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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 2-26-41 |
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Spartan Prospects For Far Western Tourney Weakened By Injuries |
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| Spartan hopes of winning their first Far Western wrestling championship since 1937 Friday and Saturday at Oakland
received a crushing blow yesterday with the announcement that team captain Mel Bruno will not compete any more
this season due to his new job at Chino Prison. Bruno is the only wrestler to ever win four consecutive Far Western championships and his withdrawal leaves San Jose without a defending champion. Last year Bruno and team captain Fortune Masdeo won individual championships but Masdeo failed to return to school for his last year of competition. Bruno's loss will further weaken the squad already riddled by injuries. Davey Hines and Yosh Uchida at 155 and 127 pounds respectively are also doubtful competitors. Hines has been out with a shoulder injury, while Uchida cut his eye in a workout last week. Con Lacy, PCI champion at 121 pounds will also be out of the meet. Lacy may be forced to give up wrestling due to outside work. The Spartan freshmen will enter a separate team and may finish ahead of the weakened varsity in team standings. "Happy" Harata, Glen Mangus, Bill Hoover, Don Carmen, and Otto Kuhl have all been undefeated in intercollegiate competition this year and are expected to do well for the freshmen. The first string varsity entrants are as follows: Karl Kuhl (hwt), Bob Riddle (175), Vic Gorin (155), Dave Kawamota (145), Ivan Olsen (135), and Bob Norona (128). |
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