Showing form greatly improved over that of a week ago, the University fencing team had little trouble in defeating Columbia 9-8, Saturday, at the Hemenway Gymnasium.

In the evening the University swords-men were downed by the Boston Athletic Association, 5-0, in a preliminary match of the Wilbur Cup competition at the B. A. A.

The summary: Harvard 9, Columbia 8.

Epee: J. J. Mackin '32 defeated Larsen (C) and Gulbrason (C), F. C. Fiechter Jr. '32 defeated Larsen and Gulbrason.

Foils: H.B. Wesselman '31 defeated Marson (C), 5-4. Roth (C) defeated Wesselman, 5-3. Wesselman defeated Brocimer (C), 5-4. H.C. Cassidy '31 defeated Marson, 5-0. Brocimer. (C) defeated Cassidy, 5-4. Cassidy defeated Celeste (C), 5-0. J. D. Allen Jr. '32 defeated Marson, 5-3. Brocimer (C) defeated Allen, 5-2. Roth, (C) defeated Allen, 5-3.

Sabre: Crob (C) defeated R. B. Lawson '32, and W. M. Wing '31. Gulbrason (C) defeated L. C. Winter '31 and R. K. Leonard '30.