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Although Yale's strong swordsmen placed first in all three weapons in the New England division of the Intercollegiate Fencing Association meet at the B. A. A. gymnasium Saturday evening, the weakened Harvard teams gained second places in the foils and epee and will represent the University in these events in the finals at New York next week. Dartmouth's sabre team qualified, while M. I. T. did not place.
Four Crimson men qualified in the individual events. D. I. Modell '30 put up the most brilliant exhibition of the evening when he won eight bouts in the foils and lost only one. His teammate, M. U. Copeland '29, won six and lost three, and will accompany him to New York.
Modell Stars
In addition to his performance in the foils, Modell entered the epee competition and qualified there also with two victories and two defeats. S. C. Smith '31, who has been improving steadily all season, likewise gained a place with three wins and one loss.
The summaries of the team matches are as follows:
Foils
Yale 5, Harvard 4: Modell (H) defeated Righeimer (Y), 5-4; Overstreet (Y), 5-4. Copeland (H) defeated Righheimer (Y), 5-3; Overstreet (Y), 5-4. Righeimer (Y) defeated Oetinger (H), 5-3. Walker (Y) defeated Modell (H), 5-4; Copeland (H), 5-3; Oettinger (H), 5-2. Overstreet (Y) defeated Oettinger (H), 5-1.
Harvard 7, M. I. T. 2: Modell (H)defeated Harris (MIT), 5-3; Hamilton (MIT), 5-1; Earle (MIT), 5-2. Copeland (H) defeated Hamilton (MIT), 5-2; Earle (MIT), 5-4; Oetinger (H) defeated Earle (MIT), 5-2; Hamilton (MIT), 5-2. Harris (MIT) defeated Copeland (H), 5-2; Oettinger (H), 5-2.
Harvard 6, Dartmouth 3: Modell (H) defeated Berger (D), 5-3; Stoodley (D), 5-2; Calver (D), 5-3. Copeland (H) defeated Berger (D), 5-3; Studley (D), 5-1. Oettinger (H) defeated Calver (D), 5-2. Calver (D) defeated Copeland (H), 5-1. Stoodley (D) defeated Oettinger (H), 5-2. Berger (D) defeated Oettinger (H), 5-3.
Epee
Harvard 3, M. I. T. 1: Smith (H) defeated Harris (MIT) and Deake (MIT). Modell (H) defeated Deake (MIT). Harris (MIT) defeated Modell (H).
Harvard 2, Yale 2: Hill (Y) defeated Smith (H) and Modell (H). Modell (H) defeated Righeimer (Y). Smith (H) defeated Righeimer (Y).
Sabre
M. I. T. 3, Harvard 1: Harris (MIT) defeated Winter (H), 5-2; Ebrich (H), 5-4. Knononoff (MIT) defeated Winter (H), 5-1. Ehrich (H) defeated Kononoff (MIT), 5-2.
Yale 4, Harvard 0: Hyde (Y) defeated Ehrich (H), 5-3; Winter (H), 5-4. Ward (Y) defeated Ehrich (H), 5-2; Winter (H), 5-1.
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