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WIGA 14th Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)
Friday-Saturday, March 16-17, 1923


Nebraska Wrestler Brings Home Medal
Nebraska Wrestler Brings Home Medal
Last Year's Captain Wins Western Title at 158 Pounds; Other Huskers Place in Respective Matches. SOURCE: The Lincoln State Journal, March 19, 1923.

Album: General

Nebraska Wrestler Brings Home Medal Pick Wrestlers for Collegiate Finals Iowa State Takes Four Mat Crowns

Album: The Ohio State Lantern

Buckey Mat Captain To Stage Exhibition Giant Mat Tourney To Be Featured By Continuous Action Western Intercollegiate Athletes Begin To Arrive For Annual Tourney Wrestlers, Gym Stars, and Fencers from 11 Middle-West Universities to Compete for individual Championships Iowa State and Wisconsin are Winners in Western Intercollegiate Tourney

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Purdue University [IN], University of Chicago [IL], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Ted J. Pfeffer (University of Iowa [IA]) > R. H. Turner (Purdue University [IN]), TD 3:19
125 lbs: Alton L. Loucks (Iowa State University [IA]) > Orville M. Ratcliff (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), FFT 
135 lbs: Harold H. Bowen (Iowa State University [IA]) > W. O. Christopher (Ohio State University [OH]), TD 1:09
145 lbs: Fred C. Shepard (Iowa State University [IA]) > Dye (Purdue University [IN]), TD 1:09
158 lbs: Floyd Reed (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Johnny M. Player (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]), TD 11:26
175 lbs: Omar C. Held (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > E. H. Templin (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 1:46
HWT: Joseph Greer (Iowa State University [IA]) > James W. McMillen (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]), TD 4:35
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Rupert Probst (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Hale Dickerson (Iowa State University [IA]), FFT 
135 lbs: J. H. Gooch (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Robert F. Holmes (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), OTA 2:00 (1OT)
158 lbs: G. A. Hall (Ohio State University [OH]) > William Work Carithers (Iowa State University [IA]), FFT 
175 lbs: Stanton A. Troutman (University of Nebraska [NB]) > David W. James (University of Iowa [IA]), TD 7:52
HWT: Dale Renner (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Sarpolius (University of Chicago [IL]), TD 9:00



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