Harvard Matmen Hope to Overturn Tough Navy Ten

Harvard will be hard pressed to capture its second straight wrestling win when the formidable Navy grapplers step onto the IAB mats tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The Crimson had a field day against Brown last week, mauling the Bruins, 40-12. But Navy is tough. The Midshipmen have won three Eastern championships in the last four years, and they reanxious for another crown.

"The guys've had some really tough workouts this week." Harvard coach John Lee said yesterday. "They have to work extremely hard if they expect to give Navy a good match."

The Midshipmen could rack up several victories in light and middleweights. Navy's Fred Handorf, who last year defeated Harvard's Carl Biello for third place in the Easterns, will tackle Biello again at 134.

Dan Muthler, a former two-time Penn high school champ at 142, and Ross Chattin, the East's second-best wrestler at 158 last year, bolster the Navy squad in the middle weights.

Coach Lee will wait until tomorrow to decide the starters for the 158 and 16' matches. John Keough, who last week wrestled at 16', has crash dieted to get down to 158. "I know he can handle the weight loss and keep his strength." Lee said. "The only question is whether he can make weight."

Bruce Johnson will be ready at 16' it Keough makes the 158 match, Johnson, an experienced grappler, just recovered from a rib injury sustained in the Corneil match last month.

Harvard captain Richie Starr's bout with Navy's Jeff Simons at 190 will highlight the in any weight matches. "Most matches could go either way," Lee said. The whole meet could be very frustrating.