MARCH 25, 1934 THE MICHIGAN DAILY * -U- PLAY & L YB- PLAY By AL NEWMAN Best Man... "POUND for pound, the best college wrestler in the United States" .. that's the distinction that the coach- es pinned on Ben Bishop, 155-pound wrestling star from Lehigh Univer- sity. What's more, he richly deserved it. Aggressive, fast and heady, the trimly built Easterner sailed throug- his preliminary-bouts in fine shape. But he ran into a stocky lad ap. propriately named Stout, from South. western Teachers' College of Okla. homa. * * * I I J4 '1 ooners Place Ten Grapplersj In Final Round ack Harrod Loses Close Decision To Pat Devine, DefendingChampion Now there was a match. To me, it was the outstanding bout of the entire tournament. Stout was a very ; tough proposition for his slighter op- i ponent. He ran up quite a time ad-; vantage on Bishop, but Bishop fought; out time and again, breaking clear at the end of just over five minutes to clamp a pinning hold on with lightning-like rapidity and win the title by stretching Stout . ** * AS a close second in display of wrestling skill, I should like to mention Wayne Martin, of Oklahoma U. In an exhibition bout (forced by the injury of Devine of Indiana in his victory over Harrod of Michigan yesterday afternoon) with the de- feated Harrod, Martin pinned the gamely-fighting Harrod after eight minutes with a cross-scissors and a headlock. AND then honorable m e n t i o n should go to Ross Flood of Okla- homna A. & M. who pinned Eldon Stout of Southwestern Teachers' it the finals. Another Aggies' man, Alan Kelley, also deserves honorable mention for the tourney. Despite Michigan Capt. Art Mosier's game struggle in the 145-pound final, Kel- ley won out by a clear margin to take the national title. AGAIN in the honorable mention list, as in the list of any inter- collegiate tourney in the last couple of years, there is the redoubtable Ralph Teague in the unlimited divi- sion. Built with all the strength and fighting-power of a dreadnaught, Teague was probably the most col- orful figure in the entire meet. He was a member of the U. S. Olympic team in the recent cam- paign,.and is -just about as effective in the ring as an army tank. After a bitter battle by smaller Barney Cos- neck of Illinois, Teague managed to catch and pin him after an endeavor of eight minutes. To Teague also goes the honor for the best bon mot of the meet. It happened this afternoon as he was atop Otto Kuss, gigantic heavy from Indiana trying to clamp a hold tight- ly enough to pin both shoulders to the mat. It was quite a tussle as such struggles are, and the crowd was offering advice, as crowds at a wrestling match do. One individual at the ringside par- ticularly was on his feet and gesticu- lating wildly in an attempt to tell Teague what to do. Teague looked up from his labor with a wry grin and queried, "Who's doing this, any- rk # My friend, Nick Londes, of Detroit, famed as that city's "premier wrest- ling promoter," did not show up at the bouts last night even though Cliff Keen offered him a free ticket. Ob- ject of the visit would have been to discuss a possible rassle between the Michigan coach and the promoter. Late reports from the front indicate that the bout is tabled indefinitely.. . Oklahoma, the seat of collegiate wrestling in the country, led the way into the finals of the National Inter- collegiate wrestling meeit yesterday afternoon, placing 10 of her native sons among the 16 finalists. Southwestern Teachers College led the way for the Oklahomans with four men in the final round, Okla- homa Aggies followed with three, Oklahoma University qualified two, and Central State Teachers account- ed for the other. Of the remaining winners of the semi-final rounds yesterday after- noon, Indiana University placed three in the finals, with Michigan, Illinois and Lehigh each having one repre- sentative. Five Champions In Finals Five champions qualified to de- fend their titles by winning semi- final matches: Rex Perry, 118-bound titleholder, won his afternoon match by pinning Alvie Natvig with a body lock; Ross Flood, 126-pound cham- pion, went to the finals by gaining a decision