Foster Rated Chance for Victory In Wrestling Tourney at Cornell

With little chance for more than a couple of points, the varsity wrestling team is competing against a very strong field in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships now in progress at Cornell.

Throughout the season Bob Foster and captain Joe Noble had been considered the only Crimson wrestlers who had a chance to win their divisions, but even this slim hope received a blow this week as Noble was forced out of action with an injury. Foster remains as the varsity's top threat--probably the only threat--in the 177-lb. division.

Elsewhere, the prospects are almost uniformly bleak. Dave Skeels, at 123, for example, faces a field that includes at least three men who have already defeated him this season. John Watkins, down to weight at 130, is likely to make a good showing and must be considered the Crimson's second best threat, although he is up against some rough opposition. Carl Kludt, who wrestled at 130 all year, moves up to 137, but will probably be too light and inexperienced to advance in the tournament.

Nick Estabrook, at 147, meets a field which includes Lehigh's defending champion, Dick Santoro, while King Holmes, at 157, faces--among other tough men--Bill Macaleer of Princeton, who pinned him in a dual meet. Rick Sullivan, at 167, and heavyweight Ted Robbins or Bob Wynne face similarly tough jobs, although Robbins in particular has been impressive during the season.

Cornell--the defending champion--is expected to fight it out for the team title with Lehigh, Pittsburgh and Penn State.