On Saturday at Annapolis, the Harvard University fencing team was decisively defeated by the Navy, by the score of 13 to 4.
The Midshipmen won the foils event 7 to 2 and took all four of the bouts with the sabre. With the epee, Harvard gained an even break, 2 to 2.
Howard of the Navy was the only man to come through with a clean record. Both D. I. Modell '30 and M. U. Copland '29 forced him to a 5 to match. The latter was the star for Harvard, scoring both of Harvard's points in the foils. C. B. H. Hollister '29 and S. C. Smith '31 were the only other Harvard winners, defeating respectively MacFarlane and Wilbur of the Navy in the epee.
The summary:
Folls: Wait (N) defeated C. B. H. Hollister '29, 5-2; Howard (N) defeated D. L. Modell '30, 5-4; M. U. Copland '29 defeated Steer (N), 5-4; Howard (N) defeated C. B. H. Hollister '29, 5-3; Steer (N) defeated D. L. Modell '30, 5-2; M. U. Copland '29 defeated Waite (N), 5-3; Steer (N) defeated C. B. H. Hollister '29, 5-3; Wait (N) defeated J. S. Qettinger '30, 5-4; Howard (N) defeated M.U. Copland '29, 5-4.
Epee: S. C. Smith '31 defeated Wilbur (N), 1-0; C. B. H. Hollister '29 defeated MacFarlane (N), 1-0; MacFarlane (N) defeated S. C. Smith '31, 1-0; Wilbur (N) defeated C. B. H. Hollister '29, 1-0.
Sabre: Loomis (N) defeated G. H. Umbsen '30, 5-3; Eller (N) defeated R. W. Ehrich '30, 5-3; Loomis (N) defeated R. W. Ehrich '30, 5-1; Eller (N) defeated L. C. Winter '31, 5-2.
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