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1924-25 East Orientals

Coach: Mr. Robert B. McKay
Captain: Solomon Shapiro
Manager: Lewis W. Cohen

 


1924-25 East Orientals Wrestling Team

SEATED: Emanuel, Davidson, Benz, Shapiro (captain), Brucker. STANDING: Coach McKay, Fancy, Freckleton, Paine, Okuniewicz, McKay, Cohen (manager). (SOURCE: The Orient, East High School, June 1925.)

 

The East High Wrestling team finished second place in the interscholastic league after some of the closest competition that has been offered in several years. Tech High, West High and East High all were forced to arrange extra meets to decide the city league winner, which proved to be Tech High. Wrestling has been steadily increasing in popularity owing to the pep Coach McKay has put into the teams each year. (The Orient, East High, June 1925)

 


East High School, 1925

Team Roster

 

105 - Brucker
112 -
Shapiro
118 -
Benz
126 -
Davidson
135 -
Emanuel
135 -
Fancy
147 -
McKay
160 -
Okuniewicz
175 -
Freckleton
175 -
Krepack

 

Tournaments


Interscholastic League Championships @ Madison
 

Dual Meets

 

Feb.  4, 1925 - East High 22, Technical High 20
Feb. 11, 1925 - East High 24, West High 20
Feb. 25, 1925 - East High 36, Kodak High 8
Mar. 11, 1925 - East High 10, Technical High 30
Mar. 18, 1925 - East High 14, West High 24
Mar. 25, 1925 - East High 34, Charlotte High 4

 

East Orientals 24, West Occidentals 20


Rochester City League Dual Meet
@ West High School (Rochester, NY)
Wednesday, February 11, 1925


105 - Vallone (West) threw Brucker, 4:21
112 - Shapiro (East) threw Milligan, 6:12
118 - Benz (East) threw Magro, 3:04
126 - ? (East won)
135 - Krank (West) threw Fancy, 4:57
147 - Knight (West) d. McKay, 9:00 (judge's decision)
155 - Okuniewicz (East) threw Hooker, 5:13
HWT - Felli (West) d. Paine, 9:00 (judge's decision)

 

Referee - Frederick J. Weismuller

 

EAST HIGH GRAPPLERS NOSE OUT OCCIDENTAL MAT SQUAD
West Wins Same Number of Matches But Lose on Lack of Falls
Democrat and Chronicle
Thursday, March 12, 1925


Full Text: Copyright © 1925 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Company Inc.
 

East High's wrestling team won over the West High grapplers yesterday afternoon at West High gymnasium, 24 to 20. Coach Hulek's squad did better than was expected, winning just as many matches as the Eastsiders, buy McKay's men won all theirs by falls while two of West High's wins were by virtue of judge's decisions. The Occidentals have practically a new team this year and did well against the strong East High team. The win is the second in as many starts for the Purple and White, which puts them in the lead in the public high school race. Every other team in the league has lost at least one meet.

 

The Eastsiders were handicapped somewhat by the loss of Freckleton, star heavyweight performer, but Paine, wrestling in his place, put up a hard battle, losing to Filley by judge's decision after nine minutes of wrestling. None of the eight matches was won easily. Benz, new star of the East High team, won in the shortest length of time, 3 minutes and 4 seconds over Magro, of West. Shapiro, East High captain, had his hands full with Milligan, a newcomer of the West High team.

 

The most interesting match on the program was that between Krank, veteran of the West High team, and Fancy. Fancy was substituted in Emanuel's place for the Orientals. Krank is the best man in the city in his class and knows many tricks of the mat game. Fancy wrestled the Westsider on even terms for the first five minutes. After he had weakened Krank clamped a body scissors to pin his shoulders to the mat.

 

The Eastsiders took the lead early in the meet but the Occidentals came back strong winning three out of four matches. Knight performed well for the Occidentals in the 145 pound class, gaining a judge's decision over McKay.

