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Dave Fichter upset MIT's strongest fencer, Mike Asherman, 5-4 in the last foil bout to enable Harvard to turn back a surprising MIT squad, 14-13, last night at MIT's DuPont Athletic Center. The Engineers had come back from an imposing 12-6 second round deficit to knot the score, and set up the dramatic final bout...
Fichter's performance was particularly important since Harvard is not strong in the foil. He salvaged what was otherwise a trying evening in the event--Crimson foilers managed to win only two of six other bouts...
Crimson captain Geza Tatrallyay, fencing in the foil rather than in his customary epee, suffered a disappointing evening at the hands of the Engineers. Tatrallyay could manage only one victory in three bouts...
...think MIT will be stronger in the fall where they have two veterans, one from Switzerland." Crimson coach Edo Marion said. "They may take the foil where we are not so deep, but the sabre looks good with Terry Valenzuela heading the list, and the epee is solid with Richard Bougar and Ken Bartels...
Geza Tetrallyay. Harvard's captain, has left his usual epee competition to help out in the foil category. Against the Corsairs. Tetrallyay scored three easy victories. Once the Boston area bouts are over and the Ivy season starts, he will move back...