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Captain Larry Johnson, who normally uses the foil, may fence epee today to bolster the squad. The epee team could tak only one of nine matches against Penn but must come through with several victories today...
Without Johnson the consistently weak foil team seems destined for another shutout. The foilmen lost every bout to end the Penn disaster Saturday...
Harvard's fencing team suffered an astounding 23-4 loss at the hands of Pennsylvania Saturday. The usually strong sabre squad won only three of nine bouts, two of them by All-Ivy candidate John Piel. The epee squad took but a single match and the foil team ended the disaster by losing every bout...
...consistently weak foil team could only capture one of nine matches. Sophomore John Nelson accounted for the only win, as fencing captain Larry Johnson and converted sabremen Jai Yuh were shut out by City fencers...
Mechanical failure was partially responsible for the devastating foil loss. Wires running up through the foilmen's clothing and passing to the tip of the weapon are kept taut by a spring-loaded reel which broke during the first round. The wires, which connect to flashing lights registering contact between the foil and the target, had to be hand-wound and interfered with the action...