Top Row: Winship, Wilson, Schw.trdron, Soule, Spooner, W.tters, L'Hommedieu. Front Row: V.tnderbilt, Kiersins, E.tton, Cooper, Pt~islcy, D'Av.tnzo, Eism.tn.

WR[STLI~G The wrestlmg tedm th1s ye6r enJoyed d successful sedson compiling d record of three vrctones, two

defedts , Md one tie . With d nucleus of mexperienced freshmen dnd sophomores roundmg out d squdd of one junior dnd three seniors, " Doc" L'Hommedieu WdS dble to turn out d winning tedm.

The only winners for St. ldwrence in their opening mdtch dgdinst Rochester Mechdnics Institute were seniors Cooper dnd D'Avdnzo with Fountdin , d sophomore.

With the loss of Fountdin to the drmed forces dnd of Spooner, d promising sophomore in the 128 lb. drv1sion, becduse of d severe knee injury, " Doc" cdlled on severdl freshmen to hll these positions for the Syrdcuse mdtch. From Syrdcuse the LMries received their second dnd ldst defedt o f the sedson 21 to 13. Cooper dnd D'Avdnzo dgdin pinned their men dnd sophomore Els Wdters cdme through w 1th d decision .

The following week •9•inst Alfred the squ•d gdlned ItS ~rst victory 21 to 10. v.nderbdt, Cooper, Kedrsmg, D'Awmzo1 We~ters, e~nd Soule dll turned m victories for the Scdrlet dnd Brown.

An exicitlng bdttle which resulted 10 d 16 to 16 t1e occurred the next week with SpnngReld College. Vdnderbilt , Cooper, D ' Ave~nzo, dnd Soule were the victors .

Colgdte next fell victim to the ldrry Mdtmen . Avengmg the defedt on the gridrron the grdpplers turned 1n the1r most decisive win of the sedson, 30 to 6.

The ~Odl mdtch of the sedson e~ge~inst hhdcd Y. M . C . A . found the ldrnes victonous dgdln 21 to 13. Th1s mdrked the ~rst time thdt d ldr1 squdd he~s defedted the lthdcd mdtmen. Winning for St. ldwrence were Cooper, Kedrsing, D'Avdnzo, e~ton , dOd Soule.

To Cdptdin John Cooper dnd to lou D'Avdnzo go the sedsons ' ldurels; both went through the sedson undefe6ted. " Coop" this yedr completed his th1rd such sedson dnd ended his cdreer CIS d ldrry wrestler w1th d recc:>rd of twenty.one victories

6no defedts, dnd no ties . He hds scored one hundred dnd three

pomts, hdvrng won dll but one mdtch y d pm . The ne~me of John Cooper will go down next to those of other fdmous dthletes of ldrry tedms.

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WINNERS OF THE " L"

v.nderbrlt

Cooper

Ke~rsmg

D'Avc!nzo

Waters

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TEAM RECORD

15 Roch. MechdniCS lnst

13 Syracuse Un1vers1ty

21 Alfred Coll ege

16 Sprrng~eld Coll ege

30 Colgate University

21 lth•c• Y M. C. A.

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