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Word: foil (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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After two losses and a tie to Princeton, the Crimson could not be stopped as they took the foil matches, 7 to 2, and the saber, 8 to 1. Only in the epee, which the varsity took 5 1/2 to 3 1/2, was the match relatively close...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fencers Register First Win, Defeat Engineers Squad | 3/2/1950 | See Source »

...simplicity and poignant reserve. Rosalie Crutchley lends vitality to the generally quiet production as the distraught war-wife; in addition, she is very beautiful. And Peter Illing plays excellently the role of the oily Syrian merchant who serves both as the protagonist of the plot and as a moral foil to the major...

Author: By Edmond A. Levy, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 2/27/1950 | See Source »

Absence of a key foil man will weaken the varsity fencers when they face a strong Army team at 2 p.m. today in the Blockhouse. Joe Vera injured a ligament in his left leg Thursday night while competing in Amateur Fencing League matches in Boston and will be out of action today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Fencers Will Meet Army; '53 Faces Clark University, Names Jertson Captain | 2/18/1950 | See Source »

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