Word: foiling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson foil squad, a weak link in Harvard's armor all year, hopes to rebound this weekend from disastrous showings against Penn and Yale. If Dave Fichter. Don Valentine and Sam Anderson can return to the level of performance that they achieved in mid-season foil action. Harvard's chances will receive a big boost...
However, despite the awesome epee performance, Eli domination in foil and sabre destroyed the Crimson. The Bulldogs mercilessly hounded the Crimson foil men, who lost seven out of nine bouts. Only Don Valentine saved the foil squad from the embarrassment of losing every contest. Valentine won two bouts against one setback...
Harvard should have a distinct advantage in foil and epee. Yale is led in foil by Larry Smolley, but the calibre of the foil men drops drastically after that. In epee, the Crimson should have a field day. Yale Sports Information describes the Eli foil team as "our weakest link," and Geza Tetrallyay, Ken Bartels and Eugene White should find little opposition to total domination...
When Hetzler was deprived two touches by director's decision in third round sabre action, he not only lost his bout but also jeopardized Harvard's chances for a team win. The Crimson had their backs against the wall and the foil and epee squads knew...
However, the foil men rebounded to grab two victories, as Valentine and Dave Fichter kept the Crimson alive. The epee squad needed one win in three bouts to sew up the triumph, Ken Bartels opened epee action by losing, and he was followed by White, who dropped another close 5-4 decision. It all came down to Tatrallyay in the last bout, and Geza sent the Crimson home happy...