Word: sabers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson fields teams in all three types of fencing--saber, foil and epee--but has had particular success with its foil squad...
...saber competition is modeled on the notion that the duelers are on horseback. Only the top half of the body may be attacked but points can be scored with both the tip and side of the blade, which, fortunately, is blunt...
...foil team, led by captain Phillipe Bennet, had an off night however as only John Major was able to score the winning touch with consistency, sweeping his three matches. Bennett and freshman Eugene Vistola each won only one bout. Larry Tu's double victory in saber paced a 6-3 showing in that weapon, to round out the scoring...
...stomach ailment hindered the Crimson's number-one saber man Larry Tu, who failed to win a match, but Nick Tepe fared better in winning two out of three matches. John Chipman, after an early loss, was outpointed in his second bout after gaining a 1-3 lead...
...main opposition for the Ivy crown is Cornell, which has a strong Columbia saber contigent, and a Penn squad sporting considerable depth...