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Another exceptional squad is the wrestling team. Its members have fought to gain a 6-0-1 record, including an impressive 24-16 victory over Springfield, one of the East's strongest teams. The chief Varsity prospect is Danny Naylor, who may be the best 130 pounder to have entered Harvard in a decade. Coach Johnny Lee feels that Naylor could move into varsity competition immediately. Two other wrestlers with varsity potential are Tom Bussing at 160 and Howard Chatterton...
Undefeated heavyweight Tack Chase heads the Crimson lineup, unchanged from the Springfield meet except at 167, where Dave Worcester will sub for ailing Chris Wickens...
Funny thing about little Springfield College and its little wrestling team. The funny thing is it's a good little wrestling team, possibly the best little wrestling team in the country, and Harvard may have more than it can handle when it travels to Springfield tonight for a match with the Maroons...
Last year in Cambridge. Springfield blasted the Crimson 30 to 4 as Harvard managed only a pair of ties. This season, the Maroons have beaten Cornell (although the Big Red wasn't using its ordinary starting lineup) and were recently ranked the top small college team in the NCAA...
Some of the better Harvard wrestlers will be facing stiff matches. Howie Henjyoji wrestles Charlie Dameron of Springfield at 123, and Paul Padlak meets the Maroons' John Doss at 160. Chris Wickens and Jeff Grant, at 167 and 177 for the Crimson, take on Fred Peraino and Joe Cerra. Padlak scored the only pin against Columbia on Saturday...