Princeton's powerful wrestling machine, which tied both service academics and Penn, returned to New Jersey Saturday night after thoroughly outclassing Harvard, 24 to 8.
Coach Jimmy Reed's wrestlers were more adept, more deliberate, and generally in better condition than their opponents. They were, in short, better wrestlers. For example, Dave Poor, who best Dave Smith at 128 pounds, has lost only once in four years of dual meet competition.
King and Houston Score
Buddy King brought the Crimson its first three points after the Tigers had built up an 11-0 lead and Howie Houston added the last five with a pin of heavyweight Reddy Finney in his first real test Houston's stellar performance brought the crowd of 1500 to its feet. In between, however, the Tigers scored pins in the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions.
Meanwhile at Andover, the Freshman wrestlers succumbed, 19 to 11.
The varsity summaries:
121-pound class-McAlpin pinned Kozol (H) with a reverse body press and half nelson at 8:26; 128-pound class-Poor (P) decisioned Smith (H), 3-2; 136-pound class--Sellers (P) decisioned Abboud class--Sellers (P) decisioned Abbound (H), 10-2; 145-pound class--King (H) decisioned Orser (P. 3-2; 155-pound class--Randall (P) pinned Connors (H) with a reverse head hold and body press at 6:48; 165-pound class--Longaker (P) decisioned Thompson (H). 6-1; 175-pound class--Priolean (P) pinned Claflin (H) with a front grapevine at 8:54; heavyweight class--Houston (H) pinned Finney (P) with a further wrist with arm hold at 8:42
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