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46th Annual EIWA Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ Dillon Gymnasium (Princeton, New Jersey)
Friday-Saturday, March 10-11, 1950

Largest Crowd in Princeton Wrestling History
Largest Crowd in Princeton Wrestling History
Largest crowd in Princeton's wrestling history jammed Dillon Gymnasium to watch the 46th annual Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships. SOURCE: The Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1950.

Album: General

Largest Crowd in Princeton Wrestling History Holdover Eastern Team Champion

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Brown University [RI], Columbia University [NY], Cornell University [NY], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Harvard University [MA], Lehigh University [PA], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Princeton University [NJ], Rutgers University [NJ], Syracuse University [NY], Temple University [PA], U.S. Military Academy [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of Pennsylvania [PA], University of Virginia [VA], Yale University [CT]
Team Final
1. Syracuse University [NY]  32 points
2. Lehigh University [PA]  29
3. Pennsylvania State University [PA]  28
4. Yale University [CT]  14
5. Rutgers University [NJ]  11
6. Princeton University [NJ]  9
U.S. Naval Academy [MD]  9
8. Franklin & Marshall College [PA]  6
9. U.S. Military Academy [NY]  4
10. University of Pennsylvania [PA]  2
11. Brown University [RI]  1
Cornell University [NY]  1
University of Virginia [VA]  1
14. Columbia University [NY]  0
Harvard University [MA]  0
Temple University [PA]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Ken Hunte (Syracuse University [NY], 155 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
121 lbs: Bob Gerbino (Syracuse University [NY]) > Mike Filipos (Lehigh University [PA]), DEC 7-2
128 lbs: George Feuerbach (Lehigh University [PA]) > Dave Poor (Princeton University [NJ]), DEC 6-1
136 lbs: L. Wayne Smith (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Joe Settanni (Syracuse University [NY]), DEC 6-2
145 lbs: Jim Maurey (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > John Mahoney (Lehigh University [PA]), JD 0-0
155 lbs: Ken Hunte (Syracuse University [NY]) > Eric Erikson (Lehigh University [PA]), DEC 6-0
165 lbs: Emil Perona (Rutgers University [NJ]) > George Graveson (Yale University [CT]), DEC 8-7
175 lbs: George Gebhardt (Syracuse University [NY]) > Mike Rubino (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 3-2
HWT: Homer Barr (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Gus LaSasso (Lehigh University [PA]), DEC 8-4
Consolation Final (3rd)
121 lbs: John Reese (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > William Morse (University of Virginia [VA]), DEC 8-6
128 lbs: Stan Mousetis (Franklin & Marshall College [PA]) > Lou Tschirhart (Syracuse University [NY]), JD 7-7
136 lbs: Don Maurey (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Dick Kelsey (Lehigh University [PA]), FFT 
145 lbs: Tony Orser (Princeton University [NJ]) > Ewart Lee Nethersole (Syracuse University [NY]), DEC 7-1
155 lbs: Frank Mansell (Yale University [CT]) > Don Swygert (U.S. Military Academy [NY]), FALL 2:10
165 lbs: Dean Mulder (U.S. Military Academy [NY]) > Pascal Perri (Syracuse University [NY]), DEC 7-4
175 lbs: Brooks Naffziger (Yale University [CT]) > Russ Schelling (Franklin & Marshall College [PA]), DEC 7-5
HWT: Dave Whinfrey (Rutgers University [NJ]) > Redmond Finney (Princeton University [NJ]), DEC 8-7

Attachments
Brackets (PDF)



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