UNIVERSITY WRESTLERS CAPTURE CLOSE CONTEST

In one of the closest matches ever held in the M. I. T. Gymnasium, the University wrestling team defeated the Engineers, 19 to 13 Saturday evening. At the beginning of the final bout, Harvard led 14 to 13, making the last contest the deciding one of the match. W. H. Boldt '30 defeated Gordon of M. I. T. in this match by a fall in 3 minutes and 22 seconds.

The hardest fought contest was that between Der Maderosian and Joseph Lifrak '29, the Crimson captain. The M. I. T. man won by a decision after the struggle had gone into two overtime periods. These two men met for the first time in their freshman year when Lifrak threw Der Maderosian. That occasion was the only match in which the Tech man was ever pinned to the mat. In their second year, Der Maderosian won by decision.

The summary:

115-pound class: C. G. Chase '30 defeated Chibas (T), by fall in 7 min., 45 sec.

125-pound class: J. H. Burns '29 defeated Perkins (T), by decision. Time advantage, 3 min., 50 sec.

135-pound class: C. N. Levine '30 defeated Cooper (T), by decision. Time advantage, 3 min., 22 sec.

145-pound class: Der Maderosian (T) defeated Joseph Lifrak '29, by decision. Time advantage 1 min., 26 sec. (Two overtime periods).

154-pound class: W. A. Robinson '31 defeated Pittblade (T), by decision. Time advantage, 3 min., 21 sec.

165-pound class: Stone (T) defeated Dudley Davis '31, by fall in 1 min., 47 sec.

175-pound class: Easly (T) defeated G. L. Graves '31, by fall in 1 min., 22 sec.

Unlimited class: W. B. Boldt '30 defeated Gordon (T), by fall in 3 min., 22 sec.