Word: sabers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harvard found itself trailing 6-3 by the end of the first round. Squeaking to victory in two of the saber matches, the Crimson unexpectedly lost two foil bouts and dropped all of the epee. The biggest upset of the day was strongman Sam Fout's no-touch loss in the foil...
Despite Viita's performance the foil team dropped their section of the match 4-5 and the saber team had the same losing record. Barnard was 2-1 and John Gersh and Tony Abbott managed a victory each...
...Only saber came anywhere near a win with a 5-4 loss by Bob Barnard. Ron Winfield. and Pres Abbott. Barnard and Winfield, each fenced extremely well, bringing in two wins each...
N.Y.U., playing its first home match of the season before a vocal crowd of 200, fenced all nine matches in the first round without a loss. Bob Barnard began to ease the embarrassment of the second round with a 5-3 victory over N.Y.U.'s number two saber. Harvard won three of the next five saber bouts, confirming the trend of the season's first four matches which indicated greater strength in saber than epee or foil...
...Winfield, a junior who won all three of his bouts last week against C.C.N.Y., was victorious in his 1st two saber matches and substitute Abott won a third round saber match against Nelson...