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… on the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee, is not gunning for the team championship but will be out to see that his two bright charges bring home the bacon in 155 and heavyweight divisions. Courtright…

…, defending Nation- al 155-pound titlist, has wrestled at 165 during the current cam- paign but will drop down to 155 to defend his crown in the NCAA meet. Courtright captured the Conference crown three weeks…

….1e Mikles, State's 155 pounder provided the feature bout of the evening as he won a decision over Michigan's Bob Betzig, previously undefeated in seven matches. This loss not only terminated Betzig…

… at 145 - pounds while D fean and Johnson have also seen action. Bob Allen will grapple for the Maize and Blue at 175 while Bill Varga will fill the 155-pound slot to complete the lineup. national…

…, Reds 5 155-Pound Boxer Captures I-M Trophy' i Kentucky NCAA Champs I Harrison Kee Dean,_Edberg, By L. E. NELSON For the second straight year Bob Harrison has walked off with the Intramural boxing…

… captain) took the 155-pound filled the Sports BuildingI crown in decisioning Jack Hall-; night to watch- top competit berg after taking the title last year in 17 different sports. in the 145-pound class…

… in an overtime period that took the Illini husky by surprise. Courtright Champ Cbourtright was true to form throughout the meet and encoun- tered 1de difficulty in annexing thei Conference 155 -pond…

… point for Michigan in pinning Warren Gregory of Purdue in the semi -finals. l3ob Betzig, Michigan's out- standing 155-pound find, turned in one of the most colorful per- formances of the entire meet in…

… sleep until 5 a.m. Saturday night he ran a brilli- ant 4:16.4 mile and came back one hour later to post a 1:55 ef- fort in the half mile, taking fifth in the latter event. Last year 1:57.8 won the half…

… the regular season with an all-game record of 15-5, were picked today by the district selection committee of Doug Mills, Illinois, Bill Chand- ler, Marquette, and Ben Van Al- styne, Michigan State…

… conquered Navy and i4ed Ohio State last weekend. Tom Weidig, 121, and Dick French, 128, will hold down the lighter posi- tions. Carl Mosser will probably start at 136 and Harland Danner, 155, will be out to…

… avenge his surprising defeat at the hands of Meyer of Ohio and to reestablish himself as the favorite for th Conference 155 pound crown. Jim Galles, outstanding soph- omore star, will be after his eighth…

…, although several third and foum'th laco wins were by pins. The new conference champs for 1949 are: 121--Plaza, Purdue; 128--Patacil, Purdue; 136-Rice, Minnesota: 145 -- Puchany, In- diana ; 155-Keough, Ohio…

…, de - feated Brabender. Indiana, 9-2. 136 Pound--Rice, Minnesota, de- feated Smith, Michigan, 6-1. 145 Pound--Puchany, Indiana, defeated Garcia, Illinois, 7-2. 155 Pound--Keough, Ohio State, defeated…

… 136 pounds, Jim Smith, decisioned Bill Quinlan of Iowa, 11-4, while Captain Bob Betzig at 155 pinned his first opponent, Paul Peterson of Wis- consin, at 7:50 and went on to decision Jensen of Minnesota…

…, 8-5. Last year's champion at 155, Ken Marlin of Illinois, did not enter the preliminaries and the main opposition for Betzig will probably come from Andy Pri- zant of Indiana and Bryce Keough of Ohio…

… Title STILLWATER, Okla., March 23 --Michigan's Bill Courtright took the NCAA 155-pound title here tonight as Oklahoma A. & M., won its 14th team title from Iowa Teachers by the slim margin of a single…

… point, 25-24. Courtright, 'Big Ten champion at 155 pounds, decisioned Jack St. Clair of Oklahoma A. & M. by 4-3 in a close match. Wayne Smith of Michigan took a fourth place for the Wolverines, winning…

…-8. He won it going away. As a matter of fact his perform- ance turned out to be the theme of his season's work in dual meets. In three more matches at his regular 155-pound weight he tamed two more team…

… own 155-pound High, where, after dropping his first two competitive matches in his jun- ior year, he swept through the suc- ceeding matches of that and his senior season and racked up an octet of…

… their share( the weekend's butter THESH4 ng no chancey ming team's the drain this ig Nine con- n State and way engage- Two New Weight (lasses Added to Betzig Moves Down to 155-Pound Agenda; Division…

