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Show nifionp won B PIKE HT . men school The wrestling championship of the Ogden high school was won last night by LeGrand Pingree, who defeated four opponets in a series of contests P1ngre Is a pupil of Jack Harbcrtson and Is considered one of the fastest young amateur wrestlers ln the stab. The tournament was hold under the direction of tho school athletic association, asso-ciation, and a fair-sized crowd at tended. Nine students of the schol, LeGrand Pingree. Rube Fox, George Beck, L lllson. Stanger Fitzgerald Dee. Balch and Ray participated in the bouts and each one showed a surprising surpris-ing knowledge of the game. They alBO showed a willingness to mix and gave the fans a good run for their money. The lightweight conte6t6 for wrestlers wres-tlers under 140 pounds were staged first. L. Allison and SLanger opened the program and the latter won the event Pingree and Doo then went on and the latter was easily defeated. Allison and Fitzgerald were next in line and Allison was again defeated Fltzcerald and Pingree then wrestled for the championship of the light - weight division and Pingree won. Beck and Fox were the principals in the first heavyweight bout- This evont proved one of tbe most Interesting Inter-esting of th eening, a. both men worked so evenly and willingly that they had to be glen a rest before they could finish In the second ' round" Fox kept on the aggressive most of the time and was awarded the decision. Balch and Ray put up the next contest and the former was defeated. Pingree, lightweight champion, cham-pion, then wrestled Ray. winning the decision. This was considered the best bout of the evening With every other bout winner eliminated elim-inated but Fox, Pingree took the big man on and after nearly IS mlnutr-s of fast work, secured an unbreakable hold and pinned his shoulders to the mat Jack Harbertann refereed the bouts and Coach Romney acted as timekeeper. time-keeper. Both gave entire satisfaction |