Word: foil
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yale's foil team, led by Peter Pohly, overwhelmed Crimson fencers Bill Trebilcock, Phil Charat, and Dave Johnson to pace an unexpectedly decisive 18-9 victory over the varsity fencing squad Saturday at the I.A.B. The Bulldogs won eight of nine matches against a surprisingly weak Crimson foil lineup, ending hope for the varsity's first Ivy League win of the year...
Trebilcock, who entered the Yale contest with a 10-2 record in Ivy competition, probably lost any chance for All-Ivy honors with a dismal 0-3 showing. In the sole varsity foil triumph, Johnson defeated Eli captain Hank Powell...
...Yardlings lost to Yale by an identical 18-9 margin. The Freshmen triumphin in sabre, 6 to 3, but Yale countered with a 6-3 foil win and a smashing 9-0 victory in epee...
...Crimson's best weapon is the sabre, with Manuel Cabral in the first position. Bill Trebilcock, the team captain, has a 10-2 record in Ivy competition in the foil and should do well in this class, though Yale's best foilman, Peter Pohly, has beaten him every time they have...
Trying for its first Ivy League fencing victory, the varsity fencing team lost to a surprisingly tough Penn squad, 16 to 11, Saturday at Philadelphia. The Crimson won in foil, 7 to 2, with captain Bill Trebilcock taking three straight bouts, but the Quakers reversed the foil score in the other two divisions. Tonight the varsity will travel to Worcester for a contest with Holy Cross...