…- petition, as been shifted down to TO the 155-lb. position to qualify for the undefended champion- ship berth there, since Michi- COM FORT gan's defending champion Bill Courtright is no longer compet- ing…

… Intercollegiate rules for- bid ties the referee had to make a choice and Keeler got the nod. In the 155 pound division Don Ayers proved too much for Andy Kerr. Kerr continually moved in as Ayers retaliated with a…

… heavy body attack to win 90-53. Bill Muha outclassed Jack Hallberg in another 155 pound bout as Muha used his longer reach to good advantage. Hall- berg kept on throwing leather but Muha's defense wti…

… wrestlers entered the semi-finals of the NCAA mat tour- nament here tonight as Oklahoma A & M, defending its title, led the field with six qualifiers. Captain Bill Courtright at 155 pounds for the Maize and…

… Blue showed therway for his mates by pin- ning Ken Marlin of Illinois in 4:50. It was the fifth straight victory by falls for Courtright who took the Big Ten 155-pound title in four pins. Wayne Smith…

… mainstay of the Maize and Blue's sea- son was Captain Courtright. He started the 1946 campaign in the 165- pound division, but in middle of the season's competition was transferred to wrestle at 155 pounds…

… an excellent performance this week-end. Courtright won the Big Ten's 155- pound crown, and in doing so, set an unusual record of pinning all four of the opponents that faced him in the toulrnament…

… Reeord While WIM1o1orlu'itl I.t. WmfhlmI( Title Michigan's wrestling captain, Bill Corky) Courtright, set a record while winning the Western Conference championship in the 155-pound class last Saturday at…

… Champaign. Courtright. who started the season wrestling in the 165-pound division, pinned every one of his four oppon- ents in the Conference meet to gain the 155-pound crown. The wrestling captain lead the…

… close behind was Indiana, netting 25 points. Match point-getters for the Wol- verines were Bill Courtright and Wayne Smith. Both men are newly crowned champions, Courtright in the 155-pound class and…

…-0. 128 Pounds - Kachiroubas (Ill. defeated Macias (Iowa), 10-5. 1:6 Pounds - Smith (M) pinne Puchanny (Ind.), 4:27. 145 Pounds - George (Ind.) dc feated Stora (OSU), 9-3. 155 Pounds - Courtright (M pinned…

… pound class, Bill where Michigan's Cliarley Fries, Dick ye d Mii bttlig it out Courtright was shifted to the 155- Weiinberg, and Dave Tittle will op- Ohio is favored in the 300-yard med- pound division…

… trio. Illinois' threesome an unblemished record for the season. I(Y()I iI (11 l(IIU4N the Big Ten's best time in the 50 withray also put up a good fight for a Wrestling at 155 pounds, Courtright a :23…

…. "Corky" Favored At 155 Bill Courtright, Michigan's cap- tain, is favored in the 155 pound division. George McCool of Indiana, and Warren Gregory of Purdue will also be tough contenders for the title in…

… the 155-pound and 175-pound brack- ets. The matches between Augie Al- tese and Harry Gilmore in the 155- pound class and Bill Earle and Cliff Myll, 175-pounders, were called draws. Three bouts were…

… in our successful contest. DOM D. DASCOLA Considered one of the greatest wrestlers ever to enter Michigan, Harlan Danner, 155-pound Big Ten champ, is given a strong chance to win the national…

… Intercollegiate Champion Ernie Bortz, of Penn State, among others. Danner Rates Good Chance Danner, one of the finest collegi- ate wrestlers in the nation, will be a good bet to add the national 155- pound crown to…

… selected by his basketball Cowles, Nixon stated that Mon- teammates as the most valu- day's drawings pitted Michigan's able member of this year's Big Nine titlists (15-5) against squad. Holy Cross (22…

… cent for the entire game.) Michigan': over-all wont-lost record of 15-5- represents the best mark of any Wolverine quintet since 1937. That year, the Wolver- ines, finishing third in the Confer - ence…

…-4. Coach Cliff Keen vigorously protested the referee's decision but to no avail. Had Betzig been allotted the 155-pound championship he would have given Michigan three more team points; two additional ones…

…-6. Danner moved within a step of regaining the crown he held in 1938 when he defeated Boyd, of Illinois, 12-6, in the semi-finals. The Wol- verine 155-pounder pinned Chicago's Stone in 1:57 in his afternoon…

