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...teammates wrestled with Penn State, some 3,300 fans elbowed their way into Lehigh's Grace Hall, and not until the champ had pinned his man with a reverse chancery and body press did the town relax. Saddened by Lehigh's team loss, 17-13, John Pappajohn, 59, a local shoemaker and undisputed dean of Bethlehem wrestling buffs, took his consolation from Ike's victory. "He wrestle Turkish method," said grey-mustachioed Pappajohn, remembering his own youth in Turkey. "That cross body ride, that is Turkish method...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bethlehem's Champ | 1/23/1956 | See Source »

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