Word: foilsmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University fencing team added a fifth triumph to its unbroken succession of victories by defeating the Dartmouth team 6-3 in the Hemenway Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Captain Hertzberg, of the visitors, the first man to score against the University foilsmen this season, won all his matches. His strongest opponent was E. L. Lane '24, whom he defeated by only a single touch. In a special match with duelling swords J. S. Barss '22 defeated Cooke 3 touches...
...Crimson foilsmen completely outclassed the University of Pennsylvania fencing team by a 9-0 score on Saturday. The contest took place at Weightman Hall Philadelphia...
Although the Philadelphia combination was recently defeated 7-2 by Yale, and the University team has had no difficulty in remaining undefeated, the former is expected to offer stiff resistance. An interesting feature of the meet is that the University of Pennsylvania foilsmen have been trained in the Italian fashion, whereas the University men have been coached in the French manner. The home team has the unusual distinction of including two left-handed fencers...
...previous contests this term, but the Philadelphia combination, although lately defeated 7-2 by Yale, is expected to give the University men some stiff opposition. The meet will be particularly interesting because the University of Pennsylvania team has been coached in the Italian manner, whereas the Crimson foilsmen have always practised the French method of fencing. The home team has also the unusual distinction of including two left-handed fencers...
...regular foilsmen, Captain Burke Boyce '22, E. H. Lane '24, will be accompanied by J. S. Barss '22 and J. K. Watson '23, who have been chosen to handle the duelling swords as a result of a recent tournament...