…, Michigan, defeated Martens, Wisconsin, 14-2. 155 pounds: Danner, Michigan, de- ... When They Meet (Continued from Page 1) Michigan's fastest 880 man, running about five yards behind Buxton of Wisconsin…

…- hit repeatedly and win 90-74. style at the Yale pool this weekend Ayers Scores KO in :23.6, which is the same time as The crowd became really ex- was recorded in the recent West- cited in the 155…

…-Bob Harrison dec. over Jack Keeler 155-Don Ayers K.O.ed Bill Bill Muha 1:27 of second round. 165-Ed Burns contested dec. over Jerry Wingeart Lightheavies - Mark Abeid dec. over Linus 'Jud" Litsey…

…, in Finak Goalies' Play Hioihliohts Ti Special to The Daily Michigan's wrestling team, be- hind the championship perform- ance of Bill Courtright in the 155-E pound division took a third place tie…

… Kemp, Iowa. 147, Courtright, 155; Dave Shapiro, Illinois, 165: Joe Scarpello, Iowa, 175, and Gagne. As the semi-final round drew to a close, Michigan was tied with Icwa for third place, behind Illi- nois…

… big tourney. Offensive strategy led him to.shift Captain Bill Court- right down to his regular weight of 155 pounds where he reigns su- preme in the Conference. Bob Betzig, Michigan's sensational 155…

… tonight to his growing reputa- tion as the Nation's fastest Collegiate two-miler- by cracking the Central i 155 Ponds-Wlkinso.aIndana, I'"'"' , vv cav 155 Pounds--Wilkinson, Indiana, Collegiate…

… division forced Courtright to enter Hugh Mack in the 165-pound bracket. Pete Speek. 155-pounder, suffered an injury to his shoulder in practice yesterday and may not be able to compete. If this be the case…

…, then Allen will have to take off a few pounds and wrestle at 155. Captain Manley Johnson, 145 pounds of dynamite, is all alone in his class and should successfully de- fend his crowd without much diffi…

… Becker has a familiar face he wants to look up this weekend too. It is that of Illinois' 155 pound Con- ference champ, Ted Seabrooke. Mary didn't get a crack at Captain Ted in the Big Tens because he was…

… time he expects to take great care not to be meanwhile shot in the back by heavily armed Vern Logan, Oklahoma's 155 /pound national champ in 1940. Courtright Ready All season long Bill Courtright has…

… Arelay:Honmes)est in recent years. The Tartars will the best 155-pounders in the country, TiyMichig ( t, Allen, Holmes). be met in Detroit, May 12. A total one of the most promising 121-pound- Time, 3…

… the 128 pound divi- sion; Al Copley took a decision over Harrison Raynor for the 145 pound title; J. Gill won honors in the 155- pound class with a fall over Fred Warner; Douglas Jeffery took a deci…

… fifth place, one point be- hind the Hoosiers and Illini. Three other Michigan grapplers appeared in today's bouts besides Galles. 'Art Paddy, 155-pounder, had also reached the finals while Herb Barnett…

…, Janesko, Minne- sota; second, Montonaro, Ohio; third, Sizer, Illinois; fourth, Battes, Chica- go. 155-pounds: First, Lazzara, Indi- ana; second, Paddy, Michigan; third, Flemming, Iowa; fourth, Seabrooke…

… Barnett's measure. Michigan came right back, however, getting five more points as Paddy pinned Dick King's shoulders to the mat with an arm hook and body press after 8 minutes and 17 seconds in the 155…

… over Emil Lockwood in the unlimited class. decisioned Buckwalter. Time ad- vantage 3:55. 145-pound Class :Blue, Navy, de- cisioned Barnett. Time advantage 3:26. 155-pound Class: Paddy, Michigan, threw…

… Mueller made off with the heavyweight title. Williams, finished second with 17 points, Mich- igan House was third, and Allen- Rumsey, fourth. Frank Warner at 155 and Tom Coleman wrestling at 175 are the…

… gather a total of 26 points in winning the Independent mat title against 15 for Wolverines and eight for Robert Owen. Ray Dean, Ralph Turner, Robert Fulton and Jack Richardson won the crowns from the 155…

… defeated Whitmore, Iowa 175- pounder, 11-3, and Danner ran his contribution to Michigan's point total to six when he won the 155-pound finals over Weiss, of Indiana, 8-6. Danner's other point came as a re…

