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Fencing Team Gains Eighth Successive Win From B. U.

Freshmen Rally To Defeat Providence High School, 6-3

Displaying the same powerful attack that has characterized their previous meets of the year, the Varsity Fencing team decisively defeated Boston University Saturday 12-1 in the Indoor Athletic Building. The Crimson excelled in the foils event where it won every match. This win marks the eighth straight victory for the undefeated Harvard team.

The summary:

Foils: Robert C. Ackerman '35 defeated Yoffa (B), 5-0, Simmons (B), 5-2, and Cohen (B), 5-3; Jihn G. Hurd '34 defeated Cohen (B), 5-3, Yoffa (B), 5-1, and Simmons (B), 5-0; Philip E. Lilienthal '36 defeated Summer (B), 5-1, Cohen (B), 5-4, and Yoffa (B), 5-1.

Epee: Edward E. Langenau '35 defeated Yoffa (B), 2-0; Webster F. Williams '35 defeated Cohen (B), 2-0, and Yoffa (B), 2-1; Cohen (B) defeated Langenan, 2-1.

Freshmen Beat Providence High

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Undaunted by two straight defeats in the first two matches, the Freshman Fencing team started a rally which was too strong for the Providence High School men and won their seventh straight victory Saturday by the score 6 to 3. The team appeared exceptionally strong in the last few matches and are favored to defeat Yale Saturday.

The summary:

Foils: Holt (P) defeated William F. Gerber, 5-3; Shaskauskas (P) defeated Laval J. LeBoeuf, 5-3 and William B. Berssenbrugge, 5-4; Berssenbrugge defeated Farrell (P), 5-1, and Holt (P), 5-4; LeBoeuf defeated Holt (P), 5-0, and Farrell (P), 5-3; Gerber defeated Farrell (P), 5-2; John Seegar defeated Shaskauskas, 5-3.

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