Word: foils
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Harvard is strong in the epee and sabre but has had trouble in its early meets with the foil. In weekend victories against Rutgers and Princeton, however, strong foil performances proved key factors in determining the meet's outcomes. Foil swordsman Tom Keller swept four of his five contests over the weekend while Cliff Ruderman's win over the Tiger's second foil gave Harvard the margin of victory against Princeton...
...Friday the Crimson dumped Rutgers 18-9 with Cetrulo and Tatrallyay undefeated. Tom Keller, Harvard's highly-rated foil who had trouble with his form early in the season, also came through, winning four of his five meet bouts over the weekend...
Keller's one loss was at the hands of Princeton's number one foil, but a brilliant upset of the Tigers' second foil by Cliff Ruderman made up for it. In the sabre the key win was Tony Abbott's victory over Princeton's number three man. With the match score tied at 9-9, Cetrulo finished off his day with his third victory. Team captain Ron Winfield, however, had an off day and had dropped two of his three, putting the pressure on Abbott to score an upset. After a see-saw match he finally...
...strategy coach Edo Marion plans to follow demands that the team do well in both the sabre and epee weapons while taking at least three points in the foil. The foil is Harvard's weakest sword, and poor showings in this weapon have accounted for two of the team's three losses...
Harvard did surprisingly well against Columbia last week, finally bowing, 15-12. An especially strong showing by the epee squad, led by Mark Irvings, threw a scare into the haughty Lions, but a weak foil team which won only one of its nine matches gave Columbia...