Word: swordsmen
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Harvard's fencers ventilated Brandeis 16-11 on Monday. The Crimson swordsmen took a quick lead with a 7-2 victory in foil, and cruised the rest of the way, winning sabre 5-4 and dropping epee by the same score...
Nationally ranked New York University swept the final three epee matches to nip an upset-minded Crimson squad 14-13 at the I.A.B. Saturday. It was a heartbreaker for the Harvard swordsmen, who lost all three of those matches 5-4, and with them the chance to beat N.Y.U. for the first time in the history of fencing competition between the two schools...
...Sign of Colonialism. Christianity in North Africa goes back to the 2nd century; great councils of bishops were held in Carthage. In the 7th century, Moorish swordsmen swept unchecked across North Africa, and thriving Christian communities were gradually converted to the law of Mohammed. Pope Pius IX restored the Tunisian hierarchy following the French occupation in 1881, and after World War II the country's Catholic population reached a peak of 300,000, nearly all of them Europeans. Thanks to post-independence emigration, there are 45,000 Catholics left; the empty churches stand as a sign...
...When the settlers came to America," explains Ed Lucia, a top U.S. fencing coach, "they came with an ax, not with a sword." Even today many Americans consider the sport effete-incorrectly, for swordsmanship throughout history has been equated with valor, stamina, agility. Fencing is still dominated by the swordsmen of Europe. Frenchmen have won individual foils in seven of the last 13 Olympic competitions. Italian Olympians have won the last six individual épée gold medals; even more remarkable, the Hungarians have won the team saber title in every Olympics since 1928, and failed to win only...
...Crimson swordsmen will face the Big Red of Cornell Saturday in what should prove a colorful match; Cornell edged Harvard 14-13 last year, and this season's contest may be as close...