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...toughest fights of the afternoon were staged between Pete Illman and his Tufts opponent, Lewis Loring, in the 155 pound class, and between Don Lowry and Ralph Sherry of Tufts in the 175 pound class...
Last year the grapplers whitewashed the Tufts contingent 34-0, and with the single exception of the 1.75 pound class they should be able to perform the same feat this year. In the 175 pound class Don Lowry, football guard, is to wrestle, but a complete lack of experience definitely slates him as the underdog in his weight...
Another change this week is the shift of Jimmy Redmon to the 121 pound class, but Ted Schoenberg will wrestle 128 again. At 135 Ray Stone managed to hold his own during the week's trials, and Thomas is all set to try to repeat his spectacular victory of last week...
While officially Bill Daughaday is not listed in the 165 pound class, it is still uncertain whether he or Hal Tine takes the mat tomorrow in this weight. Pete Illman, in perhaps the best trim he has been for a long while, looks like a real threat in the 165 pound class. Some hard workouts during the week have ironed out a few difficulties, and he can now be placed among the best wrestlers on the team. Tudor Gardiner is slated to grapple unlimited this week...
Many bands either drag when they try it, or think that the nervous excitement resulting from the "stiff" drive style is better. Goodman used to think so, and things like "Sing, Sing, Sing" resulted. But people soon tire of the constant pound of the style and grow sick of the dearth of ideas in the music. So Goodman is trying to shift his band to the other style. Whether he will succeed is a moot question...