 

 

East Orientals 36, Kodak High School 8


Rochester City League Dual Meet
@ East High School
Wednesday, February 25, 1925


105 - Martin (Kodak) dec. Brucker
112 - Shapiro (East) p. Brady
118 - Benz (East) p. Schrader
126 - Davidson (East) p. Zimmerman, 4:22
135 - Fancy (East) p. Fisher, 2:32
147 - Miller (Kodak) dec. Woodley
160 - no contest
HWT - no contest

 

Referee - Fred J. Weismuller, Y.M.C.A.
Judges - Ed Claudins and Ray Phillips

 

East High Grapplers Win from Kodak High Matmen
Democrat and Chronicle
Thursday, February 26, 1925


Full Text: Copyright © 1925 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Company Inc.
 

East High matmen had no difficulty keeping up their winning steak in the Rochester City League yesterday afternoon when Coach McKay's grapplers won from Kodak High, 36 to 8. Only six of the scheduled classes were put on, the Ridge road visitors having no entries in the 160 and heavyweight classes. Kodak matmen won two decisions in the bracket, Miller defeating Woodley in the 147-pound class and Martin whipping Bucker in the opening event, the 105-pound class.

 

At the conclusion of the meet, Okuniewicz, the Orientals 160-pounder, put on an exhibition with Freckleton, heavyweight of the homesters.  The lighter grappler was too good for the big boy who failed to get a fall in the time limit.

 

 

Tech 30, East Orientals 10


Rochester City League Dual Meet
@ Location?
Wednesday, March 11, 1925


105 - Bell (Tech) threw Brucker, 7:35 (body hold & half nelson)
112 - Newcomb (Tech) threw Reitkopf, 1:26 (body hold & arm lock)
118 - Chaffrey (Tech) d. Benz, 15 minutes (judge's decision)
126 - Bradbury (Tech) d. Davison, 9 minutes
135 - Feary (Tech) d. Emmanuel, 9:00 (judge's decision)
147 - McKay (East) d. Wilson, 9:00 (judge's decision)
160 - Kress (Tech) threw Woodley, 2:30 (half nelson & crotch hold)

HWT - Okuniewicz (East) threw Nelson, 3:00

 

Referee - Giles Denny
Judges - Max Russer & Jameison

 

Tech Downs Charlotte
Democrat and Chronicle
Thursday, March 12, 1925


Full Text: Copyright © 1925 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Company Inc.
 

The Tech High wrestling team pulled a surprise last night by scoring an easy victory over East High, 30 to 10. This puts the Tech team in a tie with the Orientals, the Eastsiders winning the first match between the two tams by a narrow margin. McKay's team was minus two if its best men, Shapiro and Freckleton, but this difference would not have been enough to make the meet even close. The Tech grapplers showed much improvement over their previous engagements and are now favorites to cop the city title.

Tech started the scoring when Bell threw Brucker in the 105-pound class. These two youngters, who are wrestling for their first season, put up an interesting match but the Tech man showed more mat skill in winning a fall. Tech took the first five matches on the program and the large delegation of Tech supporters was cheering for a clean sweep. Newcomb continued the scoring for Tech by throwing Reitkopf, a substitute who was taking Shapiro's place, in the fast time of 1 minute 28 seconds.

Jimmy Chaffrey added four more points to the Tech total by gaining a decision over Benz, one of the best men on the East High team. After nine minutes of wrestling the judges were unable to make a decision and the two were forced to wrestle two five-minute overtime periods.

In the next match Bob Bradbury won his twenty-second consecutive victory by getting a decision on Davidson. For a time at the start Davidson had the best of the argument but Bradbury was showing his beat at the finish and he was awarded the decision. Feary won his first match  for the Tech team by getting the decision over Emmanuel after nine minutes. This brought the total points for Tech up to twenty-four before the Eastsiders scored a single win. McKay broke the ice in the 145 pound class when he was awarded the decision over Wilson, a new man on the Tech team.

Johnny Kress, captain of Tech, finished the scoring for the Joseph avenue boys by throwing Woodley. Okuniewicz scored six points for East in the heavyweight class by throwing Bellor.