over Oliver Cellin; Pat Devine, 135-pound champion, won a questionable decision from Jack Har- rod, Michigan, to go to the finals; Alan Kelley, who won the 1933 title at 145-pounds gained a berth in the finals against Art Mosier, Michigan's captain, by pinning Perd Hanley with a body press; and Ralph Teague, un- limited champion, continued the de- fense of his crown by pinning Otto Kuss with a half nelson and a body lock. Mosier was the only Wolverine in the meet to gain a place in the finals. In the semi-finals, the Michigan leader won a decision from Bob Lar- son, of Iowa. The two wrestled on even terms in the first two minutes, neither being able to obtain an ad- vantage. Mosier Beats Larson In the first four-minute period, Mosier secured the advantage and held it throughout the period. Larson couldn't hold his advantage in the second period, and Mosier won his way to the finals by gaining the referee's decision. Harrod's defeat at the hands of De- vine, the defending champion was a heart-break for the Wolverine. Semi-Final Round Summaries 118 lbs.: Perry (Oklahoma Aggies) pinned Natvig (Iowa State Teachers College) with body lock, 2:10. Bush (Indiana) defeated Parkey (South- western Teachers College, Okla.) in overtime. 126 lbs.: Flood (Oklahoma Aggies) defeated Cellini (Indiana); Eldon Stout (Southwestern Teachers) de- feated Golubitsky (Temple). 135 lbs.: Martin (Oklahoma U.) de- feated Becker (Rochester, N.Y. Me- chanics). Devine (Indiana) defeated Harrod (Michigan). 145 lbs.: Kelley (Oklahoma Aggies) pinned Hanley (Northwestern) with body press, 8:10. Mosier (Michigan) defeated Larson (Iowa U.) 155 lbs.: Bishop (Lehigh) defeated Lewis (Oklahoma Aggies. Foy Stout (Southwestern Teachers) defeated Kaufman (Northwestern). 165 lbs.: Foreman (Oklahoma U.) defeated Gillum (Indiana. England (Southwestern Teachers) defeated Ellison (Cornell College). 175 lbs.: Schellstede (Central State Teachers, Okla.) defeated Dupree (Oklahoma Aggies. Voliva (Indiana) defeated McCullough (Southwestern Teachers. Heavyweight: Teague (Southwest- ern Teachers) pinned Kuss (Indiana) with half nelson and body lock, 7:43. Cosneck (Illinois) defeated Bonino (Lehigh). 1934 WRESTLING CHAMPIONS 118 pounds: Rex Peery, Oklaho- ma A. & M. 126 pounds: Ross Flood, Okla- homa A. & M. 135 pounds: Wayne Martin, Oklahoma University. 145 pounds: Alan Kelley, Okla- homa A. & M. 155 pounds: Ben Bishop, Le- high. 165 pounds: Marion Foreman, Oklahoma University. 175 pounds: Dick Voliva, In- diana. Heavyweight: Ralph Teague, Southwestern Teachers, Oklaho- ma. Gridiron Drills Now Include Grid Veterans Spring practice has swung into full stride at the Yost Field House with the arrival of Captain Tom Austin and several more men from last year's squad, including Chester Beard, Bill Borgmann, Willard Hildebrand, Tage Jacobson, and Eli Soodik. Hildebrand who starred at tackle and guard for the Wolverines last year is again demonstrating his ver- satility, as a candidate for the full- back position this spring. Soodik, a substitute center last fall, is out for a guard position. The footballers were going through hard practices last week in which blocking was stressed by Coach Kipke. All of the Varsity squad of last year with the exception of those out for other sports are expected to re- port next week. Track T eam Wins Title At Butler Relays (Continued from Page 1) (Fuqua, Cramer, Hornbostel, Hobbs)', second, Purdue; third, Nebraska; fourth Kansas State. Time, 10 min- utes 48.7 seconds. University four-mile relay - Won I by Notre Dame (Robert, King, Mc-' Farlane, Young); second, Michigan State; third, Michigan; tied for fourth, Drake and Illinois. Time, 18 minutes 30.2 seconds. High Jump --Won by Ward, Mich- igan (6 feet 5 7-8 inches); second, Murphy, Notre Dame; third, Stan- bach, Pittsburgh, Kansas Teachers; fourth, Yarnell, Chicago. New Relays1 record. Former record 6 feet 5 1-2 inches by Ward, 1933. College mile relay - Won by West- ern State Normal (Russel, Mallard, Pfingst, Mullins); second, Michigan Normal; third, Carleton; fourth, De- Pauw. Time, 3:31.5. College medley relay (440, 880, 1320, mile) -Won by Butler (Carr, Low- ther, Zahn, Sears); second, Pitts- burgh, Kansas Teachers; third, Mi- ami; fourth, Depauw. Time, 10 min- utes, 55 seconds. University one-mile relay (run in two heats, fastest times scoring) - Won by Indiana, (Harpold, Bicking, Hornbostel, Fuqua); second, Ohio State; third, Pittsburgh; fourth, Kan- sas. Time, 3:29.1. Pole vault -Tied for first, second, third, and fourth, Coffman, Kansas; Seely, Illinois; Lowry, Michigan Nor- mal; and Hunn, Michigan. Height 13 feet 2 1-4 inches. FINAL STANDINGS Oklahoma A. & M. 29. Indiana 19. University of Oklahoma 14. Southwestern Teachers of Ok- lahoma 13. Lehigh 7. Spring, Mass., Y.M.C.A. 4. Michigan 3. Central State Teachers College, Oklahoma 3. Iowa State Teachers College 3. Cornell College 2. Illinois 2. Washington and Lee 1. Temple 1. Rochester Mechanics 1. University of Iowa 1. Humorous Incidents Relieve Tension As Wrestlers Groan Cold Weather Keeps Baseball Squad Indoors This "spring weather" is making Coach Ray Fisher more desperate on each succeeding day. Here it is only two weeks before he will take his ball team East for a series of seven games with Eastern collegiate nines, and his boys haven't been benefitted by a single day of outdoor practice. The Eastern teams have been out- doors for a week already, and they should be farther along in condition than the Michigan squad. Coach' Fisher has threatened to take his team onto Ferry Field next week, even if the boys have to throw snow- balls. Several of the candidates, most of them veterans, have been hitting the ball hard in the cages. Ted Petos- key is the most able hitter on the squad at present, followed closely by Clayt Paulson and Russ Oliver. Avon Artz, Ted Chapman, Stan Waterbor, and John Regeczi are also rapidly finding their eyes. Of the sophomores, George Ford has shown the best batting ability, and it is almost certain that he will hold down the hot corner, when the season starts. "Whitey" Wistert has been seen pounding the ball in the cages, which gives the impression that he will play in the outfield or on first base, when he isn't pitching. Besides the lettermen, Wistert, Patchin, and Tillotson, other pitch- ers who have shown up well in the cages are Leslie Fish, Art Settle, Ed Wilson, Milton Meltzer, and Ronald Wolf. The Lundgren family of Ann Arbor challenges any other group to excell, or even equal, their athletic record. Each of the three boys, Richard, Clarence, and Henry has been captain of the Ann Arbor High school bas- ketball team. i It ii i i s 1 Matt Mann, who gets almost as much publicity as Michigan's "lea- ther-lunged announcer" as he does as a coach of championship swim- ming teams, pulled the prize boner in the National Wrestling meet Fri- day afternoon. The last match of the afternoon's session was between Hilton Ponto, Michigan, and Marion Foreman, Uni- versity of Oklahoma, in the quarter- finals of the 165-pound division. Nei- ther could secure an advantage in the first two minutes, and as a result, the remaining eight minutes were di- vided into two, four-minute periods with the two grapplers taking turns getting behind the other at the be- ginning of each period. Foreman won the toss for the first period, the advantage enabling him to pin Ponto in 3:15. Mann, who evidently was in a hurry to get home to dinner, jumped to his feet and announced that Foreman had pinned Ponto in the last match. About half of the crowd promptly left the gym, those near the mat remaining when they noticed that the bout was not yet over. Mann had evidently forgotten that the other four-minute period had to be wrestled before the final decision could be made. fending champion from S.T.C., Okla., attracted the most attention. The crowd was pulling for the champ to pin Kuss and he did with a half nel- son and body lock, much to the de- light of the spectators. The most amusing happening in the two-day meet occurred Friday night after the 145-pound, match between Perd Hanley, Northwestern, and Louis Lomlinson, C.S.T.C., Okla. The two had wrestled through two overtime periods with neither getting much of an advantage and when it came to making the decision, Kelly, the referee, was