New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
LOCAL WRESTLERS
 WIN STATE TITLE
Mat Team Coached by Louis
 BurdiCk Successful

The New Britain "Y" wrestling team, coached hy Louis Eurdick, travelod 10 TorrinE,on Saturday and captured the state wrostling title, Hartford. TorYlngton. New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford had teams entered,
 stephen S2nobo, heavyweight from New Britain. defeated Abel Of Bridgeport in 2 min. 26 soc. Sznobo who has been wrestling only two months went right after his man. He seized him with C neck hold and threw him clear across the mat X minute later he secured thc cradle hold, Il combination Nelson and leg hold, and pressed his op- poncnts shoulders 10 the carpet. lIamlin from New Britain in the scmi-fnals defeated Duttcrs from Waterbury to q decision in the 13i pound class, and in the evening do | fcatcd 0. II. Nisha, Jap. from Wa tcrbnry, for tho l35 pound title to a decision in nine minutes.
 Neal Crowley in tho 1lS pound class defeated Moore of Torrington for the state title winning the de- | cision in nino minutes Davis .o oi | New Britain won the 1i7 pound title, defeating Labell of Torringt on ! in the semi finals, securing q fall 1 in one minute and eighteen sec onds, and in tho finals defeated 1 Grove Of Waterbury 10 a decision in nine minutes. In winning the 147 pound state titlo Davis was i forced to WrcS'le a man 10 pounds heavier than himself. The scoring was as follows: llS pound clas! won by Crowley. New Britain; 1gt pound class, McWiIliams, Water bury; 135 pound class, Hamlin New Britain; 147 pound class Davis, New Britain; 16o pount class, Labodi. Torrington; r.; pound class, Campbell, Stamford and heavyweight Sanobo, New Britain.
 The only weight New Britain fail. n1 10 place in which the team wa' entered was the 16o pound class. Ir this match Ray Canzcllanti who was matched against I1abodi of Tor rineton, and Labodi won tho hou in two minutes and S5 seconds aete, q stiff battle for every second thc mon wore on the mat. Each mar from New Britain wasted littl' time stallng but settled down C businnss and kept after his man.
 Th" final score, fly points, was New Britain %; Waterbury ]; Stam ford I: TorrinGton |; Hartford o Bridgeport q; New Haven c.
 Tn the somi-iinals, l2G ID. class McWilliams, Waterbury. threw Ar tmando, Hartford. min. 5@ sec 1&5 lh. class, Hanlin. New Britain got the decision over Butt"rs q Waterbury in six minutes: l47 lb Iclass, Davis, New Britain threw Ia bell of TorrinEton i1 1 min, is sec
 Of Hanson of New Haven in min l2 sec. In the l'5 ID. class Sart' of Toryington secured the decision over Fleming of New Haven; 16' !h, class, Lnbodie of Torringtol threw Daley of New Haven in 4 min 175 h. class, Campbell of Stamfor' secured the decision over Earl c Bridgeport in six minutes.
 Finals. l1S lh. class, Crowley, c New Britain secured the decision
 over Moore. Torrirr on, 9 min; 126 ib class, McWiliams of tho lat ! Olympic team defeated Sarto by : fall in min, SS sec; 1S5-lb. class Hamlin secured tho decision over ( II. Nishi, Japanese, in 2 min.; 147 !h. class, Davis, New Britain, de fcatcd Grove of Waterbury In min. 10 decision; 1G0-lb. class Labodie, Torrington. defeated Car ccllanci, New Britain, by a fall in
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