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4th Annual Jewish Center of Buffalo Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Jewish Center of Buffalo (Buffalo, New York)
Sunday, March 14, 1954


Gessford Voted Top Wrestler In JCB Tournament
Gessford Voted Top Wrestler In JCB Tournament
Mike Gessford, one of the stars on West Seneca Central School's wrestling team Sunday was voted the outstanding contestant in the Jewish Center of Buffalo's fourth annual invitation tournament. SOURCE: Buffalo Evening News, March 15, 1954. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission.

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Gessford Voted Top Wrestler In JCB Tournament

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Alexander [NY], Hamburg [NY], JCC Buffalo [NY], Orchard Park [NY], Park (Buffalo) [NY], Unattached [NY], University at Buffalo [NY], West Seneca [NY], Williamsville [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Mike Gessford (West Seneca [NY], 157 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
103 lbs: Stan Quaintance (Williamsville [NY]) > Gary Butt (Williamsville [NY]), DEC score?
115 lbs: George Callahan (Hamburg [NY]) > John Gallagher (Orchard Park [NY]), FALL time?
121 lbs: Frank Reuter (Hamburg [NY]) > Vern Hartloff (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC score?
128 lbs: Ken Meissner (West Seneca [NY]) > Bob Wilson (Park (Buffalo) [NY]), DEC score?
137 lbs: Gene Kempf (Hamburg [NY]) > Fran Worth (University at Buffalo [NY]), DEC score?
147 lbs: Bob Pearl (University at Buffalo [NY]) > Gene Hiller (JCC Buffalo [NY]), DEC score?
157 lbs: Mike Gessford (West Seneca [NY]) > Burt Burger (Hamburg [NY]), DEC score?
167 lbs: Dave Zoyhofski (Orchard Park [NY]) > Bob Moore (Unattached [NY]), FALL time?
177 lbs: Dennis Kohler (West Seneca [NY]) > Bob Abplanalp (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC score?
191 lbs: Ed Erikson (Hamburg [NY]) > Dick Foster (Alexander [NY]), FALL time?
UNL: Dick Barry (West Seneca [NY]) > Alex Nicoloff (Orchard Park [NY]), FALL time?
Consolation Final (3rd)
103 lbs: Don Schoch (Williamsville [NY]) > Joe Kelpy (Williamsville [NY]), DEC score?
115 lbs: Wayne Butt (Williamsville [NY]) > Earl Reeder (Williamsville [NY]), FALL time?
121 lbs: Don Worth (University at Buffalo [NY]) > Bob Wilcox (Williamsville [NY]), DEC score?
128 lbs: Gary Freis (Hamburg [NY]) > Ron Wetzel (Williamsville [NY]), FALL time?
137 lbs: Denny Deubel (West Seneca [NY]), FFT 
147 lbs: Daniel Keene (Alexander [NY]) > Moses Macklin (University at Buffalo [NY]), FALL time?
167 lbs: Earl Hino (University at Buffalo [NY]) > Ron Schopf (West Seneca [NY]), FALL time?
177 lbs: Bill Ford (University at Buffalo [NY]) > Ray Zieja (Williamsville [NY]), FALL time?
191 lbs: Dick Ceier (University at Buffalo [NY]) > Arnold Burgasser (West Seneca [NY]), DEC score?
UNL: Alex Nicoloff (Orchard Park [NY]) > Ronald Larocque (University at Buffalo [NY]), DEC score?



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