Fencers Trounce Yale In Second Ivy Triumph

The Crimson fencing team ended its dual-meet fencing season Saturday afternoon with an easy win over Yale, 17-10. It was Harvard's second Ivy League victory, assuring the team first place in the Ivy League's second division.

Both the Crimson and the Blue entered the match with identical 1-3 records, having lost to the same teams by almost identical scores. The match was supposed to be a toss-up, but the Crimson surprised both the Elis and many of the spectators when it fenced as it should have been fencing all season-very well. It won easily at the saber, 7-2, and at the epee, 6-3, losing only at the foil, 4-5.

Larny Cetrulo and Rick Tolbert, both at saber, and epeeman Geza Tatrallay went undefeated in the match. With his three wins. Cetrulo finished his Ivy League dual meet season career with a superlative record, winning 41 of 45 Ivy bouts in three years. His total record this year included 31 wins and only 2 losses.

Tolbert, who started the season very slowly, won all three of his bouts, displaying both quickness and "cojones." Tattralay put on perhaps the best epee performance by a Crimson fencer all season.

All-American Tom Keller finished his Ivy League career with two wins, carrying his record to 13-2 in the Ivies. Al Shaw, at epee, also won two of his bouts.

The fencing season has not ended, however. This week, the Crimson travels to West Point for the Easterns, returns for four days, and flies out to the Air Force Academy for the Nationals next week. "It's a lot of fencing, and I thank God that I'm almost finished with my thesis," Cetrulo said.