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...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...
...Crimson swordsmen trounced Rutgers 16-11, turning yesterday into a black day for the Scarlet Knights...
Rutgers Scarlet Knights should provide the Crimson swordsmen with a challenging match in the I.A.M. at 2 p.m. today. A new coach took over a mediocre group of Knights two years ago, and has practically turned them into candidates for the Round Table. Rutgers is particularly strong in the epee--Harvard's current weakness...
Last year Rutgers outpointed the Crimson swordsmen...