Trying for its first Ivy League fencing victory, the varsity fencing team lost to a surprisingly tough Penn squad, 16 to 11, Saturday at Philadelphia. The Crimson won in foil, 7 to 2, with captain Bill Trebilcock taking three straight bouts, but the Quakers reversed the foil score in the other two divisions. Tonight the varsity will travel to Worcester for a contest with Holy Cross.

The Crimson track squad hit its lowest point of the season in the IC4A championships Saturday in Madison Square Garden. None of the five varsity entries could manage even a fifth place, as the Crimson failed to score a point for the first time since 1952.