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Jimmy Carter is not the only person to have been re-born recently. The second birth of foil fencer Gene Vastola led the Harvard swordsmen over Columbia, 15-12, Saturday at the IAB, in the Crimson's last dual meet of the season...
...Vastola, considered one of the experienced anchors of a largely inexperienced squad at the beginning of the year, has had increasing difficulty in meets in the last part of the season. After he lost all three bouts against the admittedly powerful Penn foilsmen, coach Ben Zivkovic said, "Vastola, he's a puzzle. Earlier today he had his best lesson of the year and then he gets six touches in three bouts...
...Saturday against Columbia, Vastola delivered the kind of stalwart performance Zivkovic had depended on, limiting his opponents to five touches and capturing the 14th bout--which clinched the Crimson's victory...
...foil, Eric Mendelbaum and Dave McClees both conquered Rich Berlin, but neither they nor Gene Vastola could dent the armor of Penn's Robert Wolfson and Jack Tichacek, who are now 23-1 together in the Ivies this year...
Foil fencer Gene Vastola asked the director for time, took hold of the end of his blade and began to bend it to the desired shape; the blade broke. That episode typified Harvard's experiences Saturday as Princeton turned a fencing match that was supposed to be close into an 18-9 shellacking...