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They staggered to get there, but once they had arrived at the NCAA fencing tournament in Wisconsin on Thursday, Crimson sabreman John Chipman and foilsman Gene Vastola blazed through preliminaries and into the final fence-offs in their respective weapons...
Last weekend at the ECAC fencing tournament, at which Chipman, Vastola and epeeman Robert Kaplan qualified for the NCAA's, Chipman won only five of 12 bouts and Vastola captured just four, as he became the twelfth and final eastern foil qualifier for the nationals...
...Thursday in Wisconsin Chipman and Vastola showed their better sides in making the final 24 in high-quality fields of 55. Chipman's preliminary bout victories included a conquest of defending sabre national champion. Notre Dame's Mike Sullivan...
Kaplan's respectable showing in the best pool of epee fencers qualified him for the national championships at Wisconsin next weekend. Two other Crimson fencers, Chipman and number-one foil fencer Gene Vastola, who finished 4-8, also qualified for the nations. Vastola squeaked his way into the nationals as the 12th and final foil qualifier...
...Vastola sliced the Lion's Wayne Miller, 5-2, in his opening battle, then breezed past Harold Cataquet, 5-2, gaining the last touch by disengaging his blade from Cataquet's before touching the Columbian's upper right shoulder...