nonplussed as to whom might be the "winnah." In order to concentrate better, he kneeled on the edge of the mat while he thought it over. Not to be out- done, Hanley kneeled beside him and Tomlinson stood in front oa him, both with belligerent looks in their eyes. Perhaps Hanley's companion- ship was too much for Kelly because the Wildcat got the decision. The Stouts of Oklahoma are a clannish family. Three of them rep- resented Southwestern Teachers Col- lege in the Nationals: Eldon in the 126-pound class; Ernie in the 135; and Foy in the 145. Just to make sure that the family was well repre- sented, the wife of their elder brother came along, accompanied by her young daughter, and the two were interested and enthusiastic specta- tors at all the sessions. Those Stouts are mighty good wrestlers, too. Oklahoma's Wre stling Mentor, Uses 4-Year Training Season Otto Kuss, representing Indiana in the unlimited class, made himself quite unpopular with Friday night's crowd in his quarter-final match with Chuck Barrett, who wore the colors of Geneva College. Kuss, a tall, dark-haired man-mountain, had Barrett face-down on the mat and was using a reverse armlock in an attempt to roll him over for a fall. The hold carries a terrific amount of punishment and Barrett finally "couldn't take it any more" and let out a hearty bellow. And what a bellow ! Otto Kelly, who was refereeing, made Kuss stop this method of tor- ture, but Chuck was almost out after that and proved an easy victim to a half nelson. When Kelly raised Kuss' arm in victory, the crowd heartily booed the Hoosier. In the semi-finals, the bout be- tween Kuss and Ralph Teague, de- By FRED BUESSER Under Coach E. C. Gallagher, Ok- lahoma A. & M. has produced 40 national champions, 10 Olympic teams, two world's championships, and has lost only four dual meets in 19 years. The Aggies ran their string of unbroken victories up to 74 over a period of 11 years and have been defeated only once in dual meets, since 1920. Coach Gallagher, in an interview yesterday, outlined the underlying causes which have been responsible for this remarkable wrestling rec- ord. As the fundamental keys to the solution of Oklahoma's extraordinary success, Coach Gallagher emphasized the extent to which prep school wrestling is developed in the cowboy state, and the intensive period of training through which every A. & M. wrestler must pass. There are a hundred high schools in the state of Oklahoma where wrestling is a major sport rating on an equal basis with football. An an indication of th ability which these youngsters acquire, teams from one or another of the various Oklahoma schools have won 59 national high school championships. To show even more clearly the strangle hold that Oklahoma has held over national wrestling Coach Gallagher pointed out that by actual figures one-third of the contestants in the present National meet come from the state where Indians last ran wild. In fact it is the spirit of the pioneers which, in his opinion, en- ables the boys to willingly submit to the strict four-year training period upon which he insists. Summer, win- ter, spring, and fall Coach Gallagher insists upon his men keeping in wrestling condition. There are no lay-offs. Each man is thus in con- dition to wrestle at his natural weight and there is never any of the strain that goes with sweating off four or five pounds before a big meet.. Coach Gallagher revealed a most interesting fact about himself in the course of the interview. For the past 15 years he has spent two hours a day in the study of anatomy. He has come to have a thorough knowledge of every muscle in the human body which figures in possible leverage and he is constantly keeping abreast of the times in Canada and Europe as new developments in both anatomy and psychology are made and trans- mitted to him. He incorporates these new ideas into his own teach- ing principles and by drilling his men in the scientific application of the 500 different variations of wrest- ling holds which they are required to master, he produces winning teams year- after year. 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