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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 12-2-80 |
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Spartans and Bakersfield Tie One On |
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by Jerry McDonald |
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| SJSU and Cal State-Bakersfield may have tied one on the wrestling mat this past Tuesday night at Spartan Gym, but
much to the pleasure of Spartan coach T.J. Kerr, no one did in the stands. The 19-19 tie between the two powers marked the first time beer was sold at a SJSU wrestling meet. According to Men's Athletic Director Dave Adams, beer will be sold again at the Mumby Tournament at Spartan Gym Saturday. "Everyone acted very reasonable and there were no problems," Adams said. "It looks like a good way to generate revenue." With SJSU backup wrestlers in the stands and two campus police in the building to preserve order, the fans seemed more entertained by the action on the mat then the beer on tap. The crowd was estimated at more than 1,5000 and Kerr estimates that 100 cups of Budweiser were sold at $1 a piece. Although the sales might have been low for the turnout, Kerr remained optimistic. "I think the Budweiser people were shocked that we had that many people in the stands," Kerr said. The crowd was the largest to see an SJSU wrestling match in the school's history. Kerr is enthused with the support of Bottomley Distributors, who handle the Bud for the Spartans. "Jim Bottomley and a couple of his sales people were at the meet," Kerr said. "With that kind of support, it's kind of neat." What Kerr didn't consider "kind of neat" was the officiating, particularly in the final match that determined the tie. In a min-war between heavyweights Craig Schone of Bakersfield and Guy Heath of the Spartans, a controversy over advantage or "riding" drew Kerr's criticism. In the third period, Schone and Heath were tied 3-3 when Heath escaped to lead 4-3. The referee signaled to stop Schone's advantage time at 1:01, while it appeared that Heath had escaped three seconds earlier. Since Heath could not bring Schone down before the end of the match, Schone's advantage time of 1:01 gained him another point to tie both the match and the meet. "I thought he was out in under a minute," said a now-calm Kerr, who was anything but when it took place. "That was when i was trying to tell the referee afterwards," Kerr laughed. |
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