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19th Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ University Gym (Bloomington, Indiana)
Friday-Saturday, March 23-24, 1928


Seek Titles in Big Ten Mat Meet
Seek Titles in Big Ten Mat Meet
The above reproductions show seven of the leading Western Conference grapplers who will compete for individual laurels in the Big Ten meet to be staged in Memorial gym, Indiana University, Friday and Saturday of this week. SOURCE The Indianapolis Sunday Star, March 18, 1928.

Album: Indianapolis Star

Seek Titles in Big Ten Mat Meet

Album: General

Individual Mat Tourney At I.U. Finals of Mat Tourney To-Day Decide Big Ten Mat Championships

Album: Indianapolis Star

Indiana Matmen Ready for Meet

Album: General

Allie Morrison Captures Big Ten Championship In 135-Pound Class

Album: Indianapolis Star

Indiana to Stage Wrestling Meet Conference Mat Carnival Friday Host of Matmen Signed for Meet Boilder Makers Team Off for Mat Meet Seek Conference Wrestling Titles Finals of Mat Tourney Today Conference Mat Kings Coronated

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: Robert Hewitt (University of Michigan [MI]) > Joe Sapora (University of Illinois [IL]), DEC score?
125 lbs: Ralph Lupton (Northwestern University [IL]) > George Stetson (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD 7:13
135 lbs: Alvin "Allie" Morrison (University of Illinois [IL]) > Alfred Watson (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC score?
145 lbs: Charles Swain (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Russell Sauer (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC score?
158 lbs: Leslie Beers (University of Iowa [IA]) > Albert Tiffany (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), TD time?
175 lbs: Kaare Krogh (University of Chicago [IL]) > Donald Kopplin (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC score?
HWT: Rudy Schuler (Northwestern University [IL]) > Eugene Fitz (University of Illinois [IL]), OTD score? (1OT)
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Leonard Fuchs (University of Chicago [IL]) > Walter Eakins (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), NA 
125 lbs: John Heller (Ohio State University [OH]) > Edwin Elliott (University of Michigan [MI]), NA 
135 lbs: James Props (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Reginald Bridgeman (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), NA 
145 lbs: Paul Flood (University of Illinois [IL]) > Daniel Hummel (Ohio State University [OH]), NA 
158 lbs: Theron Donahoe (University of Michigan [MI]) > Robert Tarr (Ohio State University [OH]), NA 
175 lbs: Robert Warren (University of Michigan [MI]) > Walter Mathias (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), NA 
HWT: L. R. Johnson (Purdue University [IN]) > K. Schroeder (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), NA 
True Second (2nd)
115 lbs: Joe Sapora (University of Illinois [IL]) > Leonard Fuchs (University of Chicago [IL]), DEC score?
125 lbs: John Heller (Ohio State University [OH]) > George Stetson (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), NA 
135 lbs: Alfred Watson (University of Michigan [MI]) > James Props (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), NA 
145 lbs: Russell Sauer (University of Michigan [MI]) > Paul Flood (University of Illinois [IL]), NA 
158 lbs: Theron Donahoe (University of Michigan [MI]) > Albert Tiffany (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), NA 
175 lbs: Donald Kopplin (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Robert Warren (University of Michigan [MI]), NA 
HWT: L. R. Johnson (Purdue University [IN]) > Eugene Fitz (University of Illinois [IL]), DEC score?



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