Fencers to Challenge M. I. T. Today; Beavers May Put Up A Struggle

The varsity fencing team has yet to beat a team from New York, but its record against Massachusetts teams is perfect. The Crimson will have a chance to extend its Massachusetts winning streak to three, if it can get past the M. I. T. Engineers tonight.

Harvard faced the Engineers earlier in the season and defeated them. 17-10. Since then the Crimson has dropped a match to Columbia; while M. I. T. streaked past Fordham. 17-10, but could not get past a Stevens Tech team, losing the match by one bout. Playing on home territory, the M. I. T. fencers may give the Crimson some trouble. "We may not win by as many bouts, but I don't thin we can lose," Crimson Coach Edo Marion said yesterday.

Still Sick

John Reitz and Art Weissman will miss their second consecutive match. Both fencers, who failed to make the trip to New York last Saturday, are still sick. They contributed five victories in the last match against the Engineers. The Crimson will need strong performances from its inexperienced sophomores to cover up for Reitz and Weissman.

Supposedly, M. I. T.'s foilers are its strong suit. The Crimson foilers managed to defeat them by one bout last December. Without the services of Weissman and after a particularly bad match against the Lion, the Crimson foilers could lose badly once more. The fencers might win tonight, but it could be close, very close.