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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 2-17-67 |
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Spartans Test Chico State Tonight |
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by John Jackson |
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| The SJS wrestling team makes a last effort to end a winning season on a victorious note tonight as they meet Chico
State in the final match of the Spartan season at 7:30 pm in Spartan Gym. The Spartan grapplers have won nine matches and lost only four this season, but two of the losses have been in their last two matches, and coach Hugh Mumby's team would like nothing better than to grab a tenth win with a rebound victory over Chico. The last SJS defeat was a 27-6 trouncing by Oregon State last Wednesday night. In that match the Beavers, led by Bob Hawkins and Jeff Smith, grabbed two victories by falls, three by decisions, and one by forfeit, as they assured themselves of the team victory early and pressed on to triumph. Gary Lorenz and Paul Hatling were the only winners for the Spartans. Lorenz, a consistent winner for the Spartans in the 145-pound division, earned four points in the second period of his match against OSU's Steve Woods, and then battled the Beaver on almost even terms through the final period to win a 5-3 decision. Hatling had a tough time against Jim Blackford in their 177-pound match, but managed to stave off the aggressive Beaver and gain a 9-7 decision. Rich Popejoy, the Spartans' junior heavyweight, was still suffering from a shoulder injury incurred earlier in the season and forfeited his match to the Beavers' Mark Gartung. According to Mumby, Popejoy is a questionable starter against Chico tonight. OSU established its lead early in the match Wednesday when Ron Iwasaki decisioned the Spartans' L.Q. Starling in a battle of very quick 123-pounders, and Mickey Furlong followed with a 13-1 decision over SJS' Dick Hamm in the 130-pound division. When Hawkins pinned Dan Swensen for the 137-pound match, the Beavers, already assured of a five-point heavyweight forfeit victory, had an almost insurmountable lead. Other Beaver winners were Smith, who won by a fall in the 167 division, and decision winners Phil Frey and Lauren Johnson. Smith, after building up a big point lead over Mike Herschfelt, pinned the Spartan with only 37 seconds left in the match. Frey defeated Mike Brown, the 1966 State Junior College 152-pound champion, 14-3, but was pressed hard all the way, and only built up the big lead in the final period by taking advantage of the Spartan's aggressiveness. Johnson also had a tough time earning his decision, edging SJS' Dave Allen 3-1. A takedown by Johnson on the Spartan ace in the first period was the difference in the match. |
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