Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...November of 1948 a former champion Big Ten heavyweight named Butch Jordan starled teaching the arm drag and the Oklahoma, the leg dive and the crucifix to interested Harvard wrestlers. Jordan had an adequate team that year--he had some good wrestlers and some who were inexperienced but looked as if they might come along given a season under Jordan. This year, these men have shown vast improvement; throw in a couple of holdovers from last season, an outstanding sophomore and, no doubt about it, Jordan has the makings of a very strong wrestling team...
...former Harvard wrestling captains also won titles. Don Louria, now attending the Medical School, won one match on default and gained a 4 to 1 decision over Joe Cardinucel to defend his 191-pound championship. Pete Fuller, competing in the heavyweight division, also took one match on default, scored a 3 to 0 decision in the semi-finals and pinned Dick Towel of Providence in the second period of the finals...
...producer and entrepreneur, father of one famous actress (the late Alice Brady) and husband of another (Grace George); in Manhattan. Producer of some 260 plays, including such outstanding hits as 'Way Down East, The First Mrs. Fraser and Street Scene, Brady found time on the side to manage Heavyweight Champions James J. ("Jim") Corbett and James J. ("Jim") Jeffries...
...varsity match, Brown was limited to decision victories in two middle weight bouts and a pin by heavyweight John Chernak. The score was 14-0 before Dave Michaels Beat Buddy king...
Going into the final bout, Harvard led, 17-6 had the outcome of the match depended on the heavyweight fight, will David would probably have wrestled. Larry Johnson, in his first varsity appearance was adequate against the far note experienced Chernak...