Show I Ute We Wrestlers Take Fifth Place at Steamboat Steamboat Springs high School swept to its conse victory over their own Wrestling Invitational Friday and Saturday topping seven In- In Invited invited schools Gr Grand md Junction n claimed 2nd place honors over Meeker 3rd Craig Vernal's tiles Utes PalisAde Rangely and legis in the cellar with THE UINTAH Utes weaken weaken- weakened ed cd by an unexpected weight loss requirement of bC several pounds p per r man just a few days before the matches made a good showing show show- showIng Ing for themselves in the tournament ment rounds Seven ute wrest lers m made dl it into the finals out of oC twelve entered Coach Dennis explained but Uintah was was edged down to place when only two men placed Two upsets cost Uintah the 2nd place berth in the ment tho Utes Coach remark ed Randy Searle lost to Grand Junctions Junction's by riding time which utah does not use had 1 minute 15 seconds and picked up one additional point the coach said BURNELL lost to Watt or of Meeker by a 54 deci- deci decision sion Both these matches were in the second round of the tour tour- tourney ney Results round round-by-round fol low FIRST ROUND Friday 95 lb Frandsen by lb Door of Steamboat pinned T Merkley lb Searle pinned Rev Revello of Regis lb Hawkings of Palisade over Des 50 lb lb of Craig over C I Roberts lb pinned Nyman of Regis lb Ufford over Mumby of Grand Junction 53 lb G Roberts pinned Webb of Craig lb of Regis over D Merkley 43 lb Perez of f Grand Junction over 41 lb Gurr over Enger of Palisades 73 of Meeker pinned Johnson End of fir first t round Uintah placed 6 out of 12 SECOND ROUND Saturday at 1 pm 95 lb White of Grand Junction over Serle Searle 33 ride ride- time lb Watt of Meeker 22 overtime G Roberts over of Steamboat 53 5 lb Stewart or of Meeker pinned Gurr End of sec and ond round Uintah placed 2 of 6 for first FINALS Saturday at pm 95 lb Frandsen over Moore of Steamboat lb Crawford of Sleeker over Searle 42 lb Bailey of Palisades over Roberts 42 lb over Walker of Grand Junction 60 lb Franz of Steamboat over Ufo Ufford ford 20 lb Miller 1 o of Grand Junction OVer G no- no berts 43 forfeit lb l of Regis pinned Gurr CONSOLATION CONSOLATION round 3 pm 95 05 lb l Frandsen pinned Kreiger of cf Regis lb Searle pinned Hawking of Palisade lb C Roberts pinned Rotella of Regis in overtime lb over Warren of Rangely 82 8 18 lb Gurr over of Craig 85 over time Rector of Rangely Johnson |