Show 5 I 1 Ii i I s J I S WRESTLING ACROSS THE YEARS Among those making a name for themselves in wrestling at t Viewmont High School Ol are 1 to r. r r. r Greg K Kjar Lee Sessions SIS Le Craig Larry Egnew and Vance Tyler By JIM l AYLOR Y d' d r Oh ry 0 et Wrestling is a sport that can be a great spectator sport but unfortunately it is little known and of little Interest to most everybody Wrestling is an anath- anath athletic athletic ath ath- letic sport between two persons each of whom endeavors to force his antagonist to the ground without resorting to kicks or blows THE AVERAGE person al already already already al- al ready knows this But did you know that It is one of the most universal of aU athletic exercises and is a trial of both skill and nd strength The Greeks are usually given credit for encouraging and de developing developing developing de- de the sport as a gymnastic gymnastic gymnastic gym gym- exercise and the victors at the and Olympic games who excelled In Inthis inthis inthis this sport received the highest honors And from there the Romans took over but instead their contests were savage and brutalizing fights rather than fair tests of wrestling The only proof there is of this Is the re remains remains remains re- re mains of Egyptian sculpture THEY TELL and show that the ancient wrestler was almost nude and covered his body with oil this practice made it difficult difficult difficult cult to get a firm hold of one another and the wrestlers were permitted to use sand on their hands which is illegal today They took hold of each other by bythe o the arms aims employed many c con cony n T of the body Interlocking Interlock Interlock- interlocking interlock Interlock- ing their arms legs or or both and used other similar methods to cause the opponent to be thrown to the ground Today wrestling has been re reduced reduced reduced re- re to a skillful art and the rules are numerous and ate There are two general types of wrestling In use today THE FIRST is catch-as-catch catch can system m which is used in the high schools and colleges of America This places the two opponents in an open space facing facing facing fac fac- ing each other and at a given signal permits them to move in close contact and take any hold they may choose This is called the tie up with both men standing locked together From here they try to force each other to the mat from which each mangoes into various holds At the beginning of the second two minute period of which there are three the wrestlers start out in what is called a referees referee's position This also starts the third period It puts the top wrestler on offense and the bottom bottom bottom bot bot- tom one on defense This tests their ability to use an advantage or to escape from a bad tion The latter may be accomplished accomplished accomplished by a switch THE BOTTOM t man obtains arm leverage to change from froma a defensive to an offensive position tion With the sit out this de defensive defensive defensive de- de maneuver is as effective effective ti tive w as the switch A little known and used system system system tem used toda today is the collar and elbow system of wrestling The opponents face each other and at the signal make the attack by seizing hold by the collar and at atthe atthe atthe the elbow A contestant is not considered down unless both bothI shoulders and one hip or both I hips and one shoulder touch the I ground GROUND contact is decided by a referee If a contestant to save himself from a fall loosens loosens loosens loos loos- ens his hold with one or both hands It is counted against him himas himas as as as' a f fall fa 11 A A. A contest consists of v three or five f falls each ach being g succeeded by an inter mission of about 15 minutes The other main system is the catch in which the op opponents opponents opponents op- op stand close together facing each other but In such a position that the chins rest on the shoulders of the opponents Wrestling begins at a signal and any method of throwing except I kicking or brutality may be employed To win the contest itis It Itis itis II is necessary to throw the opponent opponent opponent nent so soboth both shoulders will touch the ground This was the type of I wrestling that Abraham Lincoln was recognized for THE CAT CATCH can C catch can I type of wrestling is the adopted amateur wrestling style and its rules and regulations are I strictly enforced This type of contest Is concluded at the end of the six minutes or nine minutes minutes minutes min min- utes in college And the winner Is decided at the end by which wrestler has scored the most points for various holds and movements Or else If one man pins his opponents opponent's shoulders to the mat for at least two sec sec- I IThe The high schools have their I own wrestling teams which usually consist of 24 men a I varsity of 12 and a junior varsity varsity varsity var var- sity also of 12 men Each group is divided into special weight classes each man wrestling an an- opponent his own weight TO BE A GOOD wrestler each man must meet these eight requirements 1 A sense of feeling for body contact movements and some totally blind wrestlers are ex exceedingly exceedingly exceedingly ex- ex skillful 2 An awareness of relative position and body-base body this is closely related to the sense of balance 3 EFFECTIVE movement I through the use of leverage momentum and correct timing 4 Maneuverability l for de deception deception deception de- de through the use of feints by false moves and positions 5 5 A COMPETITIVE attitude for wrestling C. C General body strength and flexibility 7 7 SPEED AND coordination necessary for co complicated mp Ii cat e d wrestling movements timed to tofit tofit tofit fit the particular situation 8 Endurance for wrestling |