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WIGA 17th Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)
Friday-Saturday, March 12-13, 1926


1926 B1G Championships
1926 B1G Championships
Purdue gymnasium during conference gym, fencing and wrestling meet. SOURCE: 1926 Purdue Debris. Provided by Purdue University.

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1926 B1G Championships Conference Matmen, Gymnasts, Fencers to Compete at Purdue Wrestling Prospects Big Ten Wrestlers Finish Semi-Finals of Tourney Crown 1926 Wrestling Champs Ohio and Iowa Tie for Wrestling Title

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Purdue University [IN], University of Chicago [IL], University of Illinois [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Royal A. Weir (University of Iowa [IA]) > Edgar A. Thacker (University of Illinois [IL]), FALL 1:42
125 lbs: Perry Snider (Ohio State University [OH]) > Kenneth Dally (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), FALL 11:18
135 lbs: Stephen Easter (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > O'Laughlin (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 5:06
145 lbs: Leslie Beers (University of Iowa [IA]) > Wilford (Ohio State University [OH]), TD 7:20
158 lbs: Theron Donahoe (University of Michigan [MI]) > Eugene Grattan (University of Iowa [IA]), TD 11:09
175 lbs: Kaare Krogh (University of Chicago [IL]) > Cole (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 1:09
HWT: Daniel Whitacre (Ohio State University [OH]) > Walter H. Fisher (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), TD 2:39
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Ralph D. Lynch (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Cohen (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), DFLT time?
125 lbs: Strubbe (University of Iowa [IA]) > Lawrence L. Greene (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), TD 1:10
135 lbs: Graham (University of Chicago [IL]) > Robert Michael (University of Iowa [IA]), TD 1:48
145 lbs: Charles Glenn Kurtz (University of Chicago [IL]) > Benjamin Ferrier (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DFLT time?
158 lbs: Barge (Purdue University [IN]) > Spees (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 0:43
175 lbs: M. M. Latimer (Purdue University [IN]) > Albert Voltmer (University of Iowa [IA]), OTF time? (1OT)
HWT: Ed George (University of Michigan [MI]) > Fortney (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 9:04



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