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...runs the risk of wasting effort to promote an unsuccessful candidate. "You don't get a kid interested who's not in the ballpark," Lee says, but even then there is a danger of misjudging badly. Lee recounts the story of a how he courted one wrestler--who has since gone on to post a phenomenal NCAA tournament record--with hopes of Harvard admission, only to see the committee reject him. The rejection soured the wrestler's family on Harvard so much that his younger brothers--who probably could have made the school--never considered coming to Cambridge...
Died. Antonino Rocca, 49, flamboyant wrestler who claimed that he knew "the secret of life" (good blood circulation) and would live to be 150; of a urinary tract infection; in Manhattan. Born in Italy, Rocca grew up in Argentina and became one of its most popular wrestlers. He moved to the U.S. in 1949, delighting millions of fans around the ring and on TV with his barefoot dropkick, in which he leaped into the air, pummeling his opponent with both feet...
...Agostino, who shuttled between the 177- and 190-weight classes during the course of the season, was selected "Most Valuable" wrestler on the strength of a 12-1 record. D'Agostino totaled more points than any other member of the team, having tallied nine pins. The junior also won two bouts in the post-season EIWA tourney after losing to Princeton's Keith...
...Cusumano, who wrestled at 134 pounds, was named the "Most Improved" grappler as he posted a 3-1-2 mark while Bixby received the annual plaque awarded to the wrestler who shows the most intestinal fortitude during the course of the season. Doug Mason was honored with the junior varsity equivalent of Bixby's plaque...
...sort of a second effort trophy," said head coach John Lee to describe Bixby's and Mason's silverware, which was bequeathed in honor of late Harvard wrestler John Imire...