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...more renowned cagers on the Puerto Rican five is Teo Cruz, whom Coach John Harvey eyeballed at 6'8" and 220 pounds. The 35 year old Cruz, who will be playing in his fifth consecutive Olympics this September, played fresh-man ball for NYU at the same time Satch Sanders was leading the Violet varsity...
...record, and perhaps the best foil team in the country, Harvard's fencers could go a long way. It's hard to predict the Ivy teams to beat, but Cornell and Columbia (and naturally Princeton) are good bets. The two losses thus far, to St. John's and NYU, could possibly have been avoided, but lack of experience can often negate talent. In other words, an "A" for talent, a "B-" for experience, and a "B+" at the mid-term...
...epee, John Hirschfeld started by taking two bouts. Hirschfeld returned to the lineup despite the broken wrist he suffered in last month's NYU contest. Matt Simmons also won two bouts, while sophomore Bob Barger won one. Marion said his epee team looked "pretty good" but was still "erratic" and, at times, "hysterical." The return of the Crimson's top epee man, senior Eric Reed, should help in settling down the epee class...
...Apple this weekend, and returned from their two-bout affair tasting both victory and defeat. Edo Marion's traveling band of blade brandishers slashed their way to a convincing 18-9 win over CCNY Friday night, but the Crimson fell to the steel of perennial powerhouse NYU in a hard fought 15-12 bout on Saturday...
...Saturday, the swords did not swing as smoothly however, as the squad fell victim to the effects of some late night backgammon, and faded badly in the final round against the Swedish-studded NYU team...