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Fencing--Men who participate in any four meet win a minor H. Major H's go to individual winners in the Intercollegiate Fencing Association, and to winning teams at the I.F.A. tourney in epee, foils, or saber. Double credit for Yale...
...last week two cars carrying the duelists, their seconds and their doctors, drove out of Paris. In a clearing in the Forest of Senart, Fèvre and Merindol got out and took their positions. Merindol had frantically practiced saber fighting for four days, but he was no match for Fèvre's skill. After a few parries the heavy cavalry sword dropped from his bleeding hand. The umpire pronounced him fit to fight on, but had to stop the duel a few seconds later. Fèvre was striking out so furiously (see cut") that he feared...
Yesterday's contest was the third event in the three day meet. The foil matches were Monday and the saber matches were Tuesday. Each day's contest had 14 separate elimination matches, the winner of each gaining one point for his House...
...finals of each day were as follows: Monday (foil) Pierce beat Larry Zeitlin of Kirkland; Tuesday (saber) Pierce beat Paul Ode of Adams; yesterday (epee) Pierce beat Ode again...
Adams House maintained its lead in the inter-House fencing tournament yesterday, winning five points by taking the saber competition...