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1928-29 Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute Wrestling

1928-1929 Mechanics Institute Techmen Wrestling
1928-1929 Mechanics Institute Techmen Wrestling
LEFT TO RIGHT: H. Kent (manager), William Stinson (captain), Gomer Stelljes, Bonfiglio, Kent, Charles Cala, George Whitney, Ralph "Cy" Dudley, Van Emmerick, Dr. Mark Ellingson (coach). SOURCE: 1929-30! NCAA Intercollegiate Wrestling Guide, Spalding's Athletic Library. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission from RIT.

Season: 1928-29
Team Name: Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute
Nickname: Techmen
Colors:
     Blue
     Gray
Head Coach: Dr. Mark Ellingson
Attachments: 1929 RAMI Techmen (PDF)
Yearbook pages (PDF)
 
Album: General

1928-1929 Mechanics Institute Techmen Wrestling 1928-1929 Mechanics Institute Techmen Wrestling Institute Wrestlers Open Season Tomorrow Night The Undefeated Wrestling Team of 1928-29 First Undefeated Team in Annals of Mechanics Institute The Undefeated Wrestling Team of 1928-29 Kent, Cala, Van Emmerick, Dudley Whitney, Stinson, Bonfiglio, Stelljes
 
Schedule
Date Time Site Event Location Note(s)
Sat Nov 24 --- --- vs. Oswego YMCA [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Sat Dec 15 --- --- vs. Oswego YMCA [NY] Oswego, NY ---
Wed Dec 19 --- --- vs. Geneva YMCA [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Fri Jan 11 --- --- vs. Alfred University [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Wed Jan 30 --- --- vs. Geneva YMCA [NY] Geneva, NY ---
Sat Feb 09 --- --- vs. Alfred University [NY] Alfred, NY ---
Fri Feb 15 --- --- vs. Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Fri Feb 22 --- --- vs. University of Chicago [IL] Rochester, NY ---
Fri Mar 22 --- --- vs. St. Lawrence University [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Fri Mar 29 --- --- NCAA Wrestling Championships Columbus, OH ---
Sat Mar 30 --- --- Columbus, OH ---
Wed Apr 03 --- --- City of Rochester Amateur Wrestling Championships Rochester, NY ---
Fri Apr 19 --- --- AAU National Wrestling Championships New York, NY ---
Sat Apr 20 --- --- New York, NY ---
Sat May 11 --- --- AAU Niagara District Wrestling Championships Buffalo, NY ---

Roster
Weight (lbs) Name Hometown Year Matches
--- Allen van Emmerik --- --- 2
115-126 Charles Bonfiglio --- --- 4
118 Robbin Adair --- --- 1
118 Dick Shantz --- --- 1
125-147 William Stinson --- --- 5
126 Chuck Curtis --- --- 1
135 Bishop --- --- 1
135 Robert Kent --- --- 3
145-175 Gomer Stelljes --- --- 6
155-160 George Whitney --- --- 4
165-HWT Charles Cala --- --- 4
175-HWT Ralph "Cy" Dudley --- --- 3
175 Kenneth Jones --- --- 2