Show Y WRESTLERS DEFEND TITLE Big Squad Greets Coach Cote at Col Cougar gar Lair Many MallY Veterans Return PROVO Dec 7 B. 7 B. B Y U. U has no need to worry about wrestling prospects pros pros' to defend its western division title this year judging from the score of grapplers that heeded the first call Monday afternoon Headed by Captain Neff Smart and andIman Iman Hales veterans of three seasons and without question the most outstanding outstanding out out- standing pair of grapplers in the B. B M. M C. C five other letter men reported to Coach Aubert Cote for instruction in fact Bob captain of ol last years year's team is the only member of the 32 1931 aggregation that did not return Particularly Is the Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young university strong not only in the pound class where Smart wrestles and the light heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight the class Hales wrestles in but in the pound class where Coach Cote has two veterans Vard Johnson and Dell Young Johnson made an outstanding showing in the Olympic tryouts last year going to the semifinals semifinals' before he was eliminated dim elim mated while Young is a veteran of oi several seasons George Gillespie pounds Morris Moriis Snell heavyweight and Ray y Haddock dd ck 13 po pounds com corn piete tile list oi or returning letter men Co Coach ch Cote had a large group out Monday night Iliff Jeffery blind grappler bids to follow in the footsteps footsteps foot foot- steps of Roylance of Sprin Springville who was considered one of the best wrestlers wres wres- tIers In the conference despite his blindness Wilkins Nuttall a one one- legged boy from Provo will vill make a strong bid for the lightweight group along with who had some experience last year Others who reported reported re re- ported Monday are Don Markham Red Merrill Elaine Blame Allen pounds Don Collins Joe McAllister light heavyweight Merrill Peterson Byron Goe pounds Don Ream Louis Bryner Glen Hansen pounds and Merrill Croft pounds |