B
1956-1957
CYMCAR
1956-1957
NFYMCA
1956-1957
1st Annual Western New York Invitational Wrestling Tournament
First Street YMCA
Niagara Falls, New York
YMCA Wrestling Tourney May Become Annual Event
The Central YMCA, First Street, is planning to make its invitational amateur wrestling tournament an annual event following the successful grapple tourney staged there in which 70 wrestlers competed in eight weight classes. SOURCE: Niagara Falls Gazette, December 12, 1956.
GALLERY
Open
Teams
Participating Teams
Central YMCA of Rochester [NY]
JCC Buffalo [NY]
Niagara Falls YMCA [NY]
Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]
St. Catherines YMCA [ON]
University at Buffalo [NY]
Individuals
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award -
Jerry Huffman
(RIT)
Place Winners
HWT
➊
Ed Grain
(CYMCAR)
➋
Clint Blume
(JCCB)
123
➊
Dale Roy
(CYMCAR)
➋
Bob Harwood
(SCYMCA)
130
➊
Jim Dollar
(RIT)
➋
Moses Gilbert
(CYMCAR)
137
➊
Jerry Huffman
(RIT)
➋
Joe Falardeau
(CYMCAR)
147
➊
George Bellocci
(CYMCAR)
➋
Gene Hiller
(JCCB)
157
➊
Bill Smith
(JCCB)
➋
Tom Fetzko
(RIT)
167
➊
Bill Thomas
(NFYMCA)
➋
Les Meduisky
(SCYMCA)
177
➊
Ed Erikson
(JCCB)
➋
Bill Leahy
(UB)
Rounds
Championship Final (1st)
123
✦
Dale Roy (CYMCAR) > Bob Harwood (SCYMCA)
130
✦
Jim Dollar (RIT) > Moses Gilbert (CYMCAR)
137
✦
Jerry Huffman (RIT) > Joe Falardeau (CYMCAR)
147
✦
George Bellocci (CYMCAR) > Gene Hiller (JCCB)
157
✦
Bill Smith (JCCB) > Tom Fetzko (RIT)
167
✦
Bill Thomas (NFYMCA) > Les Meduisky (SCYMCA)
177
✦
Ed Erikson (JCCB) > Bill Leahy (UB)
HWT
✦
Ed Grain (CYMCAR) = Clint Blume (JCCB) draw
HISTORY
5 Known Events
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