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...foil event, a fencer scores when the tip of his foil touches the metallic vest worn by his opponent. In the sabre one scores with a touch to any part of the body above the hips. Epee fencers are awarded a point by touching any part of the body with their weapon...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: NYU Swordsmen Puncture Crimson Fencers, 17-10 | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

...Zivkovic, a former Olympic fencer for Yugoslavia, will succeed retiring Edo Marion as head coach of fencing at Harvard, athletic director Robert B. Watson announced yesterday...

Author: By Stephen W. Parker, | Title: Zivkovic, Heir to Marion, To Coach Fencing Squads | 4/16/1976 | See Source »

...quarterfinals, Simmons helped eliminate another fencing heavyweight from the meet, as he defeated George Mason, a former U.S. Olympic fencer, in a preliminary bout...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Stong, | Title: Simmons Slays Giants in Fencing Tournament | 3/22/1976 | See Source »

...tide, and despite Simmons's third win of the day, and Hirschfeld's second, the handwriting was on the wall. The writing became even more legible when foiler Bennett was cut down by Ng. Major tied the match at 13 apiece, to set the stage for what one fencer termed "the best day in Danny Snyder's life." Snyder won the next bout 5-4 to give Yale the match...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Fencers Defeated As Eli Swordsmen Take Final Bout | 3/1/1976 | See Source »

Bennett says that lack of experience will be his major problem. This is "principally because for the past four years I've been in Boston and not fencing at a top level of competition. If you want to become an Olympic fencer you don't go to Harvard...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Philippe Bennett--Zorro of the Ivies | 2/20/1976 | See Source »

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