Word: foilers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...final round the Crimson was still in command holding a 10-8 lead. But a Yale whitewash in saber turned the 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...
...were it not for the lightening fast blade work of freshman foiler Celine Larkin, the Crimson might not have left Connecticut alive. Larkin once again sliced her opponents down to size to maintain her unbeaten streak on the season and provided her blademates with four of their six points...
Powered by the blade brandishing prowess of freshman foiler Celine Larkin, the Cliffe trio showed little Cupid-inspired affection towards their Corsair counterparts. Both Larkin and Captain Sarah Kimball sliced their way to 3-0 sweeps of their opponents, with only Leonida Rassenas finishing on the short end of the sword, losing two of her three bouts...
Junior Larry White led the way in the foil phase of the meet. Exhibiting a strong defense and precision timing, White swept to lopsided wins over Dan Eckerson (1-5), Frank Quek (1-5), and Vic Chiu (0-5). Teammate Nick Tepe notched a pair of points in his foiler role, while Dave McClees and Russ Ellis chipped in with a point apiece. Normally a mainstay of the sabre squad, Tepe was shifted to the foil spot in Marion's line-up experiment...
...process. But company officials clammed up when an abstract of the patent was published last month in an obscure technical newsletter-which, ironically, could probably profit from being made copy-proof. A Xerox spokesman insisted last week that the company had no firm plans to market the fluorescent foiler. Wall Street analysts who follow the company say that if the product is ever introduced, sales probably would be restricted to the Defense Department, and others who could demonstrate a compelling need. Company officials do note that the fluorescent dyes can thwart only genuine Xerox machines. But that would certainly cramp...