The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 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 ma the
Navy credited with but one title,
that in fencing when the Middies
were 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 n 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, Lehlgh, 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 its athletes with
q regulation an" or to permit them
to join the intercollegiate league.
Few teams put out by the Navy can
hoast as enviabe record as that of
the wrestling team. Beginning In 1913
the team composed of Davis Dupree
Rabbit, GLADDEN., Berkey, Stecher,
Howe, Hough, Ralston, Hoops 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 gridiron. Co.
lumbia was beaten, IA to A.; Lehigh won.
ii TO g.; Cornell won, l6 to IA; Penn sue
m no A tn :. lltts
II to {. while Yale triumphed to S. 1t
was in 1914 that the Navy matmen
found themselves. Columbia was beaten
q to 0. and Penn state won by II to 5:
intercollegiate champions. won't down by
q to 1, the best the Ithacans could do
being decision in the l25-pound class:
Penn took count against her of % to s,
while Columbia was handed a 6-to-6
licking.
But one defeat was recorded against
the Middies in this season. Penn state
obtaining that under the old count. The
Navy team was made up of Hough,
Wyatt, Webb, GLADDEN., Broadfoot, Graf,
Howe, Hoops, Ward, I2pree. 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 against but one decision
gained in the 125-pound class
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This last year the Navy rounded out n
most successful campaign in which Cor
was beaten for the second time running.
Penn State, victor for two years, was
handed 10 to 10 defeat as starter.
Lehigh was thrown for an IS to II
count Penn fell victim to the Navy bV
80 to o. Yale went down by % to 4. Cor
nell lost by II to -, and Princeton being
defeated by 81 20 (.
The team was composed of Grant.
n
foot, Ward. Harrison, Dupree, Ericsson.
Wood and Ginder. During the entire
season 6lt two falls were obtained
against the Navy men. Crockett, OF
Penn State. tumbled Wyatt. while
Lamb, the Penn State mastodon, threw
Howe.
In considering the record of the Navy
wrestlers 1t might be well 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. 343: opponents
1871, and this includes matches against
the best college wrestlers in the country
Including the intercollegiate champion,
Cornell.
Prospects for this year are unusually
bright. In the 1la class, Grant and Dill
lon are on hand: In the 129-pound class,
Wyatt and Dillon, are expected to look
after their mon, OlnOef ana t1ltCnCOCK
are the 1879 Founders; while Ericsson
and Small arc the 149-pound men.
Broadfoot Is captain of the team and
wrestles with Jones in the 162-pound
class, while Ward and Harrison are eX-
pected to take care of the l79 Founders.
In the unlimited class Gilman and
Smith are at work.
Harrison who wrestled i'm the heavy
weight class last season, weighs under
179 pounds as does Ward, the football
captain for next season. Harrison,
Ward, Broadfoot. Ericsson and Wyatt
were members of the team last year.
Ginder Grant. Jones and Hitchcock
were second string men who are eN-
pected to make good this season.
The wrestling season starts up Febru-
airy ; against Penn State. Pennsylvania
is taken on the next Saturday, while
Pittsburgh. Yale and Princeton follow.
The final date, March H. is still open.
In the meantime Navy wTestlers are
getting down to the hardest sort of
work. There is no doubt that the
grspplers have a much harder time OF
II than the gym mon, swimmers fenc-
ers, or even basketball players. That
is to be wondered at, for the record is
nothing short OF phenomenal. Wres-
Ting surely deserves reward in the
shape of entrance into the intercol-
legiate championships and full
fiedged IN" at the academy II the past
record OF the comparatively new sport
is to be seriously considered. .
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