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But the sabre and the foil teams rose to the occasion. Junior sabre specialist Gordon Rutledge, 2-1 for the afternoon, beat his opponent and junior Steve Hobbs pulled out a close 5-4 victory in the last sabre contest.
Hobbs started the round in sabre with a solid 5-3 win over Joe Sakikas of Cornell. The team then only needed to win two out of the remaining eight bouts.
Harvard showed greatest strength in the sabre division. Juniors Gordon Rutledge and Steve Hobbs were both 2-1 for the match. The good showing in sabre, which in the past has been the team's weakest area, was the only satisfying point in the contest.
As expected, Harvard had trouble in sabre. While Rutledge took two out of three, Loren Joseph and Steve Hobbs could only manage one win between them.
Brandeis salvaged its only two victories in the sabre category. Steve Hobbs and Mike Szymonifka both lost one of their three matches. The other Crimson sabreman, Loren Joseph, swept to three victories.