Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last Year's talented but indifferent squad has given way to a group of positive thinkers. Led by captain Harry Jergesen, the new outfit has the elan vital so notably absent in last year's team but lacks its experience and speed...
Jergesen, the team's only acknowledged star, has the technique and speed to be all-America in epee this year, according to Coach Marion. "He's dynamic and aggressive, a real fencing temperament," Marion said. Jergesen was first team all-Ivy two years ago but slipped into a slump his junior year. But at the end of the season he came surging back to win most of his bouts in the final matches...
Another junior sabre man, Ron Winfield, has speed and smooth technique but lacks bout experience. Senior John Gersh and sophomore Tony Abbott will wield their weapons at Holy Cross, but they will have to prove themselves in pre-Ivy bouts to crack the starting lineup...
...third line features speed, with sophomore Ron Mark joining juniors Bobby Bauer and Pete Mueller. Left wing Mark has a reputation as a goal-getter and center Bauer's prowess in that capacity is proven...
...Right Partner. Colvin says that the basic idea for the school stems from his experiences at Olivetti. There he was involved in a frustrating assignment. Anxious to move rapidly into the lucrative field of office copying machines, Olivetti decided on a merger to speed up the process. Trouble was, the company found it all but impossible to locate the right partner. The more Colvin pondered this, the more he became convinced that other businessmen were also being held back by what he now calls "uncoordinated efforts." Still others lacked connections with knowledgeable investment-banking firms who could provide merger assistance...