Word: kaphan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Saturday morning bouts, handing the eventual champion, Chris Hanson, one of his only two losses, 5-2, but losing repeatedly in close bouts to less talented fencers. With a 5-7 final record, Kaplan dropped four bouts 5-4, and three, 5-3. The other two epee fencers, Russ Kaphan and Steve Biddle, won five and six bouts respectively...
With the score 13-10, foil fencer Dave Hanower fell, 5-3. Then, epee fencer Russ Kaphan, ahead 3-1 with under a minute left to fence, let his Columbia opponent gather two quick touches. After the Lion epeeman touched Kaphan in the chest to take the bout, Columbia wrapped up the victory with 5-0 and 5-2 triumphs in the last two bouts...
...fencers with identical 5-2 scores. Against his first opponent, Bruce Murray, Vastola had two almost double-jointed touches. By making his arm and blade into a "V" by bending his wrist back at least 90 degrees, he slipped around Murray's blade for the touches. Epee fencers Russ Kaphan and Rob Kaplan each had 2-1 records...
Except for Russ Kaphan, the epee team also had its difficulties. Kaphan matched Vastola's 3-0 spotless record, using his strength to control his opponent's blades, and score repeated body touches. Rob Kaplan, on the other hand, took but one of three bouts, lacking both his usual concentration and confidence. Steve Biddle, showing his inexperience, also fell twice...
...Russ Kaphan credited the enthusiasm of the highly partisan capacity crowd that jammed the IAB fencing room with a major contribution to the team's performance. "All the clapping and yelling really helped get us psyched for those final bouts," he explained later. "It was good to see so many people showing up, especially considering that this was the first meet...