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...meeting, which heretofore has been held as a regular Fencer's Club gathering in a private room, was called at Hemenway Gymnasium at 4 o'clock. Nearly 50 men were present including the University squad. Of the twenty-five who signed up to fence an unusually large number have had some experience. Several have fenced in France, and a quarter of the candidates took lessons during the summer. Since the team already has four letter men, only one additional fencer, a foils-man, will be taken on the team this year...
...University fencers, who have been holding regular practice since the Intercollegiates in New York in March, are all in excellent condition, and should give the invaders a stiff fight. The strongest kind of opposition is to be expected, however, as the Cubans have gone up against the best fencers of New York, Philadelphia and Washington and to date have not lost a match. Several of the Cuban team have taken part in the Olympic games at Antwerp, while Manuel D. Diaz '89, a former University and B. A. A. fencer, will be in the lineup...
...swords at Boston and New York, and sabres at Philadelphia and New York. Harvard, however, is the only college team they will meet. Several of the Cuban team have taken part in the Olympic games at Antwerp, and Manuel D. Diaz '89, a former University and B. A. A. fencer, will be in their line-up. The University team will be announced later...
...first of a series of monthly tournaments, held on Saturday evening at the B.A.A., was won by E.R. Lane '24, who defeated Burke Boyce '22 and Ensign Calnan, an Olympic fencer while E.H. Lane '24 won fourth place...
...although not winning enough bouts to qualify for the foils championship defeated Becker 10-6, who at the end of the tournament was declared intercollegiate champion; while Bencoe, second only to the latter, also succumbed to the Crimson captain in his individual match with him. Ordway was the only fencer who defeated either of these men. Watson, with a field of twenty-five against him, surprised and defeated with excellent headwork all his opponents except Grandfield of the Navy, who secured first place...