The Washington times., 1921-02-19
SEES STOP WATCH
ASMAT DRAWBACK
Penn State Coach Criticises
Method of Awarding Wrest-
ling Decisions.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Feb. 10
The discussion now going on con-
cerning the method of scoring inter
collegiate wrestling bouts has finally
caused Coach w. 4. Lewis OF the Penn
State grappiers to come to bat with a
little suggestion of his own. Lewis
believes that the system OF counting
five points for a fall and three for a
decision is all right, but he is un-
alterably Opposes to the present
method of awarding decisions.
Under the present rules, the stop
watch is the only factor in the rem
dering of a decision. the man having
the margin of time advantage being
the winner. even though he may have
held his upper position by playing Il
safe and refusing to try for fall
The other man NAV have forced the
lighting all the way. taken all of the
chances, and then be defeated by the
watch.
AID TO REFEREE.
Coach Lewis believes that at the
most the watch. should be but an aid
to the referee in rendering his de-
cision, and that the old method of
picking the winner on form and ag
gressiveness is far better. II a better
method of rendering decisions could
be drawn up. the Penn State coach
would be willing to return to the old
scoring system of four points for a
decision. but under present arrange
ments he favors the five and three
rule.
In commenting on the present scor-
ing system, Lewis points out that the
object in the change was to eliminate
"stalling" by making two falls count
moro than would three decisions.
That 1t is accomplishing it's purpose
was shown In the meet between Penn
State and Lehigh last week. when of
the six bouts won by State five of
them were on falls. The present
method gives more OF an incentive to
work for falls, and thus adds to the
interest in the bouts.
wREsTLE HARDER BOUT.
The criticism has been offered that
a man in winning the decision is often
forced to wrestle a far harder bout
than a man winning on fall This
is unauestionably true, as was demon
strated in the meet last week Nc
Mahon, the state heavyweight threw
Carlisle in thirty-five seconds and
thus was awarded FIVE points. Wet
zell, on the other hand, was forced to
go fifteen minutes before he could
earn a decision over Roy of Lehigh,
and was awarded only three points.
But Coach Lewis points out that of
the two Lehigh wrestlers Roy had
nut up by far the better exhibition,
and. therefore, 1t was only fair to him
that his opponents margin of victory
be cut down lower than that of Nc
Mahon. who completely outclassed
Carlisle
IN LINE FOR TITLE
with two members of last years in
tercoliegiate championship team un-
able to survive the trials this year,
the Blue and White grapplers are
again in line for championship honors.
Farley. last years heavyweight. has
been unable to get into shape this
year and he has decided to forsake the
mats for the balance of the year.
CARRIER. veteran 125-pounder, who was
runner-up at the intercollegiates last
year. has been unable to beat out
Evans a sophomore, for the varsity
berth
Tho basketball team faces the fast
University OF Buffalo flve next week,
while the freshman quintet will meet
the West Virginia freshmen. Penn
State boxers will wind up their season
with meet at the Navy, and the
wrestiers will travel to Ithaca to
grappIe with Cornell The track men
expect to finish their indoor season
this week also with the annual indoor
meet at Johns Hopkins University.