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Even if all three lose, Harvard can recoup by picking up points where Penn is weak. That means especially at 147 (where Brian Conley tackles the Quakers' Tom McMahon), 157 (where Junior Jack Mamana faces winless Burt O'Donnell), 167 (where Captain Fred Pereira can beat just about anybody), and 177 (where sophomore Lamar Fertig takes on Penn's Jerry Gates...
...meet started badly when 123-pounder Mike King and 130-pounder Brian Smith were pinned, the latter on a fluke. It got worse when Howard Durfee (137) dropped a close decision. Brian Conley (147) was pasted. 13-0, and Jack Mamana (157) lost a decision...
...good one, too. The Crimson has the strength to build up points in the light-weight classes where Cornell is relatively weak, and hold on in the top weights, where the Big Red is strong. Sophomore Mike King has won the 123-pound spot from undefeated Peter Keeler, and Brian Smith at 130 (1-1) has wrestled well in both his matches. Cornell's team has yet to score a victory below the 137-pound class...
Sophomore Brian Smith wrestled masterfully against F & M's heralded Saul Shimansky at 130 pounds, and took a 7-6 lead into the closing two minutes. Even after the Diplomats' star reversed him and gained a predicament in the final-minute, Smith never stopped moving. Though he lost 10-7, Smith served notice that he will give any 130-pounder a match...
...from the look of Saturday's match, none of the Crimson lightweights is going to be a pushover for anyone this year. Pete Keeler (123) outpointed the Diplomats' Michael Wood, 2-0. Classy Howard Durfee (137) rolled to a 2-0 win over F & M captain Dale Kistler, and Brian Conley (147) topped Neil Thompson, 3-0. Durfee and conley used a variety of leg rides effectively in wearing down their more experienced opponents...