…- diana. 155-pound class: First, Danner, Michigan (defeated Weiss); second, Boyd, Illinois; third, Weiss, Indiana. 165-pound class: First, McDaniels Indiana (defeated Schumacher); second, Galles, Michigan…

… the brink of defeat in pulsating game that was tied up nine times. The Cats' 85 points topped the old mark of 79 set by Arkansas in 1945. The total score also broke the mark of 155 set by Arkansas and…

… Rice of Minnesota: 136 pounds, Jim Smith of Michigan; 155 pounds, Ken Marlin of Illinois: 165 pounds, Clarence Self of Wiscon- sin; 175 pounds, Joe Scarpello of Iowa;; heavyweight. Chuck Gott- fried of…

… tournament at Jackson where he lost a decision in the semi-finals. This year Bob took the measure of Conny Nelson and Hallberg at 155 pounds and was again judged the top ring contestant. Much of the bald…

…shouldbe the one between Bob matches squash. feet 1 inch; high-jumper Tom Harrison, clever 155 pound fight- Swimming 7:15-10:00. Fraternity Dolan, whose rapid improvement ci' and Jack Hallberg of Ann Ax…

…, 118; Byron Dean, 126; Jim Smith, 136; Martin Cranston, 145; Bob Timmerman, 155; Charles Nichols, 165; John Powers, 175; Jassus Martin, 191; and John Hess, heavy weight. In addition to these wrestlers…

…. Morrie Koblenz defeated Al Shelton in the 135 pound class, Jack Hallberg decisioned Al Bodinger and in- tramural titlist Bob Harrison out- pointed Conny Nelson in the 155 pound weight division. All of…

… ('lass- Nils Carlson. John Prior, and Jin Ricter. 145 Pound Class- Dick Jam- ilton. 155 Pound Class -Don O'Con- nell, Herb Dumphy, and Ted Laird. 165 Pound Class - Bob Schmunk and Warren Young. 175 Pound…

… the meet, 7-2. Curtis (Michigan), 9-4. Andy Turner paced the Wolver- 155 Pound Class-Ken Marlin ine blade trio with 3 victories in (Illinois) defeated Robert Betzig his three matches. Ed Micleef and…

…'s wrestling captain, as+ Takes Close Decision NCAA 155-pound champion ended} today as he lost a 2-0 decision to CHAMPAIGN, Ill., March 29- Gale Mikles of Michigan State. (P)-The reign of Bill Courtright, I The…

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… Bob Marshall 135 pounds. Dick Keeler vs Bob Harrison 145 pounds. Don Ayers vs Bill Muha 155 pounds. Ed Burns vs Jerry Winegart 165 pounds. Mark Abend vs Jud Litsey lightheavies. Ralph Kohl vs Dick Kemp…

… Betzig, Michigan's out- Bill Varga, a member of the standing 155-pounder and cap- Wolverine B team, scored one of tain-elect for next season, was the biggest upsets of the meet in sceduled to make the trip…

… more events feature the 155-pounders; Andy Kerr meets Don Ayars while Bill Muha op- poses Jack Hallberg. At 165 Ed Burns fights Allan Sandman with the winner squaring off with Jerry Wingart, who drew a…

… represent the Wolverines are Big Ten champions Wayne Smith at 136 pounds, and Bill Courtright at 155 pounds. The other member of the team to make the trip is Dick Kopel. Wrestling at 128 pounds, Kopel is a…

… of Starters Keen isn't sure as yet who will def- initely go in the Conference matches at Champaign. A certainty to start is Capt. Bill (Corky) Courtright, who will grapple in the 155-pound class…

…George Darrow, 155 - pounder num Besides these two men, Bobby will attempt to defend the Confer- grabbed first in both the highs and wrestling his last match for the Wol- will Breen, Frank Anderson, Ed Fulkman…

… 155.68. 440-yard relay: won by Michigan (Patten, Holiday, Church, Cory); sec- ond, Ohio State; third, Minnesota; fourth, Iowa; fifth, Michigan State. Time 3.31.1. ollegiates Michigan Two- Mile Quartet…

… (Frosh 155-pounder), and went through his unlimited bag of tricks. His younger brother, Don, wore the' Maize and Blue for Michigan wrestl- ing teams also, and annexed the Na- tional Collegiate crown at 175…