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SWORDSMEN TRIUMPH IN N.Y.U. ENGAGEMENTVarsity Foilsmen Take Measure of Violet, 15-2—Lion Weak in Sabres.In Saturday’s rapier set-to, Columbia’s Varsity fencers swamped the formidable N. Y. U. team by a 15-2 count in the local foils room. The Lion foilsmen lived up to their early season promise and shut out theViolet, 9-0. Only in the sabre department was the up-town delegation able to score, Riccobene easily taking his two bouts.Csernyak, of N. Y. U., reputed to be the former Austrian champion, proved himself the long distance foils star of the encounter. Flashing an aggressive attack he pursued several of the Columbia fencers around the room, Block on one occasion being forced to flee to the running track. Despite his formidable style of swordsmanship, he turned out to be peculiarly vulnerable and lost every one of his bouts. In the Har-vard-N. Y. U. meet two weeks ago Csernyak wounded Lane in the neck with his foil.Bloomer, the Lion star foilsman,rlirl fko tyi oof a a
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New York Columbia Spectator
New York, New York, US
Mon, Mar 03, 1924
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Louise R.
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