The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Three Years of Sport Finds
Middies Graphing Their Way
to Mat Fame.
DEFEATS CORNELL TWICE
Trounces Intercollegiate Cham
pions and Others Proving In
vincibIe Last Year.
By BRYAN MORSE.

A perusal of 1915 records fnd thc
Navy credited with but one title,
that in fencing when the Mlddles
we're proclaimed champions, but if
any of the many teams put out by
the Navy are due for title honors,
the wrestling team surely warrants
the big niche in the hall of ath-
letic fame.
In the past three years the Mid
dies have lost but four wrestling
matches, while last season the team
went through without single loss,
but one fall only being obtained
against the sailors in their six en-
gagements which included a win
over Cornell, intercollegiate cham
pions. Penn State, Leh1gh, Penn
sylvania, Yale, Cornell and Prince
ton, the pick Of colleges in wrest
ling, were disposed Of last season,
and as yet the Navy is so slow as
to fail to recognize it's athletes with
q regulation an" or to permit them
to join the intercollegiate league.
Few teams put out by the Navy can
boast as enviablc a record as that of
the wrestling team. Beginning in 1913
The team composed of Davis, Dupree
I5ahbitt, GLADDEN.. Berkey. Stecher.
]iowe, Hough. Ralston. Hoopsi Graf.
Schlossback, Van Buskirk, and Gill
christ lost three bouts II will be noted
that many of these wrestlers were IA
miliar as figures on the gridron. Co.
lumbia was beaten, IA to 4; Lchigh won,
ii TO g.; Cornell won. l6 to IA: Penn sue
Cumbed. IA to ); Princeton was trounced
II 10 !, while Yale triumphcd to S. 1t
was in 1914 that the Navy matmen
found themselves. Columbia was beaten
Il to 0. and Penn state won by Il to 5:
LehiGh was defeated 50 to O.; Cornell.
intercollegiate champions, went down by
= to I, the best the IthaCans could do
being a decision in the l25-pound class.
Penn took a count against her of p to 6,
while Columbia was handed a 26-to-6
licking.
But one defeat was recorded against
the MddieS in this season. Penn state
obtaining that under the old count. The
Navy team was made up of IouSh,
wyatt, Webb, GLADDEN.. Broadfoot, Graf.
Howe, Hoops, Ward. lnprce. and
Vaughn. This season marked the first
defeat of Cornell, intercollegiate cham
pions and the Navy won with compare
tive ease, obtaining three falls and
three decisions aga inst but one decision
gained in the 125-pound class.
This last year the Navy rounded out a
most successful campaign in which Cor
nell, the intercollegiate title holder.
Penn State, Wet n for two years was
handed 10 to 10 defeat as a starter.
1.ehigh was thrown for an Is to II
count; Penn fell victim to the Navy hV
32 to o. Yale went down by 26 to 4. Cor
nell lost by ]. to y, and Princeton being
defeated by 81 20 I.
The team was composed of Grant
HOuGh. WYATT. Hoops. Jones. Broad
foot, Ward Harrison, Dupree Ericsson
Wood and Ginder: During the, entire
season S-,t two falls were obtained
sanS' Fsnn state ns NaHH HmbeG ws whs
Lamb, the Penn State mastodon. threw
Howe
UreStlerS il might be we'll to note that
in three years but seven falls have been
obtained against the Middies. In other
words. out of l26 matches in the seven
classes the Navy men have been pinned
TO the mat but seven times. On points
the record stands Navy. H43: opponents
1871, and this inCludcS matches against
the best college wrestlers in the country
including the intercollegiate champion
Cornell.
bright. In the 1l9 class, Grant and Dill
lon are on hand; in the l29-pound class,
Wyatt and Dillon, are expected to look
after their men: Ginder and Hitchcock
arc the l39 Founders; while Ericsson
and Small arc the 149-Dound men.
Rroadfoot Is captain of the team and
wrestles with Jones in the 1872 pound
class, while Ward and Harrison are cx-
pected to take care of the l79 Founders.
In the unlimited class Gilman and
Smith are at work.
Harrison. who wrcstled in the heavy
weight class last season, weighs under
1I9 pounds as does Ward. the football
captain for next season. Harrison
Ward. Rrosdfoot, Ericsson and Wyatt
were members of the team last year
Ginder. Grant. Jones and HitchcocF
were second string men who are cX'
pected to make good this season
ary against Penn State. Pennsylvania
is taken on the next saturday, while
PITTSBURGH. Vale and Princeton follow
The final date, March II, is still open.
getting down to the hardest sort o
work. There is no doubt that the
granpIers have a much harder time o.
II than the gym mon. swimmers, tenc
ers, or even basketball players. Tha
they are not given more considcrat tior
is to he wondered At. for the record i!
nothing short of phenomenal. Wres
Ting surely deserves reward in thu
shape OF entrance into the interCol
Ieeate championships and tull
iledged "N' at the academy If the pas
record of tho comparatively new spor
is to he seriously considered ,