| The SJS wrestling team will open its 1970-71 season with five returning lettermen Saturday when the Spartans play
host at the 14th annual San Jose State Invitational. |
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| Tourney matches will begin at 12 noon in the Spartan Gym and continue through 7 pm. |
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| Eleven teams are set participate in the event, including Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo, one of the country's strongest
wrestling powers. The Broncos, NCAA College Division champions the past three years, will be heavy favorites to
win the tournament with four medalists from last year's NCAA team returning. |
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| Also strongly rated are UC Berkeley, Chico State, and San Francisco State. |
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| Spartan coach Hugh Mumby, returning after a year's absence, feels his squad has a chance of placing in the first
four. |
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| "We've done quite well in practice matches, " Mumby stated, "although this isn't a true indication
of our abilities." |
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| Given the best chances of placing for the Spartans are either Art Stone or Harold Yee at 118 pounds, freshman Jim
Lucas (142), Terry Kerr (150), Ron Wright (158), Time Kerr (167), and Bob Garcia (190). |
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| Other entries for SJS in the tourney will be Rudy Rodrigues (126), Dick Hamm (134), Rich Amaro (177), and possibly
Don Jackson as heavyweight. |
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| Mumby's grapplers will be wrestling an all-tournament schedule this year and will be counting on their five lettermen
to improve last year's third place finish in the PCAA. Mumby considers his team as being "probably as good
as last year's." |
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| The lettermen include Stone, PCAA champion two year's ago who was out with an injury last season; Terry Kerr, third
in the PCAA last year; Tim Kerr, second in the PCAA; and Wright and Hamm. |
