Word: foilsmen
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...held at the Hotel Astor, New York City, on Friday and Saturday. The Crimson fencers with 26 points to their credit finished only 6 points behind the Columbia team and 3 behind the Annapolis, and redeemed themselves by defeating Yale 5-4 in their match with the New Haven foilsmen. Other successes registered by the University fencers were Captain S. H. Ordway's '21 individual victories over Becker of the Navy and Bencoe of Columbia; and J. K. Watson's '23 winning of second place in the Clemens Medal Novice Competition...
Captain Ordway has been defeated only once this year in a match with foils, and is considered one of the best collegiate foilsmen...
...prospects of the team are excellent. Foils alone will be used and Captain Ordway ranks as one of the best of college foilsmen. He is expected to lead the University to a high place in the meet, having been defeated in but one foils match this season, the one against Yale, when he met Captain S. N. Walker of the Yale team. Boyce, who placed second in the recent College Tournament, is also expected to place well for the University...
...sided meet in Hemenway Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon the University foilsmen decisively beat the Bowdoin College team 7-2. Captain Ogden of the losers was the only man to win for them, defeating W. R. Brewster '22, and Burke Boyce '22, of the Crimson team. Captain Ordway was the mainstay of the University fencers, and he easily won decisions over his three opponents, while Brewster won two of his. Boyce defeated Osterman of Bowdoin, and lost to Captain Ogden. R. P. Rogers '21 substituted for Boyce in the last match, and won a decisive victory over Taylor of the losers...
This afternoon at 3.30 the University fencing team will meet the Bowdoin foilsmen in the Hemenway Gymnasium. Although this is only the second match of the season, the University men are in topnotch shape, and it is expected that they will outpoint the Bowdoin foilsmen. Captain L. B. Ordway '21 is the mainstay of the Crimson fencers, having played three years on the team and being considered one of the best foilsmen in intercollegiate circles. W. R. Brewster '22, the second man has had two years experience and is expected to show up well, while Burke Boyce, although inexperienced...