Apparently the manly art of grappling is due for an upswing of interest during the months to come. Although official practice will not begin until after the Yale football game, already members of this winter's grunt and groan squad are getting into shape on the Indoor Athletic Building mats, and reports emanating from all corners of the University indicate that the team will not lack talent.

While Chief Boston, head coach of the wrestlers, is none too optimistic about the chances of what he thinks will be a green team against squads like Army and Columbia, prospects are not too dismal. "For all I know," says Boston, "we may take the intercollegiates, or we may be going along this winter strictly for the ride."

Whatever the coach's views on the future may be, they should be considerably brightened by the informal practice now under way. To implement the H.A.A.'s crowded athletic program, daily wrestling classes are being held under the supervision of assistant coach jay Thomas. These classes are performing the dual purpose of increasing interest in the sport and giving the men experience and condition.

Eight dual meets and the Intercollegiates are now on the wrestling schedule as well as three proposed practice meets in December, and deciding on a first string before the initial meet will be a problem for the coaches. Pete Fuller, former Dartmouth and Harvard ace, Ken Middendorf, second string at Ohio State last year, Jack

Gibby Warren, who wrestled for Milton, is a good prospect for the 175-pound class, while Captain Don Louria is at 165. Frank Tyng, Frank Trinkle, Dan Ray, and Buddy King, all letter winners last year, will be contenders at the middle weights. Breck Marshall, who wrestled in the 128-pound class in 1941, is also in college.

When he finishes handling the J.V. football team this fall, Boston, one of the only two Harvard men ever to take the intercollegiates, will take over his duties as chief wrestling mentor, a post he held before the war. Until then, Jay Thomas, a product of Oklahoma A. & M. and national A.A.U. title-holder, will handle the squad, switching to Freshman Coach when Boston returns.

Not a man who overly emphasizes the fancier grips of the wrestling fraternity, Boston stresses fundamentals. Says he: "If they only know two good holds, I'll put a team on the mat that can go nine minutes without dying from over-exertion."

One of Boston's main ambitions is to change the status of the wrestling audience. "I want to see the team get lots of support, and what's more important, I want the fans to yell for all the bouts, not just the heavyweights. And I mean yell."