Show The story of wrestling is told by Union High School Invitation to watch team is made EDITOR'S NOTE Another competitive athletic activity was introduced Into Union and Altamont Schools during the the year for the first They followed Uintah a couple of years in introducing This year is giving considerable emphasis to the and their now Kenneth has developed a well-balanced Altamont is also developing a fine and both schools should be heard about before- the wrestling season in high schools is Coach Benson has submitted the following story on He is anxious to sell the public on supporting the matches when they come to the local Coach Sessions at Altamont is just as anxious to patrons of that school come out and watch their Read this story and become a fan is the invitation of Coach WRESTLING Submitted by Benson Wrestling is one of the oldest Its practice in prehistoric times was probably a method of learning self In early wrestling was an accepted method of preparing men for The sport has taken many different- forms in the various countries of the some of which seem rather ridiculous to those of us who are accustomed to free style There are two world-wide styles of wrestling-The and the free both of which are competed in the Olympic In this country we use a variation of the free style in which the wrestlers start in an upright position and one attempts to pin the shoulders of the other to the mat for two This style of when practiced in the schools and colleges of the is commonly called catch as catch can Basic Rules of To win a the shoulder blades of one opponent must be held in contact with the mat for two full The High School Rules prohibit the use of the hammer-lock above the right twisting strangle toe hand over the or any holds used for If no fall is the referee awards the decision to the contestant who has shown the greater wrestling ability and or he makes the decision on a point When a contestant takes his opponent to the mat within the first two minutes both continue to wrestle until one is thrown or until the time limit is If neither secures a position of advantage before the three minutes have the remaining time into two periods of mat The official flips a coin and the winner of the call chooses the top bottom for start of the first period of mat fall in this first period terminates that period and the loser of the coin flip in the first period alternates his starting position for the A fall by one wrestler takes precedence over a decision secured by the Point 1 A. Two points for take down or reversal of position from defensive B. 3 points for near A. near fall is a situation in which the wrestler has control of his opponent in a pinning combination and a fall is One point for escape defensive position on the D. 1 point for each full minute of accumulated time advantage but two points is maximum to be E. A fall is awarded when one wrestler holds his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a period of two |