JONES
TUNING
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For their next
victim the Huskers; picked Minnesota, whom they
defeated decisively by a score of 13 to 1. The
Cornhuskers were going at top speed in this
match and were probably at the height of the
season's form. With a hard match with Iowa State
in view for the next week-end the Huskers were
content to take things easy and no falls were
obtained. The only event that was very close was
between Blore and Church, who tied after three
extra periods. The defeat of Captain Dally by
Weber and of Koppin by Captain Highley were
worth-while achievements as these two men are
two of the best in the north.
In a meet that
was not decided until the last match Nebraska
lost to Iowa State, 1 211/2 to 91/2. At the
start of the heavyweight event the Huskers were
holding a one-point lead. After a hard struggle
Lawrence, the Ames grappler, came out with a
time advantage of two minutes, seven seconds,
giving the meet to the Iowa school. Nebraska was
unable to maintain the pace that had been set in
the three previous meets, but a close defeat by
Iowa State was no disgrace, since they had
defeated some of the best teams of the east in a
trip at the beginning of the season.
Duplicating
their performance of last year the Oklahoma
Aggies captured the Valley championship meet,
held at Stillwater, Oklahoma, the home of the
victors. In winning their second straight
championship the Aggies scored fourteen more
points than their nearest rivals. The real
battle developed between Nebraska and Iowa State
with the Iowa representatives beating Nebraska
out by two points for second place.
The work of
Dale Skinner was the feature of the Nebraska
team. By winning the final match of the 145pound
class with a fall, the former Husker captain
demonstrated his superiority over the rest of
the Valley wrestlers. The decision which he
secured over Woodhull, Iowa State, was a notable
performance as Woodhull is recognized as one of
the best of the Western Conference wrestlers. In
the finals Skinner pinned Northrip, Oklahoma
Aggies, in six minutes, thirty-nine seconds.
Kellogg went to
the finals of his class but Bringham, Oklahoma
A. & M., took a decision from him. In the
contest for second place Kellogg threw
Hendricks, of the Kansas Aggies, in eight
minutes, thirty-four seconds. Tuning, who was
defeated by Stuteville, Oklahoma A. & M., in
the semi-finals, won a fall over Freese, Kansas,
in four minutes, fifty-three seconds, in the
match to decide second place. Captain Highley
was defeated in the semi-finals by Collins,
Oklahoma A. & M., in the extra period.
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