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Cadets Beat Varsity As '55 Wrestlers Win

Varsity wrestlers lost to a strong Army team, 22 to 8, at West Point Saturday. Captain Johnny Lee turned in the standout performance for the Crimson when he pinned Clark Benn with a body press in 0:54 of the first round in the 130-pound division.

The Crimson's only other win came when Icko Iben took a close 15-13 decision.

Howie Houston's Yardlings won their meet with Andover, 28 to 7, in a very uninteresting contest.

The varsity summary:

123-lb. class: Karna (A) defeated Bursk (H), pin, 4:40; 130-lb. class: Lee (H) defeated Benn (A), pin, 0.54; 137-lb. class: J. Karns (A) defeated Dewar (H), 6-1; 147-lb. class: Iben (H) defeated French (A), 15-13; 157-lb. class: Swygert (A) defeated Chandler (H), 8-1; 167-lb. class: Tebben (A) defeated Caimi (H), pin, 7:29; 177-lb. class: Paulekas (A) defeated Farrington (H), 7-0; and heavyweight class: Lodge (A) defeated Bates (H), 8-6.

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