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...learned two things from the lopsided contest. First, he will probably use a heavier wrestler at 150 than John Peters (135) in order to match the opposition's size. Second, Lee will definitely re-schedule matches that are this challenging...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Middie Wrestlers Defeat Crimson Easily, 37-0 | 1/17/1972 | See Source »

Harvard won the first three weight classes against W & M, but only Frank Morgan (167) managed a decision in the next five bouts. Tied at 12-12, Scanion won at 190 against a wrestler who was stalling for a draw. Mareno then secured the victory with a draw against a strong W & M heavyweight...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Wrestlers' Late Rally Ties Penn; Scanlon and Mareno Lead Crimson | 12/13/1971 | See Source »

Starr (177) is suffering from a torn cartilage on the sternum of his rib cage. Wrestling does not endanger further injury, Lee said, but the original damage can bother a wrestler for a long time. "He's been running a lot and appears to be ready," Lee said...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Wrestlers Face Penn in Key Opener; Coach Confident of Upper Weights | 12/11/1971 | See Source »

Another problem with today's wrestlers which showed up in the bouts last week was the creeping Namathism which has gotten into the sport. You never saw the old time wrestlers going around in sequinned lame jump suits and diamond studded lavender robes. Nowadays, however, wrestlers don't feel they've made it unitl they start dressing up like Liberace, or even Lawrence Welk. Take, for instance, the match between Beautiful Bobby and Fred Blassie. (And what is a wrestler doing with a name like Beautiful Bobby anyway?) The referee was blinded by the gitler of the rhinesiones. You couldn...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Wrestlers Have Forgotten That Old Sporting Spirit | 11/19/1971 | See Source »

...other tag team match, Tarzan Tyler and Crazy Luke Graham faced Gorilla Monsoon and Victory Riverra. Victor's older brother. Mountain, was a fine wrestler in his day, and Victor has carried on the great tradition. Crazy Luke was tattled by the crowd's insistent chants of "Crazy Luke", but he managed to take the first fall, with a little help from his friend. This match was hard fouth, and it took 20 minutes for the first fall. The good guys triumphed in the end, and took the next two falls...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Wrestlers Have Forgotten That Old Sporting Spirit | 11/19/1971 | See Source »

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