in which he didn't even make the finals, to take a second behind Hurme. Fernandez compiled a 19-4 bouting record to finish two bouts behind the NYU champion...
...epee, Risto Hurme from NYU and Ernesto Fernandez from Penn are in a hotly contested race for the individual title. Hurme has lost once, Fernandez twice, and the two epee men will meet in today's competition. The match should be a classic. Both fencers are Olympians, Hurme for Finland and Fernandez from Mexico. They are outstanding fencers of completely different styles. Hurme is a "tempo-rhythm" type of fencer, who always keeps moving; Fernandez is basically a point man, working around the arms and going for the feet...
Despite the ban on newspaper comment, however, there is already considerable private speculation in Brazil as to which of the dozen or so generals in the junta will be picked. The odds-on favorite right now seems to be General Ernesto Geisel, 64, who is head of the government-owned petroleum monopoly, Petrobrás. Geisel has one major advantage over other contenders: his brother Orlando is Minister of the Army and also a four-star general, which means they have eight stars between them. Geisel's business experience presumably would serve him well in guiding national economic policy...
Freshman Eric Read continued to be a pleasant surprise, wining two out of three bouts, including a third round 5-3 trouncing of All-Ivy and Mexican National Team member Ernesto Fernandez...
Today Harvard takes on Penn in Philadelphia. The Quakers, flying high after a 16-11 triumph over Columbia, seem to be a solid choice for Ivy League Champs. They are deep in epee with former Mexican national epee titlist Ernesto Fernandez leading...