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...know, the star fencer...
...Fencer? You mean he spends his time going up and down stairs, sword-fighting, swinging from chandeliers, slicing Z's in the chests of innocent bystanders, and reciting Shakespeare? Why is he a fencer...
Fencing "is a very individual sport," according to Bennett. "It's one in which I can release my emotions easily. It's beneficial in the sense that the more emotional you are, probably, the better fencer you'll be, as long as you're capable of controlling the emotions and not letting them overcome the judgments you're supposed to be making on the strip...
Then there are those who have tasted athletics and decided that it is not for them. Paul A. Cantor '66, assistant professor of English, was a varsity fencer while at Harvard and compiled a perfect record of zero wins and eight losses during his career. When asked what he does now for exercise, Cantor replied, "Are you kidding? Now I do nothing. The closest thing to athletics I do now is foosball." Cantor quickly added that with time and effort he has become "an excellent goalie with a good defensive stance...
Second-year clasher Chipman has improved vastly during the off-season, and could emerge as a leading sabre fencer in the not too distant future. Like Diaz, Chipman racked up a perfect slate, while Bierer split his remaining matches...