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PRR Western-Central Bi-Region Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ City Auditorium (Canton, Ohio)
Saturday, March 19, 1927

Olean Pennsy Men Take Western Division Bouts

The Olean P.R.R. wrestling team again brought home the honors in the Western Region championship bouts at Canton, Ohio. SOURCE: The Olean Evening Times, March 22, 1927.

Album: General

Central Region won 5 out of 8 wrestling bouts

Western Region vs. Central Region - Winners advance to System Championships (Level: Club/Other, Style: Folkstyle)

Participating Teams

Pennsylvania Railroad (Chicago) [IL], Pennsylvania Railroad (Columbus) [OH], Pennsylvania Railroad (Fort Wayne) [IN], Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY], Pennsylvania Railroad (Pittsburgh) [PA], Pennsylvania Railroad (St. Louis) [MO], Pennsylvania Railroad (Terre Haute) [IN]

Team Final

No team scores reported.

Championship Final (1st)

118 lbs:	L. Bowen (Pennsylvania Railroad (Terre Haute) [IN]) > A.W. Youngstead (Pennsylvania Railroad (Pittsburgh) [PA]), FALL 1:15
126 lbs:	Ed Smith (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > Glenn Bennett (Pennsylvania Railroad (Terre Haute) [IN]), FALL 4:48
135 lbs:	Lawrence Jerrett (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > Ted Leonard (Pennsylvania Railroad (Columbus) [OH]), TD time?
147 lbs:	Will Clark (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > Happy Hynes (Pennsylvania Railroad (Terre Haute) [IN]), OTF 1:32 (1OT)
160 lbs:	"Red" Hotchkiss (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > John Benninger (Pennsylvania Railroad (Fort Wayne) [IN]), TIE score?
175 lbs:	Andrew Vilchuck (Pennsylvania Railroad (Chicago) [IL]) > John Wilson (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]), FALL 9:00
192 lbs:	Chet Johnson (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > Bob Hendricks (Pennsylvania Railroad (Columbus) [OH]), FALL 5:29
HWT:	Chet Johnson (Pennsylvania Railroad (Olean) [NY]) > Bob Hendricks (Pennsylvania Railroad (Columbus) [OH]), FFT

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