Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-12
A. & M. Grapplers
and Pugs Form
! For the Season

COLLEGE STATION. Texas Dec. ~.
The wrestling and boxing classes for
this season were formally organized 10
the \. and N. College the past week.
and the work will go on every day from
now until the close Of the season in
March.
Class instruction Is going On Tor two
hours each day. The mode of ins,ruc
ton consists q practice In holds for
une hour and then for the second hour
the class r. taken through series e,
arm. shoulder and body exercises fiitcl
"a put a grappler into shape. When
the squad energies from the workout
every man l. dripping wet and there -
every reason 10 believe that no one will
fnil % benefit from the physical I'm.
provenlcnt ~ the next two months
trimming.
In preparation Tor novice meet %
he held shortly after Christmas botn
hoxers and wrcstiers nre putting In
their best efforts to get into shape. ana
Indications point 20 strong competition
In MI weights. About fifty men are re.
porting daily for practice Bouts are
handled In shifts 81 lighiweights. and
heavyweight In ortcr 90 accommodate
al. The squad IL fortunate In having
too bis mats instead Of the one of las,
year.
About twelve men have signed ~
for boxing. most % them being expo.
rienced from the past season. Iutra.
mural bouts win h. arranged nj the
time u the novice wrestling meets.
The coaching " wrestling and box
ing IN In charge % l.. q. Jones who or.
ganlEed A. and Ms first team of wres
lers last spring and led them 90 a hotl;
contested victory over STATE University
IN the closing faich. Coach Jones
knows wrestling thoroughly. having
made his letter for three years n
Princeton University. lie Is ably "A.
ested by BIZ King. captain 81 this
years squad and Brooks Mssuda. who
competed on the Ohio State team two
YEARS Maauda weighs 900 pounds and
viii b. able 10 train the heavyweigtfs
successfully. Smell. King. nuckns :.
Ramey. Roland Ashworth. Gardner.
Maxwell and Purdue are veterans froe'
last years squad.
Places on the team viii b. won by
oompetltion and every new man vii.
he given an equal chance o. give a good
account q himself before the end Il
the season.
The schedule Il A. Follows
Exhibition bouts IT College s;all, n
ahont Dec. 20
Novice meet for local champions 4,
Cslicge Station. Jan. Is.
Texas University az Austin IN p =
rnary.
Oklahoma a. and NJ. at College So
ton In February
Meets with Rice. s ". L. and BAY.
ior are also being rcquccied for Feb.
Iainry. (.
A. a VI. made her debut IN iniercol
I,siaie and boxing In the spring q 1890
Interest IN the square ring has been
Keen at Colleke for many years and las'
ycar whcn Jones who " assistant
secretary % the Y. NJ. {. A. organized
q rauad 81 grapplcrs az the same tlntc
that DIRECTOR Driver started a hoxln-
class. n challenge was Immediately re
celved from State University Tor tu'
meets. one 10 be held IN Austin and
the second Ga b. held a. College sta
lion. Due % unforeseen difficulties IN,
meet At Austin was cancelled. stat.
University came g. College Station .
April IL and lort. 4. and NJ. winning
everythlng except one bout IN wresilln.
and two IN boxing.
Three exhibition meets were held &
college Station In February. one movie
meet taking place March !.
At the Close % the season after Ind
videal medals were presented the squl'
slected nm King. u san Antonio. cap
tain az the 1891 team.