Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-01-25 | Page 6 | B. Y. U. Matmen Preparing for State Tourney

B B. Y U U. Preparing for forState St State te Tourne Tourney PROVO Jan 24 The The Brigham Young university wrestling team is making great headway of late In inthe tho the art of catch as catch can Many of the men of last years year's champion team are back in the fold working out dally daily In preparation preparation tion then for the state meet which is to tobe tobe tobe be held some time timo next month Several new men are showing up upwell upwell upwell well this season and should give the veterans of the game a hard fight for places on the team Ira Dern who was in the city last Wednesday and Thursday created a great deal of Interest among the wrestlers at the uni uni- V He worked out at the theY theY Y gym Wednesday with the wrestling squad which proved to tobe tobe tobe be of great value as well as a treat to the local fans tans Again Thursday afternoon he gave the themen themen themen men some excellent Instructions showing them some of or the holds which have made him famous The Tho team is well represented in every weight except the heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight division Tarzan Hullinger Hul- Hul linger Unger who won out in it the class last year is back and Is going stronger than ever Spence ce Lar- Lar sen the agile 13 who also won out In the state meet Is going good Honor Merrill and Brig Keeler are trying for places In the pound US-pound division Merrill trained all last season but was Ineligible to participate in collegiate collegiate col col- col- col wrestling as he V was still taking high school subjects Dean Bench who weighs in at has wrestled for the tho school before and is better than ever this year Jack Clark who who- is in the thelI lI pound pound class has his lis position practically cinched Ford Creer is t tri th only man who man who has as at y yet t ap api appeared appeared ap- ap pea red for honors In the di dl- dl i i vision There are others trying for places but their showing doesn't come up to the standard of the above mentioned Prospects for winning another state chain cham championship In wrestling V are exceedingly exceed exceed- bright at the church Institution Institution tion then this year