Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-18
CHAMPS
ON At PRINCETON
Penn State Regarded as Proba-
BILE Winner-Prelims Start
This Afternoon
PENN ENTERS FULL TEAM

Penn State is regarded as the prob
able winners of the intercollegiate
championship in wrestling, the prelimi-
narics Of which start this afternoon at
Princeton. The Center county col
legians, with well balanced aggrega
tion which has lost but one meet all
year, and that to the Navy. which is
not entered in the championships. are
| confident of scoring their second con-
secutive triumph. Last year in the
Penn gymnasium the State matmcn
carried off the honors for the first time.
Coach Servais, of the University of
PENNSYLVANIA team, thinks that his
aggregation has an outside chance, and
that two of the number should win
championships. Captain Ashby, in the
15S- pound class. intercollegiate cham
pion last year and victor in all his
probable Rcd and Blue champions.
Bill Ward. who wrpstlos during the
winter months to keep himself in shape
for football is regarded as n probable
| winner in the heavyweight class Bill
will meet Carpenter. of Princeton. re-
garded us one of the best heavies in
intercollegiate ranks. Ward was suf-
| fcring from bad case Of bols when the
Tigers met Penn here. and as result
was unable to test his ability against
Carpenter. The Tiger had little diff
Guilty in tossing the shoulders of Myers,
of the Penn team. to the mat in the
meet and proved to the big crowd that
saw him in action that he would be n
difficult man to throw.
Gift will represent tho Red and Blue
in the 115-pound class. While not
considered star, Gift has shown so
much improvement during the last
month that Coach Sprvais looks for
him to put up real fight starting this
afternoon. Ackcrly, of Cornell is
looked upon as the winner in the event.
Captain Mackcy, of Cornell, who lost
to Sam Gcrson in the finals last year
but who defeated the Red and Blue star
in the Olympics, is expected to win thI
125- pound class with ease. Davis wIl
be Penu's best bot in this class.
Had Bishop remained eligible. Coach
Servais says that he would have scored
championship victory in the l45,
pound class. Holland, who replace,
Bishop. has been an inland -out per.
former all season. There is no outstand
ing star in this class
In the 135-pound class Dctar. o
Penn State, is regarded aS the likely
winner. Hordeg will represent Penn.
Captain Ashby will be- forced to cx-
| tend himself to the utmost to retain his
championship in the 15S-pound class
He should meet Mower, of Penn State
in the finals, u wrestler who has thrown
the best all year.
Pcndelton, of Penn, has an excellent
chance to bring home the title in the
| 175- pound class. Good. of Lehigh, ant
Wilson, of Princeton. will cause hir
the most trouble. If Potter. of Co.
lumbia. We're able to compete. wrestling
fans think he would have little diff
Guilty in winning in this class.
The finals will start tomorrow after.
noon at . o'clock and will be con-
cluded in time for the teams to see th'
Penn Princeton basketball game.
Tonight the Penn gymnasts are en-.
tered in the championships which vii
also be held at Princeton. Penn lost {
single meet all year and that to the
Navy, last years champion. Coach
Eliason, however. insists that the Rec
and Blue team has improved consider.
ably since then and has an excellent
chance for the championship. Wood
ward. intercollegiate champion in tum.
bling: Captain Gilmore, Atlee and vii.
son are the Penn representatives,
Eleven colleges in all are entered il
| the meet