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24th Annual Wilkes College Open
December 28, 1955 - December 29, 1955 @ Wilkes College (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
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RIT Grapplers Lose Bouts at Wilkes-Barre
SOURCE: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 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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