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1st Annual NYSPHSAA Section I Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale, New York)
Wednesday-Thursday, March 7-8, 1956


Section 1 Wrestlers' Grunts and Groans Pay Off with Trophies at Scarsdale High
Section 1 Wrestlers' Grunts and Groans Pay Off with Trophies at Scarsdale High
MUSCLE POWER and wrestling skill were the theme of the first Section 1 mat tournament yesterday at Scarsdale High. SOURCE: White Plains Reporter Dispatch, March 9, 1956.

Album: White Plains Reporter Dispatch

Section 1 Wrestlers' Grunts and Groans Pay Off with Trophies at Scarsdale High Muscle Power Paul Franklin, Bob Martin Steve Kleinman, Coach Lou Amonson Section One Mat Tourney at Scarsdale 10 Tiger Grapplers Reach Tourney Finals White Plains Wrestlers Upset Raiders for Section 1 Title

Album: New Rochelle Standard-Star

New Rochelle Has 2 Matmen Reach Finals New Rochelle Takes Third In Mat Tourney Steve Kleinman

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
New Rochelle [NY], Scarsdale [NY], Sleepy Hollow [NY], White Plains [NY]
Team Final
1. White Plains [NY]  50 points
2. Scarsdale [NY]  40
3. New Rochelle [NY]  10
4. Sleepy Hollow [NY]  0
Championship Final (1st)
103 lbs: Steve Kleinman (New Rochelle [NY]) > Allan Pease (White Plains [NY]), DEC 4-0
112 lbs: Paul Franklin (Scarsdale [NY]) > Bob Martin (White Plains [NY]), DEC 7-2
120 lbs: Habib Ladjevardi (Scarsdale [NY]) > Mike Axelrod (White Plains [NY]), DEC 1-0
127 lbs: Gene Cauley (White Plains [NY]) > Sandy Graham (Scarsdale [NY]), DEC 8-7
133 lbs: Frank Funk (White Plains [NY]) > Howard Haynes (New Rochelle [NY]), FALL 3:45
138 lbs: Stan Yates (White Plains [NY]) > Alan Weinberg (Scarsdale [NY]), NA 
145 lbs: Joe Smalls (White Plains [NY]) > Bob Falk (Scarsdale [NY]), DEC 6-1
154 lbs: Joe Ciffolillo (White Plains [NY]) > Bill Hanwit (Scarsdale [NY]), DEC 6-0
165 lbs: Toby Arnheim (Scarsdale [NY]) > Lenny Capers (White Plains [NY]), DEC 6-4
UNL: Fred Muhleck (Scarsdale [NY]) > John Bulger (White Plains [NY]), FALL 5:12
Championship Semifinals
103 lbs: Allan Pease (White Plains [NY]) > Eddie Dudley (Scarsdale [NY]), FALL time?
112 lbs: Bob Martin (White Plains [NY]) > Mike Kefalos (New Rochelle [NY]), DEC score?
120 lbs: Mike Axelrod (White Plains [NY]) > Bob Pearlman (New Rochelle [NY]), DEC score?
127 lbs: Sandy Graham (Scarsdale [NY]) > Don Andre (Sleepy Hollow [NY]), DEC score?
127 lbs: Gene Cauley (White Plains [NY]) > Ray Houghton (Scarsdale [NY]), FALL time?
138 lbs: Stan Yates (White Plains [NY]) > Jim Rae (Sleepy Hollow [NY]), FALL time?
138 lbs: Alan Weinberg (Scarsdale [NY]) > Les Gallin (New Rochelle [NY]), DEC score?
145 lbs: Joe Smalls (White Plains [NY]) > Wes Haines (Sleepy Hollow [NY]), FALL time?
145 lbs: Bob Falk (Scarsdale [NY]) > Bill Sweet (New Rochelle [NY]), FALL time?
154 lbs: Bill Hanwit (Scarsdale [NY]) > Art Clang (New Rochelle [NY]), DEC score?
165 lbs: Lenny Capers (White Plains [NY]) > Charles Moroso (New Rochelle [NY]), DEC score?
165 lbs: John Bulger (White Plains [NY]) > Jim Allen (New Rochelle [NY]), NA 



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