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Wrestlers Battle
After Hoop Game

By Gordon Rawles

Photo By Ted Putziger

John Pegues, 137 Pounder, Muscles State Opponent

Grapplers Seek Second Win Against Gettysburg College

Smarting from their recent loss
to N.C. State, the Virginia wrestlers
will attempt to get back on the
road to a winning season Saturday
night when the Cavaliers host
Gettysburg College in University
Hall.

The varsity squad, under the
coaching of first-year wizard,
George Edwards, is looking for its
second victory in three starts. An
unexpected romp over Duke and a
close loss to a powerful N.C. State
team have been the results of some
excellent first-year wrestling and
strength in the middleweights,
where Captain Tom Moore(1-1) and
sophomore John Pegues(2-0) have
provided the necessary leadership.
Warren Clark, a third-yearman, has
come up with some upsets and a
surprising 2-0 record, while
newcomer John Pitas has proved
himself to be a clutch performer
and an outstanding prospect for
future years at 130 lbs.

Against Gettysburg the lineup
will remain basically the same;
however, several first-yearmen are
challenging for starting positions.
At 145 lbs. Lyles Carr, with a 1-0
J.V. record, could replace Dixon
Brown, who pinned against Duke
but was felled himself in the State
match. Other changes in the lineup
are Ron Bright or Norm Spain,
another first-yearman, in place of
physically ailing Pete Faber at 160
lbs. and Mac Horton, who scored a
pin last week on the J.V., in the
heavyweight bracket.

As far as Saturday night's
competition goes, Gettysburg
sports a 1-1 record, including a win
over Mulenberg and a loss by a
narrow margin to a powerful
Hofstra University team. Drawing
wrestlers from the Pennsylvania
area, Gettysburg is known to be a
small-college power. Perhaps their
strongest wrestler is a 152-pounder,
who will wrestle Tom Moore in a
rematch of his narrow victory over
Tom two years ago.