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  Wrestlers Clash With California Team

 
     
  With a mystical state intercollegiate crown for the winner, the University of California wrestlers will bring a veteran and defending championship team to tangle with the Spartans in the SJS gym tonight at 8.

The Bear wrestlers will bring a squad of five veterans of the last year championship squad bolstered with three newcomers, yet undefeated in any competition this year. Of the veterans, the Bear squad has two intercollegiate title holders, Lee Benson (175) and Lyman Griswold (145). The Cal varsity will invade Sparta with a confident air because of the fact that they have yet to be beaten by any California college.

Last year they experienced a win roll, unmarred by even a close decision and are riding to repeat this performance.

Coach Gene Grattan has again decided to leave his heavyweight choice until mat time in order to pit his best heavy against Vard Strickton, the big, rough and clever Bear topweight. Facing Benson of Cal will be Frank McGuire, the fastest improving man on the SJS squad, but he will have his hands full going against the Cal 175-pound titlist.

The Spartan 165-pound veteran Mel Rush will grapple with anther veteran in Herman Evju. George Wenglein will face the captain of the Bears, veteran Fortina, a runnerup for the intercollegiate title last year. Another dark horse will be the home team 145-pounder to tangle with Griswold, the other Cal crown winner. Coach Grattan will send in either Clifford Horn or Carlton Lindgren in this weight.

Martin Olavarri, the leg swinging Spartan speedster will draw no setup in Milton Dalo who would have been a sure title winner last year if he did not have to drop out of the Far Western tourney with a broken hand. Jack Fiebig and Henry Puckett, 126 and 118 pounders who so far have the most impressive records on the squad, will face a tricky pair in Frank Wada and Willie Fujiyama.