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24th Annual Wilkes College Open
December 28, 1955 - December 29, 1955 @ Wilkes College (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
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Individual Trophy Winners In 'Rose Bowl Of Wrestling'
Here is the cream of eastern intercollegiate and amateur wrestlers who won championships in the 24th Open Wrestling Championships at Wilkes College which were conducted before a capacity crowd in the Wilkes gym. SOURCE: The Evening News, Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, December 30, 1955. Click for larger image.





Varsity

Team Final

University of Pittsburgh [PA] 69, University of Michigan [MI] 59, Syracuse University 45, Cornell University 29, Lock Haven University [PA] 22, Lehigh University [PA] 19, Hofstra University 14, University of Maryland, College Park [MD] 12, Springfield College [MA] 11, Hill [PA] 7, Mercersburg Academy [PA] 6, Central YMCA of Baltimore [MD] 4, Princeton University [NJ] 4, University of Pennsylvania [PA] 4, Wilkes University [PA] 4, Girard [PA] 3, Rutgers University [NJ] 3, SUNY Oswego 3, Bowling Green State University [OH] 2, East Stroudsburg University [PA] 2, Harvard University [MA] 2, Millersville University [PA] 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 2, SUNY Cortland 2, University at Albany 2, West Virginia University [WV] 2, Yale University [CT] 2, Harrisburg YMCA [PA] 1, University of Baltimore [MD] 1, West Chester University [PA] 1, Wyoming Seminary [PA] 1, Bloomsburg University [PA] 0, Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute 0, Brown University [RI] 0, Central YMCA of Rochester 0, City College of New York 0, Colgate University 0, Columbia University 0, Ithaca College 0, Ithaca College (Club) 0, Kent School [CT] 0, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA] 0, Oklahoma State University (Unattached) [OK] 0, Pennsylvania State University (Unattached) [PA] 0, Providence College [RI] 0, U.S. Naval Academy [MD] 0, Unattached [NJ] 0, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [TN] 0, Waynesburg University [PA] 0, West Side YMCA 0, Wheaton College [IL] 0, Wilkes-Barre YMCA [PA] 0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Larry Fornicola (PSU)

Championship Final (1st)

115  Don Clark (SU) > Edward Amerantes (SC) decision 3-2
123  Sidney Nodland (PSU (Unattached)) > Bill Hulings (UP) fall 8:29
130  Leon Harbold (LU) > George Creason (SU) fall 2:58
137  Larry Fornicola (PSU (Unattached)) > Frank Hirt (UM) fall 3:47
147  Frank Bettucci (ICC) > Bob Daugherty (USNA) fall 7:10
157  Mike Rodriguez (UM) > Dave Johnson (UP) decision 4-2
167  Ed DeWitt (UP) > Pete Damone (HU) decision 5-1
177  Joe Krufka (PSU (Unattached)) > Richard Dean (UMCP) decision 8-2
191  Bill Oberly (PSU (Unattached)) > Tim Woodin (OSU (Unattached)) decision 12-3
HWT  W. Johnston Oberly (Unattached) > William Murray (CU) fall 4:32

Consolation Final (3rd)

115  Philip Bock (LHU) > Joseph Cramp (PSU (Unattached)) decision 4-2
123  Tom Deppe (UP) > Michael Krishart (LU) decision 7-2
130  Carmon Molino (CU) > Jack Porter (UM) decision 4-3
137  Vic DeFelice (UP) > Billy Leman (MA) decision 6-1
147  Joseph Hammaker (LHU) > William Waples (SU) decision 3-0
157  Larry Marr (unattached) > Steve Friedman (CU) decision 5-0
167  John McMahon (UM) > Robert Smith (SU) decision 4-1
177  Jack Manchelio (UM) > Clinton Blume (CU) decision 4-3
191  Ron Schirf (UP) > Mike Pantely (WU) decision 6-0
HWT  Abe Cohen (UTC) > Rupert O'Brien (UM) fall 1:20


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